developed by Tesla. When completed, the factory will be capable of producing about 10 gigawatt-hours per year of the new batteries, enough to power about 150,000 electric vehicles. That is about 20% of the company’s total battery manufacturing capacity from its factories in Japan, the US, and other countries.
The 4680 batteries cost 10% to 20% less to manufacture and have about a 15% higher energy density than the lithium-ion batteries that Tesla has been using to date. The extra energy density means a Tesla Model S would have a range of 750 kilometers, versus 650 kilometers today. Panasonic says the first batteries should be produced early next year.
“We are studying various options for mass production, including a test production line we are establishing this business year. We don’t, however, have anything to announce at this time,” Panasonic said in athis week. Panasonic also expects to find other customers for the large format batteries in China and other global markets. Not only are the larger cells less costly to manufacture, they are also easier to fit to the chassis of an electric vehicle, which further lowers production costs.
The rest of the industry is not standing still. CATL, LG Energy Solutions, SK Innovation, and many other battery companies are plowing billions of dollars into new manufacturing facilities. It may be that one day someone will come up with a new battery technology that doubles energy density but costs half as much to manufacture. Until that day arrives, however, a 15% improvement in energy density at a 20% reduction in cost is remarkable news.
And Tesla will pay $$$$ billions to Panasonic to pay for the investment.......
interesting panasonic
“The 4680 batteries cost 10 - 20% less to manufacture and have about a 15% higher energy density than the lithium-ion batteries that Tesla has been using to date, which means a Tesla Model S would have a range of 750 kilometers, versus 650 km now.”
Actually, Panasonic sells to anyone. It’s a standard, not proprietary.
Planned redesign to accommodate new batteries 🔋
That 4680 is THICC.
I thought we were already on our way to making these? are we now waiting for Panasonic to start manufacturing these to use them?
They need Nickel for those batteries. $TLOFF TalonMetals
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