Tesla Starts New Materials Applications Team
May 05, 2021 at 10:37am ET ++ The goal is to speed up the application of new materials.
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Posted on EVANNEX on May 05, 2021 by Charles Morris
Tesla’s ever-shorter 0-60 times, and must-have features such as Fart Mode, get most of the press, but none of these kewl features could exist without the company’s ongoing stream of innovation in fields that non-engineers seldom think about. One of these unsexy but critically important disciplines is materials science.
For example, SpaceX shares two board members with Tesla. Musk sits on the board of both, as does his brother Kimbal and Antonio Gracias.
SpaceX has also made it a tradition to drive astronauts to the launchpad in the company s version of an astrovan, a NASA logo-emblazoned Tesla Model X, for crewed launches and other occasions. And Tesla shares some employees with SpaceX, including Charles Kuehmann, who serves as vice president of materials engineering for both companies.
The transactions between Musk s businesses have been relatively small. But Friday s filing suggests that SpaceX bought more tech and services from Tesla over time, even as the automaker battled chip shortages that have plagued the auto industry.
For example, SpaceX shares two board members with Tesla. Musk sits on the board of both, as does his brother Kimbal and Antonio Gracias.
SpaceX has also made it a tradition to drive astronauts to the launchpad in the company s version of an astrovan, a NASA logo-emblazoned Tesla Model X, for crewed launches and other occasions. And Tesla shares some employees with SpaceX, including Charles Kuehmann, who serves as vice president of materials engineering for both companies.
The transactions between Musk s businesses have been relatively small. But Friday s filing suggests that SpaceX bought more tech and services from Tesla over time, even as the automaker battled chip shortages that have plagued the auto industry.