Tesla partner Panasonic now moves to mass-produce the 4680 battery for Tesla vehicles and Panasonic's battery chief won't rule out working with other EV players.
The 4680 battery is very important for Tesla and the production is pivotal for Tesla to free itself from battery constraints in the year 2022.
“In terms of product development, the technological goals have largely been achieved. The new batteries have roughly five times the capacity of the 2170s currently in use. But mass-producing them requires new techniques,” Kazuo Tadanobu, the CEO of Panasonic’s new energy company recently told Nikkei Asia.
Tesla is improving the 4680 battery production at its Kato road facility in Fremont when Tesla started to hire more people for the battery production.
And, as I reported yesterday, we saw equipment for battery production arrived at Giga Texas recently as well. Tesla already seems to be installing some of the machines for Giga Texas’ battery production facility. The company aims to produce 100 GWh worth of cells at Giga Texas by the end of 2022.
According to Panasonic, Tesla’s 4680 cells have already demonstrated that they can yield five times the capacity of smaller models. Panasonic plans to start Tesla's 4680 battery production in Japan in 2022.
“We are currently building a prototype production line in Japan that will come online in stages. We will conduct trials toward mass production and hone the process in Japan until it can be deployed quickly,” Tadanobu elaborated.
Tadanobu also noted that they "are working on the new battery at Tesla’s request, and we assume we will be doing business with the company."
He also said that Panasonic isn’t ruling out battery partnerships with other electric vehicle manufacturers. However, he emphasized that Tesla was its main priority.
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