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Shipping Costs Start to Crimp Globalization
(The New York Times)
August 5, 2008
By Larry Rohter The New York Times
When Tesla Motors, a pioneer in electric-powered cars, set out to make a luxury roadster for the American market, it had the global supply chain in mind. Tesla planned to manufacture 1,000-pound battery packs in Thailand, ship them to Britain for installation, then bring the mostly assembled cars back to the United States ...... Read more on The New York Times
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