Warren Redlich has broken the news that the CATL M3P battery is sodium-ion and not LMFP (manganese). This was in the CATL July 2023 Semi-annual report. The CATL M3P battery has been rumored to be used in the Tesla Model RWD in China. The CATL M3P battery is rumored to be more energy dense than …
The Tesla GigaNevada factory is currently about 30% complete as Tesla and Panasonic have been optimizing the current production capacity and not expanding. Last month, Tesla hired Michael Hildebrand in the role of Head of Giga factory Nevada Expansion Engineering and Construction. This should mean that construction and deployment of the 500 GWh/year, $3.6 billion …
Researchers from POSTECH and Sogang University developed a functional polymeric binder for stable, high-capacity anode material that could increase the current EV range at least 10-fold over current graphite anode electric car battery range. There is already commercial use of electric cars with 3-8% silicon anode by weight with out 10-30% range increases. There are …
Tata Sons, the parent company of Tata Group, has announced it will build a new global battery gigafactory in the United Kingdom with a capacity to produce 40 GWh of battery cells annually. This will entail an investment of over four billion pounds. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is owned by Tata Motors, which is a …
Tesla’s made in China Model 3 will use CATL’s new M3P lithium iron phosphate battery, with the base model battery pack capacity upgraded from 60 kWh to 66 kWh, according to 36kr. Tesla has upgraded the battery pack with previous major improvements to the Model 3. The standard range version of the China-made Model 3 …
John Rockefeller and Standard Oil created a new oil based economy. There are a lot of similarities with what Elon And Tesla are doing. Rockefeller was laser focused on reducing costs and waste. Rockefeller used a lot of vertical and horizontal integration to reduce costs. Deep Technology like nuclear fusion, molecular nanotechnology and reusable rockets …
Tesla will delay the production ramp to late 2024. A few months ago, Elon and other Tesla executives talked about a 50,000 vehicle production goal of having mass production of the Tesla Semi in 2024. This new delay in production is due to a shortage of batteries. The Tesla 4680 ramp will likely only be …
Tesla sells more electric cars than all other US and European car makers combined. Some of the charts from Xill exclude battery electric vehicles under $10,000 in price. 1/2 With their latest chess move, $TSLA once again sold more BEVs than all the major US and EU manufacturers combined (as in Q1 of all previous …
In Q1 2023, there were 10,506 EV Pickup Trucks sold in the United States. The Rivian R1T (below, $73,000 starting price and add $1800 destination charge) is the leader with 6,213 sales and Ford F150 Lightning sold 4,291 (above, $60,000 starting price for the pro). The Tesla Cybertruck will have a first delivery day event …
The Chevy Equinox EV will replace the Chevy Bolt as the entry-level EV model. The Equinox EV will have the 1LT model with a starting price of around $30,0001. The Equinox EV is GMs answer for the critical compact SUV segment. It rounds out an electrified portfolio that covers major segments, including full-size trucks (Silverado …
CATL is the largest battery maker in the world. They have introduced a super energy-dense battery that can double the range of electric cars and enable large passenger electric planes. There is also new battery technology being scaled by SES and Amprius. CATL 500 Wh/kg Battery On April 19, CATL launched condensed battery, a cutting-edge …