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Elon Musk of Tesla Motors said on Monday that electric car manufacturers may be working with Toyota again because the two companies completed an initial car project and the results were mixed.
"If you think about it two or three years from now, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a major deal with Toyota and Tesla," Tesla Chief Executive Musk said to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
While Tesla and Toyota have no clear plans, Musk says the RAV4 electric vehicle project he envisioned is bigger than their deal.
The comments came as the two companies stopped selling jointly developed RAV4 EV after delivering about 2,000 RAV4 EV.
Since the implementation of the project, both companies have taken a different approach and Toyota is now preparing to sell its first fuel --
A technology that Musk laughed at-cell cars.
Toyota spokesman Ryo Sakai said Toyota did not comment on Musk's remarks.
Tesla plans to make the world's largest lithium
Ion battery plant to reduce the cost of batteries used in electric vehicles.
Brian Johnson, a Barclays stock analyst, said the facility will provide other manufacturers with supply opportunities as sales of their own vehicles increase.
"With Tesla, you can never rule out any possibilities.
The gigabit factory is a huge capital expense for Tesla, so you can spread it to a better place. "Said Johnson.
"It is also interesting to maintain good diplomatic relations with Toyota," he said in a telephone interview . ".
Although people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that the RAV4 electric vehicle project was damaged by a conflict between engineers, Musk said on Monday that Tesla "has a very good relationship with Toyota ".
"After spraying hydrogen --
In the past, electric cars were "Dummies" and he told reporters at an event in Japan to start delivering Model S that there was some value in trying other technologies.
At the annual general meeting on June, Musk, 43, noted that tight battery pack supply was one of the reasons for Palo Alto, California. -
Tesla and Toyota-based companies need a year or two before they plan to work together to build another car.
Tesla chose Nevada last week as the location of its Geely factory.
The company is showing off to Panasonic.
Another Japanese company and shareholder invested in the plant to supply cheaper batteries and help transform the $71,000 US Model S sedan maker into a larger car manufacturer
Market manufacturer.
Musk reiterated on Monday that he expects Panasonic to provide up to 40 of the investment needed for the facility.
Tesla estimates the cost of the plant will reach $5 billion by 2020.
"We may go faster than they usually do," Musk said . ".
"I think it's good for both companies.
Yayoi Watanabe, a Panasonic spokesman, declined to comment on Musk's comments, but said the company would become Tesla's main partner.
"The speed at which Panasonic makes decisions is very impressive," Musk said . ".
"They're going to take the risk on Tesla, and we're really honored.
"Bruberg Tokyo-
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors said on Monday that electric car manufacturers may be working with Toyota again because the two companies completed an initial car project and the results were mixed.
"If you think about it two or three years from now, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a major deal with Toyota and Tesla," Tesla Chief Executive Musk said to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
While Tesla and Toyota have no clear plans, Musk says the RAV4 electric vehicle project he envisioned is bigger than their deal.
The comments came as the two companies stopped selling jointly developed RAV4 EV after delivering about 2,000 RAV4 EV.
Since the implementation of the project, both companies have taken a different approach and Toyota is now preparing to sell its first fuel --
A technology that Musk laughed at-cell cars.
Toyota spokesman Ryo Sakai said Toyota did not comment on Musk's remarks.
Tesla plans to make the world's largest lithium
Ion battery plant to reduce the cost of batteries used in electric vehicles.
Brian Johnson, a Barclays stock analyst, said the facility will provide other manufacturers with supply opportunities as sales of their own vehicles increase.
"With Tesla, you can never rule out any possibilities.
The gigabit factory is a huge capital expense for Tesla, so you can spread it to a better place. "Said Johnson.
"It is also interesting to maintain good diplomatic relations with Toyota," he said in a telephone interview . ".
Although people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that the RAV4 electric vehicle project was damaged by a conflict between engineers, Musk said on Monday that Tesla "has a very good relationship with Toyota ".
"After spraying hydrogen --
In the past, electric cars were "Dummies" and he told reporters at an event in Japan to start delivering Model S that there was some value in trying other technologies.
At the annual general meeting on June, Musk, 43, noted that tight battery pack supply was one of the reasons for Palo Alto, California. -
Tesla and Toyota-based companies need a year or two before they plan to work together to build another car.
Tesla chose Nevada last week as the location of its Geely factory.
The company is showing off to Panasonic.
Another Japanese company and shareholder invested in the plant to supply cheaper batteries and help transform the $71,000 US Model S sedan maker into a larger car manufacturer
Market manufacturer.
Musk reiterated on Monday that he expects Panasonic to provide up to 40 of the investment needed for the facility.
Tesla estimates the cost of the plant will reach $5 billion by 2020.
"We may go faster than they usually do," Musk said . ".
"I think it's good for both companies.
Yayoi Watanabe, a Panasonic spokesman, declined to comment on Musk's comments, but said the company would become Tesla's main partner.
"The speed at which Panasonic makes decisions is very impressive," Musk said . ".
"They're going to take the risk on Tesla, and we're really honored.
"Bruberg Tokyo-
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors said on Monday that electric car manufacturers may be working with Toyota again because the two companies completed an initial car project and the results were mixed.
"If you think about it two or three years from now, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a major deal with Toyota and Tesla," Tesla Chief Executive Musk said to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
While Tesla and Toyota have no clear plans, Musk says the RAV4 electric vehicle project he envisioned is bigger than their deal.
The comments came as the two companies stopped selling jointly developed RAV4 EV after delivering about 2,000 RAV4 EV.
Since the implementation of the project, both companies have taken a different approach and Toyota is now preparing to sell its first fuel --
A technology that Musk laughed at-cell cars.
Toyota spokesman Ryo Sakai said Toyota did not comment on Musk's remarks.
Tesla plans to make the world's largest lithium
Ion battery plant to reduce the cost of batteries used in electric vehicles.
Brian Johnson, a Barclays stock analyst, said the facility will provide other manufacturers with supply opportunities as sales of their own vehicles increase.
"With Tesla, you can never rule out any possibilities.
The gigabit factory is a huge capital expense for Tesla, so you can spread it to a better place. "Said Johnson.
"It is also interesting to maintain good diplomatic relations with Toyota," he said in a telephone interview . ".
Although people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that the RAV4 electric vehicle project was damaged by a conflict between engineers, Musk said on Monday that Tesla "has a very good relationship with Toyota ".
"After spraying hydrogen --
In the past, electric cars were "Dummies" and he told reporters at an event in Japan to start delivering Model S that there was some value in trying other technologies.
At the annual general meeting on June, Musk, 43, noted that tight battery pack supply was one of the reasons for Palo Alto, California. -
Tesla and Toyota-based companies need a year or two before they plan to work together to build another car.
Tesla chose Nevada last week as the location of its Geely factory.
The company is showing off to Panasonic.
Another Japanese company and shareholder invested in the plant to supply cheaper batteries and help transform the $71,000 US Model S sedan maker into a larger car manufacturer
Market manufacturer.
Musk reiterated on Monday that he expects Panasonic to provide up to 40 of the investment needed for the facility.
Tesla estimates the cost of the plant will reach $5 billion by 2020.
"We may go faster than they usually do," Musk said . ".
"I think it's good for both companies.
Yayoi Watanabe, a Panasonic spokesman, declined to comment on Musk's comments, but said the company would become Tesla's main partner.
"The speed at which Panasonic makes decisions is very impressive," Musk said . ".
"They're going to take the risk on Tesla, and we're really honored.