Tesla continues the ramp-up of its lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing on the Giga Texas manufacturing facility, reaching one other important milestone.
Over the past week, the plant produced sufficient 4680-type cylindrical battery cells for over 1,000 Tesla Cybertruck pickups in line with the current information: “Produced over 1k Cybertrucks’ value of 4680 cells at Giga Texas final week!”
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4680 battery cells
Tesla’s 4680-type cylindrical battery cells (a diameter of 46 mm and top of 80 mm) had been initially utilized in one of many Mannequin Y variations (in Texas) and at present are used within the Cybertruck. It is believed that at a later level Tesla will begin to use the brand new format additionally in different fashions.
The corporate doesn’t reveal the precise variety of cells, however we will estimate the manufacturing price. The Tesla Cybertruck battery pack is estimated to have about 123 kilowatt-hours of battery capability. 1,000+ packs could be 123+ MWh/week or over 6 GWh per yr.
A single battery pack seemingly has about 1,360 particular person cells (estimate), which might imply that the manufacturing price is at roughly 1.4 million items every week (in comparison with 868,000 per week as of December 2022).
Whereas the battery cell output is excessive sufficient to provide over 1,000 Tesla Cybertrucks per week or over 4,000 monthly, manufacturing of the automobiles is decrease (a number of hundred per week, we consider).
Earlier this yr Tesla stated that manufacturing of the 4680-type batteries is forward of the Tesla Cybertruck manufacturing (the 4680-powered Mannequin Y is not in manufacturing) and that battery cells won’t be a bottleneck.
The corporate intends to take care of a surplus of battery cells in relation to automobile manufacturing.
It is going to be very fascinating to see the progress later this yr. At 4,000 Tesla Cybertruck monthly (hypothetically), the corporate ought to be capable to beat Ford F-150 Lightning gross sales (about 2,500 monthly to date in 2024).
Nonetheless, let’s do not forget that there may even be the Vary Extender possibility for the Tesla Cybertruck, with an estimated 47 kWh of further capability (170 kWh whole). Some experiences say {that a} quarter of consumers go for the Vary Extender, which would require extra batteries.