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Blog Will Tesla Threaten Other Battery Manufacturers When It Becomes One?

Discussion in 'Battery Discussion' started by TMC Staff, Aug 24, 2020.

  1. TMC Staff

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    South Korean analysts don’t think so for a number of reasons.

    Tesla Battery Day is one of the most anticipated events in 2020. There are huge expectations about what the company will present. It is also taken as certain that it will announce it will produce its own batteries with Maxwell technology. That led some to....

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    Tesla will have trouble producing enough cells for its own use for quite a while. And the rest of the EV market will likely expand faster than a single supplier like LG can increase output. Lots of demand for everyone.
     
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    I'm sure established battery companies can compete successfully with anything Tesla comes up with.
     
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    I haven’t heard anything that indicated Tesla intended to start selling batteries to 3rd parties. It sounded like their manufacturing capacity is to satisfy internal use. In fact, they intend to continue buying from other battery manufacturers, so it’s not even enough for their own internal use, at least at first. If other car companies wanted Tesla’s battery tech, I think it would be more like a technology licensing deal, manufactured somewhere else.
     

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