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Tesla Claims 4680 Cell Progress As the Inventor of Dry Electrode Coating Leaves Company
19 Oct 2023, 18:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced ramping up production of 4680 battery cells at Giga Texas, although the lead inventor of the dry electrode coating process left the company
Tesla Has Enough 4680 Cell Production To Build 25,000 Cybertrucks per Year
12 Oct 2023, 08:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced it produced the 20 millionth 4680 cell at Giga Texas, which means it now has enough production capacity to build 25,000 Cybertrucks per year
This Could Be the Reason Why Tesla Removed the 4680-Cell Model Y From Its Website
20 Sep 2023, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Insider information shows that Tesla will close its Kato Road battery facility to prepare the production line for the second-generation 4680 cells
Tesla Scraps 4680-Cell Model Y AWD, Allegedly To Save Cells for Cybertruck Production
15 Sep 2023, 09:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla removed the base Model Y AWD from its website in the US, presumably to hoard the 4680 cells for the Cybertruck production
What Are the 'Cybercell' Batteries Used by Tesla To Power the Cybertruck?
20 Jul 2023, 17:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla revealed second-generation 4680 battery cells called Cybercells with 10% higher energy density to power the Cybertruck
Tesla Celebrates Important 4680-Cell Production Milestone, Still Far Behind Schedule
19 Jun 2023, 12:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced that it produced the 10 millionth 4680 cell at Giga Texas, a significant production milestone but still only enough to power about 10,000 EVs
What the 2022 Cybertruck Alpha Prototype Tells Us About Tesla Is Not Exactly Good
16 Jun 2023, 14:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / By that year, the Cybertruck should have been in production for months. Still being in its alpha prototype stage is worrisome.
Tesla Semi Confined to Small-Series Production Due to Battery-Supply Constraints
14 Jun 2023, 12:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk admitted in an interview that Tesla Semi would not see significant production figures until later in 2024 because of battery-supply constraints
Tesla Exporting China-Made EVs to North America Reveals Major Problem
2 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recently started to export China-made EVs to North America, pointing to problems caused by its reckless bet on the 4680 batteries without having a backup
Panasonic Hit a Snag With the 4680 Battery Cells for Tesla, Production Delayed
11 May 2023, 16:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Panasonic announced that it's delaying the production start of the 4680 battery cells for Tesla until April-September 2024, a year later than initially planned
Tesla Boosts Dry Battery Electrode Development, Hires New Battery Expert
30 Mar 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has named Matt Tyler as the new Director of Dry Electrode Development, in charge of advancing the new technology for the 4680-cell production
Tesla's 4680 Cells Have a Third Electrical Terminal, and Everyone Wants To Know Why
24 Mar 2023, 16:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla's 4680 cells feature a third electrical terminal that could be used to measure key battery parameters in real-time to allow faster charging
Tesla Secures $2.9 Billion Worth of High-Nickel Cathode Materials From Korea's L&F Co
28 Feb 2023, 09:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Reports indicate that South Korean L&F Co has secured a $2.9 billion Tesla contract to supply the EV maker with high-nickel cathode materials
Tesla's Patent Rampage Hints at Dry Battery Electrode Breakthrough
2 Feb 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla filed a flurry of patents, with the most interesting among them being related to Li-Ion battery production, more specifically, the dry electrode process
Tesla Will Eventually Make 4680 Batteries Based on the LFP Chemistry
26 Jan 2023, 19:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite still struggling with low yields, Tesla plans to use the 4680 cells for everything from cars to stationary storage, meaning LFP 4680 cells are a given
The Semi Gigafactory Tesla Builds in Nevada Will Also Produce 4680 Cells for 1.5M Cars
25 Jan 2023, 09:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has officially announced plans to expand the Nevada gigafactory with a Semi production facility and a 100-GWh 4680 battery factory
Tesla's Advances in Battery Tech Put Korean Battery Manufacturers in a Difficult Position
23 Jan 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s battery tech and dominant market position puts the three South Korean battery manufacturers in a very difficult position long term
BMW Announces Cylindrical Cell Formats: Not 4680, But Rather 4695 and 46120
20 Jan 2023, 18:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company also confirmed a deal with Solid Power that Reuters anticipated in December 2022: it will make solid-state cells in-house
Tesla's 4680 Cells Are Worse Than Ordinary Ones, With Lower Energy Density and More Cobalt
21 Nov 2022, 20:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Limiting Factor bought one of them from Munro Live for $800 and sent it to UC San Diego to discover it offers only 244 Wh/kg
Tesla Is Moving Machinery to Make 4680 Cells from Germany to Texas
14 Oct 2022, 20:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The plan to have a battery plant at Giga Grünheide has been allegedly only postponed: it should wait for dry battery electrode coating (DBE) technology.