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Panasonic Corporation is paying $30m for a two per cent stake in electric car maker Tesla. handshake for Tesla Panasonic deal The deal deepens an existing relationship; Panasonic supplies the lithium-ion batteries upon which the Lotus-based car depends. But Tesla had also used batteries from other manufacturers and now …

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  1. TeeCee Gold badge
    Joke

    Product announcement.

    Coming soon, the Tesla Technics. Exactly the same car, only with a better paint job and more chrome bits. To be sold at double the current price.

    And it still won't sound like a sports car really should.....

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Lotus

    I'm wondering why Telsa don't just make an offer for Lotus...

    1. Tigra 07
      Coffee/keyboard

      RE: AC - look at the history of Tesla

      Tesla has more chance of being bought by Lotus because they survive on handouts.

      They hardly make any profit and that's why they always need more investment.

      Plus a lawsuit by a founder of Tesla almost bought the company down a while ago so they're not strong enough to support Lotus and themselves unless everyone suddenly gets a lot richer and starts buying their expensive leccy cars.

  3. Tigra 07
    IT Angle

    The thing i want to know...

    Does this mean bigger, more expensive Panasonic batteries for the remote or loads of smaller batteries for the Tesla Roadster?

  4. Greg D

    Tesla Technics?

    Surely thats Pioneer? lolz.

    1. MJI Silver badge
      Boffin

      Techics part of Matsushita

      Pioneer are independant, Technics are owned by Panasonics parent company.

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