Musk expects Tesla to achieve mass production of 4680 batteries during the year. Tesla's Kato battery factory has been increasing the output of 4680 batteries, an increase of 35% from the previous month. Musk expects Tesla to achieve mass production of 4680 batteries during the year.

Musk expects Tesla to achieve mass production of 4680 batteries 1 during the year. On August 4, local time in the United States, Tesla held a general meeting of shareholders. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, introduced the company's future expansion plan.

Musk said that the company's goal is to reach the production speed of 2 million vehicles per year by the end of 2022 and will continue to build factories. He plans to let Tesla own a giant factory from 10 to 12. In addition, Musk expects Tesla to achieve "mass production" of the new 4680 battery by the end of 2022, which means that Tesla equipped with the new 4680 battery will be sold on a large scale.

Previously, foreign users have received Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery, and some car owners have tested the performance of the battery. After the cruising range of the vehicle is displayed as 0, the owner drives Model Y into a charging station with V3 super charging pile for charging. He started charging at 12:25, and in the afternoon 1: 17, the vehicle cruising range was 270 miles. This means that the Model Y he was driving was charged to nearly 97% in 52 minutes.

The owner also said that the charging power of Model Y equipped with 4680 battery soon reached 250kW after charging, instead of gradually increasing to 250kW as he used to charge the model with old batteries. Moreover, after the vehicle showed that the cruising range was 0, the owner still drove normally for 3 miles.

According to Tesla, the single energy of the 4680 battery is increased by 5 times, the cruising range of the whole vehicle can be increased by 16%, the power is increased by 6 times compared with the battery with tab, and the power output is increased by 6 times. And Musk said that the 4680 battery * * * meter saved about 86% of the cost, while the cost per kWh was reduced by 69%.

It is learned that Japan's Matsushita Holding Company said on July 28th that its energy department is currently supplying batteries to Tesla and will produce 4,680 batteries in Japan in the next fiscal year.

Musk predicts that Tesla will realize the mass production of 4680 batteries within this year. 2 On August 4th, local time, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said at the shareholders' meeting of Tesla's Cyber Roundup held in Texas Super Factory that Tesla may realize the mass production of Tesla's 4680 batteries before the end of this year.

Investor "Jeffery L." raised this question. He asked Musk: When will the output of 4680 match your initial output and speed (daily output) target? "

Although this question is difficult to answer, elon musk said that he believes that Tesla will achieve mass production by the end of 2022. He also said that Tesla has enough batteries to produce 654.38+0.5 million cars this year.

He replied: "We have good sales every week, and I think we will start mass production at the end of this year. Because there are many new technologies, it is difficult to predict the slope of the S curve, except that I am confident that we will achieve high output. "

"But before the end of this year, we may not have the confidence to achieve high output. But this will not affect our car production. In fact, the battery supply we obtained from suppliers can produce 6.5438+0.5 million cars this year. Therefore, this issue is not limited production, but very important for next year. "

Tesla's Kato Road Battery Factory has been increasing the output of 4,680 batteries, up 35% from last month. At Tesla's Q2 2022 earnings conference call last month, Drew Baglino, the company's senior vice president in charge of power system and energy engineering, talked about this growth.

The output of 4,680 batteries in Tesla Kato Road Factory increased by 35% from the previous month. Drew Baglino, the company's senior vice president of power systems and energy engineering, talked about this growth in Tesla's second quarter earnings conference call last month.

Since March this year, the output has been increasing, because the Tesla team has completely automated the power transmission of dry anode electrode tools. Drew Bagrino said that this has greatly increased and improved the output. He added that Tesla's goal is to make the Texas Super Factory exceed the weekly battery production of the Kato Road test line by the end of this year.

Musk expects Tesla to achieve mass production of 4680 batteries during the year. According to foreign media teslarati, at the Tesla shareholders' meeting, Musk introduced the company's future expansion plan. He said that Tesla's goal is to achieve an annual output of 2 million cars by the end of 2022 and will continue to build factories in the future. It is planned to own 10 ~ 12 giant factory. At the same time, the 4680 battery will be mass-produced before the end of 2022, and Tesla cars equipped with the battery will be sold and delivered on a large scale.

(Source: Tesla official)

In the face of media questions, Musk responded that the weekly capacity of the 4680 battery is very good, and the company is confident to achieve mass production before the end of the year. Moreover, Tesla's current battery supply is enough to produce 6.5438+0.5 million cars this year. In addition to manufacturing batteries in its own factory, Tesla also obtains sufficient battery supply from suppliers.

It is reported that Tesla's largest battery factory, Kato Road Factory, is already working hard to produce 4680 batteries. At the earnings conference last month, Tesla executives said that the factory's 4680 battery output increased by 35% from the previous month. In addition, not long ago, Panasonic and LG New Energy both indicated that they were building factories to produce 4680 batteries, and Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. also planned to build a new factory in Mexico to manufacture batteries for Tesla and Ford in the future.

(Source: Tesla official)

The supply channels of 4680 batteries seem to be many, but the current production capacity should be much lower than expected, except for the latest Model Y produced by the Texas factory, which has the opportunity to use 4680 batteries. In several other factories, all the remaining models have not been upgraded in terms of batteries. It is reported that the Berlin factory has produced the 4680 battery version of Model Y, but it is still in the testing stage, and it is still some time away from mass production estimation. But there is no news from the Shanghai factory, and it feels far away.

(Source: Tesla official)

According to Tesla's official statement, the single energy density of the 4680 battery is five times that of the current 2 1700 battery, which can improve the overall battery life 16%. Moreover, the performance and power output of the battery are stronger, and the charging speed is comprehensively improved. Some car owners test-drive the 4680 battery version of Model Y, which can be charged from 0 to 97% in 52 minutes, and the time for full charging is shortened to 1 hour.

If Tesla can really achieve mass production of 4680 batteries by the end of the year, then next year customers can mention new cars equipped with 4680 batteries, which may have longer battery life, faster charging speed and stronger market competitiveness. However, with the improvement of performance and endurance, the price may also rise, so everyone should be psychologically prepared in advance.