Tesla has a new battery, known as the 4680, which promises several improvements over the company’s previous batteries. However, Tesla has had troubles ramping production so the company is turning to Chinese and Korean material suppliers […]
Tesla has recently stepped up tooling at Giga Texas to produce its 4680 battery cells. It took delivery and installed large, heavy-duty presses supplied by Sacmi in the facility’s cathode building last week. According to […]
Tesla has already switched their Megapack from using nickel-based battery cells to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. In the future however, Tesla plans to also start using their 4680 cells in their stationary storage devices. The […]
Tesla has yet to officially add the Model Y All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack to its online configurator, but today more than 50 of the new SUVs were added […]
Tesla looks like it might finally be getting ready to add the Model Y Standard Range to its online configurator after code for the new variant was added to the website on New Year’s Eve. […]
Panasonic has planned a new electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Kansas and will break ground on the project next month. The Japanese battery maker first announced it has selected Kansas as the site for […]
Elon Musk has said Tesla is hoping to reach high volume production of their new 4680 battery cells by the end of 2022. According to a new report the automaker is still struggling with some […]
BMW has previously announced plans to shift to cylindrical battery cells for its next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), having recently secured CATL as a supplier. It looks like the German automaker will also be […]
Tesla operates a battery-making plant in Nevada with Panasonic. The facility is set to be upgraded to yield 10 percent more production. Tesla has completed Megacharger installation at Giga Nevada in preparation for the Semi […]
Rimac is working on developing larger battery cells and a structural battery pack, two innovations pioneered in the electric vehicle (EV) marketplace by Tesla. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Wasim Sarwar Dilov, Rimac […]
