US Battery Factory News From Honda/LG & Panasonic
Battery factory construction in the US is ramping up in a big way, with both Panasonic and LG Energy Solution announcing new plans.
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Panasonic To Build $4 Billion Tesla Battery Factory In Kansas
Panasonic is likely to invest up to $4 billion into a new factory for Tesla batteries in Kansas. It’s all about the batteries. While there are other supply chain challenges lately, the number one barrier to faster electric vehicle sales growth year after year is lack of batteries. That goes … [continued]
Impressions Of The Tesla Model Y With 4680 Battery Cells
The 4680 batteries have 5 times more energy with 6 times the power and enable a 16% range increase. At the battery-pack level, the form-factor improvements alone result in a 14% reduction in cost per kWh.
Panasonic Now Mass Producing Tesla 4680 Batteries
Panasonic shipped samples of its 4680 batteries to Tesla ahead of the production surge, Reuters recently reported. Mass production of the new battery is expected to begin at the plant in Wakayama in March of next year when the company’s fiscal new year begins and before production is moved to … [continued]
Panasonic To Begin Mass Production Of Tesla 4680 Batteries In Fiscal Year April 2023
Panasonic plans to start the mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells in the fiscal year April 2023, according to reports. There are also plans to set up two additional production lines and facilities at the company’s Wakayama factory. There’s also a rumor that Panasonic is planning a major gigafactory … [continued]
Panasonic Planning Massive Electric Car Battery Factory in US
There’s a rumor Panasonic will build a large new battery factory somewhere in the US.
Panasonic Gives Tesla Top Priority For 4680 Battery Supply
Panasonic has announced that it will be giving Tesla top priority for the new 4680 batteries, which makes sense since Tesla is set to deliver its first 4680 vehicles in Q1 2022. MarketWatch reported that Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda said that Panasonic is renovating its facilities and plans to … [continued]
Panasonic Will Invest $700 Million To Make Next-Generation Batteries For Tesla
Panasonic intends to expand a factory in Japan to produce 4680 battery cells for Tesla.
Panasonic Will Begin Using Recycled Battery Components From Redwood Materials This Year
Panasonic will begin using recycled copper foil from Redwood Materials by the end of this year.
What’s Up With The Incorrect “EVs Are Bad For The Environment” Push Lately?
There seems to be a renewed rush of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being spread about electric vehicles these days. And it’s either by “environmental groups” or other groups pushing environmental groups to “lead the charge” against EVs. In Germany, you have some not-in-my-backyard “environmental groups” that seem to be … [continued]
