According to reports, Tesla has taken another step towards the official production of 4680 battery cells.A video show, A large number of goods were shipped from its anode and cathode production lines to the Austin, Texas, Texas plant that is about to be put into production.At the end of 2020, Tesla announced that it will start producing 4680 battery cells, which have the advantages of lower cost and higher capacity. The new battery cell has a diameter of 46 mm and a length of 80 mm, so it was named “4680 battery cell.”
The video publisher said: “We are very lucky today to see the production equipment of the cathode line 1 and anode line 1 being shipped to the Austin factory, and did not stay in the warehouse for a long time. The anode line 1 truck arrived within a few minutes after arrival. We drove to the depths of the battery cell production area. This means that the 4680 battery may be ready for production and may be used in vehicles in the near future.”
Prior to this, Tesla has been trial production of new battery cells in the Fremont plant. In the third quarter 2021 earnings conference call held in early October, Tesla Senior Vice President Drew Bagh Drew Baglino said that the first batch of 4680 battery cells may arrive in early 2022. He said: “From a non-battery perspective, structural battery crash, range and reliability tests are expected to be completed this quarter. So far, the tests are progressing smoothly and the Fremont production line is expected to provide support.”
Judging from the current situation, vehicles equipped with new battery cells will be produced in the Austin Super Factory, which means that the first vehicles equipped with new batteries will be Model Y crossover models.
But Baglino told investors: “This is a new architecture, and there may still be unknown factors. Our first task is to ensure quality. From the perspective of the battery, we have the maturity of the design and the preparation for manufacturing. Satisfied with the degree.”
Tesla’s final plan is to produce 4680 battery cells in Austin and Berlin factories. At Tesla’s 2021 annual shareholder meeting, Elon Musk said that in the context of battery constraints and other supply chain issues, the company’s Cybertruck, Roadster and Semi models will all be produced. pause.