Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 02:24:41 +0000
In this article, I’m going to highlight a truly outstanding YouTube channel, “The Limiting Factor,” and in particular, a recent video summarizing the battery news that came out of Tesla’s recent 1st quarter earnings call. This 80-minute video has enough material to make about 10 articles, but I’m going to highlight 3 related points that […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 23:10:50 +0000
Tesla’s recycled batteries have provided almost 92% of their original raw materials back to Tesla for future use, according to new information in Tesla’s 2021 Impact Report. Tesla’s factories are already using an in-house, closed-loop recycling system. This allows for all of Tesla’s batteries that it receives to be recycled with up to 92% of […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:28:10 +0000
LFP batteries are Tesla’s response to raw materials shortages.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:13:35 +0000
Tesla recently hired a geologist, which many be a step in the direction of lithium and critical materials mining. There’s no official announcement that Tesla will actually do its own mining, and there could be other reasons that it’s hiring geologists. It could be a focusing on critical minerals and the supply chain in order […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 19:30:12 +0000
Scale and Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up during Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent TED Talks interview. Head of TED, Chris Anderson interviewed Elon Musk, and shortly after a random musical interruption, Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 came up. I’d previously written a short article about what we might expect Elon to share in […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:33:02 +0000
Lithium-ion batteries are the storage technology of choice in state-of-the-art EVs, leading to a substantial growth in global battery production. But, as with any new technology, the journey from drawing board to practical use in EVs is fraught with difficulties.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:20:03 +0000
Panasonic plans to start the mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells in the fiscal year April 2023, according to reports. There are also plans to set up two additional production lines and facilities at the company’s Wakayama factory. There’s also a rumor that Panasonic is planning a major gigafactory somewhere in the US. In […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:00:06 +0000
Tesla is celebrating the milestone of one million 4680 cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells. Tesla tweeted the news on Friday along with an image of employees standing in front of Tesla’s Kato Road facility in Fremont. The milestone took place in January. Celebrating our one millionth 4680 cell in January pic.twitter.com/d19IPFu18u — Tesla (@Tesla) February 18, […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:28:46 +0000
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai is expanding and will soon be able to manufacture more than 1 million cars a year.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:28:46 +0000
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai is expanding and will soon be able to manufacture more than 1 million cars a year.