Musk says date for Tesla shareholder meeting and 'Battery Day' tentatively set

The original July date was postponed due to coronavirus

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday that Sept. 15 is the tentative date for the company's shareholder meeting and its "Battery Day" at which it is expected to reveal significant advances in battery technology.

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The battery event, which Musk has touted as being "one of the most of exciting days in Tesla's history", had previously been scheduled in May while the shareholder meeting was due to take place on July 7. Both were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Battery Day event will include a tour of the company's cell production system, Musk tweeted, without elaborating.

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(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru and Hyunjoo Jin in Seoul; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Edwina Gibbs)