特斯拉与宝马开始合作会谈
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla has entered into talks with BMW for a possible collaboration in the production of batteries and other lightweight components.
美国电动汽车生产商特斯拉已经与宝马展开会谈，希望后者为其代工生产电池和其它轻量级组件。
Tesla has described the discussions as informal at this stage.
Specifics about the talks have not been forthcoming.
BMW and Tesla executives met back in June to discuss the creation of charging stations for different types of electric cars.
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has already been on-record saying his firm wants to have a battery production plant operational in Germany in the next five to six years.