LG Energy says starting late Q3 or early Q4 2024 - mass production of 4680 battery cells at its South Korea factory

[firsttruck]

There might be many more 4680s cells available for Cybertruck production when both Tesla suppliers LG Energy & Samsung SDI are in mass production of 4680s in early 2025.

Maybe Tesla will use LG Energy or Samsung SDI 4680s in single motor Cybertrucks and use Tesla 4680s in the longer range Cybertruck models ( dual-motor & tri-motor ).

-------------------------------------------

Tesla battery supplier LG provides update on 4680 cell mass production
LG Energy Solution (LGES) recently said the mass production of 4680 battery cells at its Ochang Factory in South Korea will be starting in late Q3 or Q4 2024.
July 25, 2024
By Simon Alvarez
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-battery-supplier-lg-4680-cell-mass-production-update/

.....
“we plan to start mass production at the end of the third quarter or beginning of the fourth quarter as originally planned,” stated Battery Planning and Management Director Noh In-hak.

-------------------------------------------

Tesla 4680 cells closer to mass production with LGES & Samsung SDI
Posted on July 31, 2024
By Maria Merano
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-4680-cells-lges-samsung-sdi/

.....
Samsung SDI aims to start mass production on the 46-series cylindrical battery by early 2025. The South Korean battery supplier accelerated its timeline for the 4680 cells by over a year. It set up a production line at its plant in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. The line in South Korea is already releasing prototypes to major clients such as General Motors.


-------------------------------------------

LG Energy Solution prioritizes 46-series battery production in Arizona (USA)
Posted on June 28, 2024
By Maria Merano
https://www.teslarati.com/lg-energy-solution-4680-battery-production-arizona/

.....
The battery supplier has temporarily paused construction of its energy storage system (ESS) battery production at the Arizona (USA) facility to instead focus on its assembly of 46-series cylindrical cells at the Arizona facility.

-------------------------------------------

Sponsored

 

[firsttruck]

More progress

--------------------------------

LG moves workers to Ochang plant amidst preparations for 4680 production: report
By Simon Alvarez
Posted on August 16, 2024
https://www.teslarati.com/lg-moves-workers-ochang-plant-preparations-4680-production-report/

.....
LG Energy Solution posted a notice on the 16th informing workers that it was accepting applications for the transfer of 102 workers to the Ochang Factory. This was not the first time that LG moved some of its workers to the Ochang plant. In the latter half of 2023, 288 personnel were also transferred to the facility.

Workers who would be transferred to the Ochang plant will be working at the 4680 cylindrical battery and pilot production test line, the publication noted.

Plans are reportedly underway to start mass production of the 4680 battery cells at the Ochang plant at the end of the third quarter or sometime in the fourth quarter. Expectations are also high that Tesla is the customer that would be receiving the 4680 cells from Ochang Factory