Panasonic plans to start of 4680 cell production in 2023

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Panasonic to start producing new Tesla batteries in 2023
The next-generation version offers one of the world's longest ranges
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Panasonic to start mass producing lithium-ion batteries for Tesla that will give drivers 20% longer range than previous versions. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)

Nikkei staff writersJanuary 24, 2022 18:01 JST
OSAKA -- Panasonic will start the mass production of new lithium-ion batteries that will increase the range of electric vehicles by 20% as early as 2023 to compete with rival South Korean and Chinese battery makers.

The new battery is expected to give the vehicles one of the world's longest ranges per kilowatt-hour, on par with those developed by Asian makers. Given that EVs will be able to travel farther on a single charge, the Japanese battery maker expects that the shift to such vehicles will accelerate and, as such, has decided to invest heavily in battery developments.

Tesla says that its current flagship Model S has a range of about 650 km on a single charge. With the new battery, its range will improve to around 750 km. This is close to Mercedes-Benz's flagship EQS which can travel around 770 km on a single charge.

One of the hurdles for slow EV penetration is their short ranges, which means that drivers will have to stop to charge constantly.

Panasonic is expanding its plant in Wakayama prefecture and bringing in new equipment to mass produce these new batteries.

Panasonic began developing the new 4680 battery cells on request from Tesla, which had plans to produce those batteries itself, although it is unclear if those plans extend to mass production.

CEO Elon Musk said the company wants to make its own batteries to supplement supply and has said that Tesla will continue to procure batteries from Panasonic or other battery manufacturers. Batteries make up 30% of the total cost of each EV.

The new battery will be twice as big as older versions, with a fivefold increase in capacity. This will allow car manufacturers to cut down on the number of batteries used in each car, which will also reduce the time taken to fit them in the vehicles.

Given its high efficiency, it will cost 10% to 20% less to produce these new batteries, compared with older versions on the basis of capacity. With their range estimated to increase by 20%, Tesla believes its cars will be even more attractive to consumers.
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Title kind of says it all. Except for the interesting bits we’d really care to know like whether they will end up in the Cybertruck or not.

https://electrek.co/2022/01/24/panasonic-investing-produce-tesla-4680-battery-cell-2023/

These won’t have all of the magic Tesla’s promised on battery day, but they will have the benefits of the form factor and enable structural batteries.

It’s going to be interesting seeing (mostly speculating on) which vehicles get Tesla’s 4680 cells versus the ones from Panasonic and other providers. In theory, Tesla’s cells will enable faster charging and some other benefits Panasonic’s won’t.
 
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It's not coincidence that full production of Cybertruck will be in 2023.
 
 




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