Maybe this is why the relationship between Tesla and Panasonic is going south.
Batteries are not holding up as Tesla was hoping for or maybe Tesla shortened the minimum ripening/selection time the freshly manufactured batteries need (remember the gigantic ripening hall
@The Gigafactory investors documentary- there must be a much bigger equivalent in Japan for the 18650) to such a degree that “medium” units got thrown in the mix thus to the customer and Panasonic now finds itself in a Mobile Eye situation. Three weeks ripening for a single cell- that’s torture in Elon’s understanding when there’s an alternative process called high temperature ripening. This is the absolute critical process, the quality assurance for a cells endurance in the long run and this could be the needle in the haystack.
Remember there’s this constant banter about Elon not being satisfied with Panasonic‘s speed. This could be the culprit.
Panel gap syndrome backflashing on a much deadlier ground.
There’s an underlying critical issue, otherwise Tesla would’ve come clean in the last SEVEN (!) Months.