Tesla revealed that its 4680 Cell Manufacturing crew has simply produced its 50 millionth 4680-type cylindrical battery cell on the Giga Texas plant.
Assuming a single 4680-type lithium-ion cell shops roughly 90 watt-hours of power, we calculate 4.5 gigawatt-hours cumulatively.
50 million 4680-type cells
The 4680-type cylindrical cells have been developed and are produced in-house by Tesla. The corporate has a pilot manufacturing line in California and a producing line on the Giga Texas web site.
When evaluating the newest milestone with the earlier announcement of the 20 millionth cell from October 11, 2023, we are able to calculate the typical manufacturing charge of the cells.
The typical over about 238 days is 126,050 cells per day (30 million models whole):
October 11, 2023: 20 millionth cell June 5, 2024: 50 millionth cell Distinction: 30 million cells in 238 days (126,050/day)
The earlier common between June 16, 2023, and October 11, 2023 (117 days) was significantly decrease—85,470 per day:
Tesla’s 4680-type cylindrical battery cells have been initially utilized in one of many Tesla Mannequin Y variations (at present not out there), produced in Texas. Since late 2023, the cells have been used within the Tesla Cybertruck pickup.
A single Tesla Cybertruck’s battery has about 123 kilowatt-hours of power and consists of 1,344 cells). A mean of 126,050 cells each day could be sufficient for nearly 94 automobiles. The latest common could be a lot greater—in March, Tesla introduced that it produced sufficient batteries for over 1,000 Cybertrucks in every week.
Between now and October, Tesla in all probability produced sufficient 4680-type cells for greater than 22,000 Tesla Cybertrucks. The corporate beforehand mentioned that the provision of 4680-type batteries is not going to be a bottleneck for the ramp-up.
We do not know the official manufacturing charge of the Tesla Cybertruck. Nonetheless, in keeping with Tesla-focused analyst Troy Teslike (@TroyTeslike / X), the manufacturing charge was fixed between March and June (the precise numbers, primarily based on the VIN registrations, can be found behind a paywall).
The report says that Tesla remains to be producing solely the inspiration collection of the Tesla Cybertruck, which signifies that the approximated fixed manufacturing charge shouldn’t be associated to the demand.