Surprised no one posted this 3-week old video here; CATL seems ahead of Tesla's battery density; fortunately, Tesla is partenring with CATL.They just did not invest in the 4680 team, the whole thing has basically been a sham. They had a 100 person team working on something that required 1000. That's really on you need to know... 100 person team to deliver a breakthrough new battery. EM is not an idiot. He knew it was not enough. The battery lead was also culpable, Drew. He was giving presentations that clearly were at odds with reality. Oh well. Today is today. Tesla has no credible battery advantage, that opportunity is gone.
I to am surprised that the Cybertruck's range is not as presented at the reveal, (oprional range extender?? geeez!) even after all this time, and 2 years ago I would have rather bought the Plaid Plus I'd expected, though I love my Plaid Model X anyhow.
Anyway, I think we'll see some awesome range and increasingly dense batteries in the years to come, not very far away.
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