kscarbel2 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Tesla's Musk hints of battery capacity jump ahead of event Reuters / August 25, 2020 SEOUL -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he plans to produce longer-life batteries with 50 percent more energy density in three to four years. "400 Wh/kg *with* high cycle life, produced in volume (not just a lab) is not far. Probably 3 to 4 years," said Musk on Monday. Researchers have said the energy density of Panasonic's 2170 batteries used in Tesla's Model 3 is around 260 watt-hour per kilogram, meaning a 50 percent jump from the current energy density which is key to achieving a longer driving range. Tesla may be using "silicon nanowire anode" top achieve longer-life batteries, a breakthrough technology which can potentially increase both battery energy density and battery life sharply. Panasonic plans to boost the energy density of the original 2170 battery cells it supplies to Tesla by 20 percent in five years. Tesla is also working with China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next year, with the batteries designed to last for a million miles of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Fifty percent more energy density would cross the line and make electric trucks unarguably viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 But can you Believe anything Elon Musk Says..??? Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 He talks then his stock jumps....... Hmmmmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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