Musk says Tesla will make $US25,000 electric vehicle by 2023, thanks to big reduction in battery cell making costs revealed at Battery Day.
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Musk says Battery Day will affect production of Cybertruck, Semi and Roadster
With less than 24 hours left until Tesla’s Battery Day, Tesla boss Elon Musk gives biggest hint yet at what the day may reveal.
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Musk: Battery Day tech will go high-volume in 2022, help offset cell shortage
Ahead of Tesla’s Battery Day event, to be held Tuesday, September 22, CEO Elon Musk Monday explained via Twitter that while it plans to increase battery cell purchases from Panasonic, LG, CATL, and perhaps other partners, it still anticipates bat…
Consortium of auto suppliers launches multi-material EV battery casing project
German engineering firm AZL is joining with an international consortium of automotive suppliers to develop a multi-material battery casing. The 8-month product development will start with an international market analysis and a concept study in which different multi-material component concepts and production scenarios will be developed and evaluated with regard to their costs. Finally, a… Read more »
New lessons from the epic story of Moli Energy, the Canadian pioneer of rechargeable lithium battery technology
B.C.-based Moli Energy is renowned as a technology innovator that spawned great ideas and great talent — including today’s industry leader Jeff Dahn — then collapsed. Thirty years on, with potential growth in the offing, is its story again pointing Canada forward?
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Accelerated electrode drying could reduce battery production cost
A new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and reducing production cost. KIT says innovative electrode drying management can reduce the cost of battery production and improve environmental performance. The quality of Li-ion battery… Read more »
Tesla Battery Day will be “insane”, says Musk. Here’s why
Tesla’s Battery Day is just four days away, and Elon Musk says, “It will be very insane.” Here’s what one battery expert thinks will be revealed.
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Why Amazon is backing this former Tesla executive’s recycling startup
JB Straubel’s Redwood aims to extract lithium, cobalt and nickel from old smartphones.
GM interested in electric air taxi market
General Motors is exploring the use of its Ultium modular battery system in electric air taxis, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report, based on information from two people familiar with the matter, follows GM CEO Mary Barra’s brief reference to air taxi…
GM set to debut wireless battery management system for EVsGM
GM aims to be first automaker to use an almost completely wireless battery management system in its production electric vehicles (EVs).
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