As Tesla looks to advance its 4680 battery cell deployment following a wave of issues with the tech, the automaker is tapping new suppliers in Asia to help with production. Tesla has established supply relationships with China’s Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to cut down on materials costs, as the automaker […]
Tesla recently hit a new milestone in the production of its next-generation 4680 battery cells, manufacturing a whopping 868,000 cells in a week for the first time ever. That’s enough to make 4680 battery packs for 1,000 cars. “Congrats to the 4680 cell team on achieving 868k cells built in the last 7 days—equal to […]
Implementing Tesla’s 4680 battery cell has been quite the process, but some experts say the end result could chop battery pack pricing by as much as half once it enters mass production. Tesla could cut Model Y battery costs in half with the introduction of the 4680 battery cell, according to several sources familiar with […]
The team at Munro & Associates has slowly been making its way through an in-depth teardown of the Tesla Model Y’s 4680 battery, and in a new video, the firm is finally looking at the layers of adhesive surrounding the battery cells. A new video shared by Munro Live on Friday offered an update on […]
After Munro & Associates stated that opening the Tesla Model Y’s 4680 battery cell was “more difficult than they thought,” the team has officially managed to open the structural battery pack as shown in the crew’s newest video. Munro Live shared a video on Wednesday with the 4680 battery pack finally fully opened, showing the […]
Tesla’s 4680 battery cells have maintained curiosity in the public eye, and as many await answers about what’s going on inside that structural battery pack, one YouTube channel has answered the call. A new video shared by YouTube channel The Limiting Factor shares some of the initial specs of Tesla’s next-generation 4680 battery cell. The […]
As electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla prepares to implement structural battery packs for its 4680 battery upon the opening of its new Gigafactory Texas, we now have the latest update from battery supplier Panasonic. Panasonic plans to begin mass-producing Tesla’s 4680 EV batteries by the end of March 2024, at the manufacturer’s Japanese factory, according […]
Image via Wall Street Journal Panasonic unveiled a prototype 4680 battery cell on Monday, expected to help supply Tesla’s EV battery needs, according to Reuters. The move is also expected to strengthen Tesla’s relationship with the Japan-based company, ahead of Tesla’s plans to widely produce the battery, paving way for cheaper cars and better access […]
