Tesla announced that it has produced the 20 millionth 4680 cell at the Texas Gigafactory. As we know, for Elon Musk's company, 4680 cells are very important. In fact, the American car manufacturer is betting heavily on this technology for its growth strategy. Tuning the new cells is not easy. It was easy given that over time, the company had to overcome some production problems.
Just built our 20 millionth 4680 cell at Giga Texas! pic.twitter.com/6PCD6UC9PS
— Tesla (@Tesla) October 11, 2023
Progressively, Tesla has increased the production of its new batteries and has now reached this new milestone. It is worth noting that towards the end of June, the American manufacturer announced that it had produced 10 million 4680 cells at the Gigafactoy in Texas. This means that 10 million cells were created in just under 4 months. This is a clear indication that Tesla is accelerating the construction of the new batteries.
Recall that the 4680 cells were presented by Tesla during Battery Day 2020. The new cells will not be produced only by ;American company but also by some of its partners such as Panasonic. Currently, the first batches of 4680 cells are used on some Tesla Model Ys also produced within the Texas plant.
It seems that the new batteries should be used for the new Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup. As the debut of the new model is rapidly approaching, the fact that the production of the 4680 cells has increased is particularly noteworthy. definitely good news. There is even those who have tried to do a little of accounts.
10 millionth cell was built on 16 Jun 2023. That means they built 10 million cells in 117 days . That's 85,470 cells/day
At 89.4 Wh/Cybercell, that's 7,641 kWh/day and 53,487 kWh/week, enough for 53,487/120 =446/week Cybertrucks but probably ~650/week because it's exponential. https://t.co/ZdHJsFr4EK
— Troy Teslike (@TroyTeslike) October 11, 2023
Tesla analyst Troy Teslike estimates that the production rate has now reached 85,470 cells per day. Starting from a capacity assuming each single cell of approximately 89.4 Wh and assuming 120 kWh battery packs, the analyst estimates that Tesla could deliver several hundred electric pickups per week.
It is, however, , only hypotheses since there are no official data. However, if Tesla really will use the 4680 cells for the electric pickup, will have to increase battery production even further in order to satisfy Cybertruck bookings.
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