Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:43:57 +0000
Tesla has cut prices for all models produced in Shanghai significantly while the production of battery packs for the Cybertruck has begun.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:28:52 +0000
Ramping up production of the the Tesla 4680 battery cells is taking longer than Elon Musk hoped. 2023 seems like a realistic time frame.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:25:55 +0000
The order button has been removed from the Tesla Semi, webpage two months after it was added. Most specs remain the same.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 01:25:31 +0000
Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting today. (You can watch the whole thing on YouTube below.) Below are some highlights from the meeting. Overall, like Elon Musk likes to do with these and as I predicted earlier today, it was in large part a reflection on how far Tesla has come in the past decade, […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:38:49 +0000
How can the company, which has a mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, sign onto environmental devastation inherent with new nickel mining investments?
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:54:36 +0000
Panasonic is likely to invest up to $4 billion into a new factory for Tesla batteries in Kansas. It’s all about the batteries. While there are other supply chain challenges lately, the number one barrier to faster electric vehicle sales growth year after year is lack of batteries. That goes for Tesla as well as […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:47:12 +0000
Tesla has been building a dual motor version of the Model Y with the new 4680 battery pack that is a structural component of the car for a few weeks now — enough time for people to run some charging tests and begin tearing them down to understand how they are put together. Tesla Model […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:29:54 +0000
The 4680 batteries have 5 times more energy with 6 times the power and enable a 16% range increase. At the battery-pack level, the form-factor improvements alone result in a 14% reduction in cost per kWh.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:57:00 +0000
Panasonic shipped samples of its 4680 batteries to Tesla ahead of the production surge, Reuters recently reported. Mass production of the new battery is expected to begin at the plant in Wakayama in March of next year when the company’s fiscal new year begins and before production is moved to North America. Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 14:30:16 +0000
Last year’s Tesla Megapack battery fire at Victoria Big Battery in Australia was a learning moment for Tesla and Neoen. The fire happened in July when a Tesla Megapack was being tested. The fire spread to another battery as well and the two Megapacks were destroyed. The fire lasted for six hours and according to […]