ROBSTOWN, Texas — In the heart of the Coastal Bend, a region grappling with a historic drought, Tesla's planned lithium refinery ... reportedly grown to between 1.1 and 3 million gallons daily ...

Still, Tesla became the first major automaker in North America to refine its own lithium and appears optimistic about its new facility, which it says represents an investment upwards of $1 billion ...

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, but due to the Tesla's lithium-ion batteries, the fire department said the risk of reignition remains. A fire engine accompanied the Tesla as it was ...