[voyager]

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors is in talks with Germany's BMW over a possible alliance in batteries and light-weight components, Tesla's Chief Executive Elon Musk told German weekly Der Spiegel. In an interview published on Sunday, Musk described BMW's production of carbon fiber reinforced car body parts as "interesting" and "relatively cost efficient."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/23/tesla-motors-germany-idUSL6N0TD0HX20141123

By the way, I am curious to hear how Tesla owners are holding up in the states where the winter freeze set in early....

 

[hydrogen]

Investor propaganda.

 

[rand49er]

Investor propaganda.

Precisely. I see it often regarding Tesla.

 

[voyager]

Heard no confirmation on the side of BMW, so you might be right.

 

[voyager]

Now, BMW is speaking up, and it doesn't sound quite as enthusiastic. The carmaker has no plans for cooperation with Tesla, officials told German business magazine Wirtschafts Woche, and isn't interested in buying Tesla shares either.

Read more: http://www.greencarreports.com/news...ation-musk-was-posturing-for-pr#ixzz3KoYzwnVm