Tesla’s battery production efforts have received a $100 million investment from Panasonic, according to a report from Nikkei, a a news outlet based in Japan. Proceeds will be used to expand Tesla’s Gigafactory located in Sparks, Nevada. The report said Panasonic will add another line, bringing the total to 14 and will increase capacity by 10%… Continue reading Panasonic Invests $100M to Boost Tesla Gigafactory Production
Tag: Batteries
Panasonic Plans to Bump Battery Density by 20% in 5 Years
Panasonic’s new “2170” lithium-ion battery cells will improve energy density by 20% over the next five years, the company said Thursday. The “2170” lithium-ion cells were first used in Tesla’s Model 3 in 2017. The battery already has the highest density, but the latest development should make an impact on the range of Tesla’s vehicles.… Continue reading Panasonic Plans to Bump Battery Density by 20% in 5 Years
Tesla Battery Day Scheduled for September 22
Tesla’s “Battery Day” will be held at the annual shareholder meeting to be held September 22 in Fremont, Calif. Tesla is expected to reveal details of its next-generation battery cell technology that will be used in a battery pack with a million-mile life, among other innovations. The technology has been developed in a secret facility… Continue reading Tesla Battery Day Scheduled for September 22
Report: Million-Mile Model 3 Planned for China Production
Tesla’s Model 3 is set to receive a battery pack that will last more than a million miles, according to a report from Bloomberg. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), which makes batteries for Tesla, told Bloomberg that the company is ready to produce a battery that lasts 16 years and 1.24 million miles. The… Continue reading Report: Million-Mile Model 3 Planned for China Production
Tesla Has ‘a Lot to Talk About’ on New Battery Tech
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk says “there’s a lot to talk about” regarding the company’s battery research and development. Tesla planned to invite investors for a “Battery Day” to present the company’s latest developments, however the company postponed the event amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tesla had previously teased the event as a “Powertrain and Battery… Continue reading Tesla Has ‘a Lot to Talk About’ on New Battery Tech
Tesla Postpones ‘Battery Day’ Event
Tesla’s “Battery Day” event where the company planned to give updates on its electric storage efforts will be delayed until at least “mid May.” Tesla has been chasing the milestone of bringing battery production cost to $100/kWh, and many Tesla watchers hope that the upcoming event will include an announcment that the automaker has reached… Continue reading Tesla Postpones ‘Battery Day’ Event
Tesla Deploying Range Boost Software to Model S, Model X
Model S and Model X vehicles are getting a new “Range Boost” software and a new display that aims to more accurately present the car’s range. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk acknowledged the new feature on Twitter Wednesday after a Reddit users shared details of the update. The software update, version 2020.4.11, boosts he Model… Continue reading Tesla Deploying Range Boost Software to Model S, Model X
Filing Confirms Tesla’s Battery Supply Deal With China’s CATL
Tesla and China’s top electric vehicle battery maker CATL have agreed to a supply agreement, according to a Reuters report. While the partnership had been previously acknowledged, a new filing confirms the deal. “‘Tesla will determine the battery purchase volume between July 2020 and June 2022, according to its own needs,’ CATL said in a… Continue reading Filing Confirms Tesla’s Battery Supply Deal With China’s CATL
Panasonic Wants More Efficiency as Gigafactory 1 Ramps Up
Panasonic said this week in its earnings report that it is ramping up battery production at Gigafactory 1, its joint venture with Tesla. “We are quickly ramping up battery production (at the Gigafactory), but improvements in production efficiency have been delayed,” Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda said in a briefing Thursday. Umeda added that Gigafactory… Continue reading Panasonic Wants More Efficiency as Gigafactory 1 Ramps Up
Tesla Researcher Touts Million-Mile Battery Breakthrough
A new paper by Tesla’s head battery researcher Jeff Dahn suggests the company is developing battery cells that will power a vehicle for more than a million miles. Dahn’s team at the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University has been testing a moderate-energy-density lithium-ion pouch cell chemistry, which differs from the cylindrical… Continue reading Tesla Researcher Touts Million-Mile Battery Breakthrough