Tesla may supply Mercedes-Benz with lithium-ion batteries

Posted: Jul 01, 2008
Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Mercedes-Benz

Coming off back-to-back Tesla posts yesterday, we have some more Tesla Motors news for you today. Daimler AG has been reported to be in talks with Tesla Motors on a new technology deal. According to sources familiar with the talks, the deal involves lithium-ion batteries.

It is said that Tesla Motors will be supplying Mercedes-Benz with lithium-ion batteries for the German automakers future electric-cars. Instead of developing new lithium-ion batteries, Mercedes-Benz would rather save cost and just purchase them from Tesla Motors.

No word on if this is official as of yet, but we wouldn’t doubt it. Let’s just hope Tesla can meet capacity requirements. Mercedes-Benz’s first lithium-ion powered car will be the B-Class.

Tesla officially confirmed its Tesla Model S sedan yesterday and also promised to bring a sub $30,000 electric-car to the market within 4 years.

 

Source: BenzInsider

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  • The process of making batteries for electric vehicles as well as hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, is fairly complicated and resource heavy. In the Top Gear Supercar Fuel Economy Test that we posted a couple of days ago, Jeremy Clarkson shorty explains the process of making the batteries and also points out that more carbon and emissions are produced from making these batteries than they are actually able to save in the long run.we reported on a technology deal that Daimler AG and Tesla Motors are working on. While we thought the deal might involve the 1.0l smart fortwo engines, as Autoblog was claiming. According to AutomobilWoche, the deal involves lithium ion batteries that Tesla Motors will be supplying for the Mercedes-Benz electric cars. Mercedes probably realized that Tesla is much farther ahead in the development of long-lasting and durable lithium ion batteries than they are, which is why they opted to purchasing the batteries, instead of making them.
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