October 30th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
News today from Panasonic is that it is working with Tesla to produce the 4680 cells. Panasonic is also expanding battery production capacity at Gigafactory 1 in Nevada
October 24th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Earlier this month, Tesla and Piedmont Lithium signed a five-year agreement. In this agreement, Tesla will purchase spodumene concentrate (SC6), which is vital for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries
October 18th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
What the heck is an anode and cathode in a battery, and why is that important
October 13th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
It's time for another biweekly top 20 here on CleanTechnica. The following are the 20 stories published on CleanTechnica in the past two weeks that got the most eyeballs
October 10th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
Tesla’s Battery Day was not just full of surprises. When you read between the slides, Tesla made a lot of product announcements, many of which are still awaiting their discovery
October 10th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, took to Twitter recently to share that he was available to answer any Tesla-related questions. He noted that he saw the entire new battery cell factory at Tesla Battery Day and also rode in a full self driving (FSD) Tesla last year. So, naturally, I picked his brain
October 6th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Reports on a few different matters on Tesla mining and batteries have been leaking out lately — since Battery Day, basically. We've covered a couple of them individually, but there are three that I'm looping together for one piece here
October 3rd, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
"Large-scale manufacturing, especially if it’s a new invention, is somehow between 1,000 and 10,000% times harder than a prototype.” — Elon Musk In this article, I will try to explain why
October 2nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
During Tesla's recent Battery Day presentation, CEO Elon Musk shared this Tesla goal: "We want to try to replace at least 1% of the total vehicle fleet on earth, which is about 2 billion vehicles. So, long term, we want to try and make about 20 million vehicles a year."
September 28th, 2020 | by Matt Pressman
Tesla’s Battery Day was a landmark event for the company. The Silicon Valley automaker plans to begin efforts to produce its own battery cells. Where does that leave Tesla’s existing battery suppliers
September 28th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
What the heck is a tabless battery, and why is that important
September 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
For many Tesla followers, Battery Day was a mind-blowing event that was one of the highlights of the year, if not the decade. For others, it was not what they expected and was a letdown because no big new product was made immediately available, and no new vehicles were revealed — no electric airplane, no Model 2, no electric boat
September 25th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The battery revolution is very real, and it's here. Popular Tesla fan Viv noted that the topics Tesla focused on for Battery Day weren't just another research project, but represented an actual technological revolution
September 25th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
To hold an event with a large number of people in the time of the most severe pandemic the world has seen may not sound like a good idea, and some have been asking why do it at all. But it was a great idea
September 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla revealed at its Battery Day this week that it intends to produce 3 terawatt-hours (TWh) of batteries a year by 2030. That's more than Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (aka Benchmark Minerals) was forecasting for all lithium-ion battery production combined before Battery Day
September 24th, 2020 | by Vijay Govindan
As part of Tesla's Battery Day festivities, a bold plan was revealed. Tesla will start producing its own batteries by ramping up its new 4680 battery "pilot" factory. Tesla aims to reach 100 GWh of its own production by 2022 — in addition to whatever batteries it can source from Panasonic, LG Chem, and
September 24th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
While watching Tesla's shareholder livestream, Terry Collingsworth, a human rights lawyer representing the Sisters of Good Shepherd, presented his thoughts on Proposal 7 for the 2020 Tesla shareholder meeting. Proposal 7 put forth the idea that Tesla should provide additional reporting on human rights
