Tesla introduced it has produced its 100 millionth 4680 battery cell throughout all factories, marking a serious milestone in its push to advance electrical automobile know-how.
The corporate shared a photograph of its Optimus robotic on Saturday holding a 4680 cell with the inscription “100,000,000.” Go Optimus!
The 4680 battery cell, first launched throughout Tesla’s Battery Day in 2020, represents a big step ahead in bettering battery effectivity, lowering prices, and enhancing efficiency. Named for its dimensions (46mm in diameter and 80mm in peak), the cell encompasses a tabless design that permits for greater power density and higher thermal administration in comparison with earlier fashions.
Tesla has ramped up manufacturing of the 4680 cells at its Gigafactory Texas, with extra expansions underway in Nevada. The corporate goals to cut back battery prices by over 50% by improvements in manufacturing and supplies.
What’s exceptional is that Tesla introduced it had produced 50 million 4680 battery cells again in June. The crew has doubled the manufacturing of its 4680 cells in simply three months. Wow.
Key 4680 battery cell milestones embrace:
1 Millionth Cell Manufacturing: Achieved in January 2022.
10 Millionth Cell Manufacturing: Reached in June 2023.
20 Millionth Cell Manufacturing: Introduced in October 2023.
50 Millionth Cell Manufacturing: Celebrated in June 2024.
100 Millionth Cell Manufacturing: Celebrated in September 2024
Will we see 200 million in three months or extra?
The 4680 cells have been built-in into restricted manufacturing fashions, akin to some variations of the Mannequin Y from Texas, and are primarily utilized in Tesla’s Cybertruck.