Company Spotlights

Company Spotlight: Tesla’s Battery Day (I)

*Source: Tesla Battery Day

Cell design Cell factory Anode material Cathode material Cell vehicle integration

Overview

*Source: Battery Associates

Cost Reduction

Tabless, 4680 cylindrical, laser-welded sides, 5x energy, 6x power, range +16% Maxwell’s dry coating, full automated assembly, formation footprint -75% Si anode from raw Si, elastic ion-conducting polymer coating, $1.2/kWh of Si, range +20% High-Ni for long range, LFP for entry models, CAM manufacturing, in-house recycling Cell to vehicle, aluminum alloy, single piece Giga casting, mass -10%, range +14%

Talent

Predictions

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