Recently Panasonic Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda announced that Panasonic is undergoing some factory facilities reconstruction, and plans to start pilot production of 4680 batteries in April, and after the official mass production, it will first supply Tesla to meet Tesla's demand for new batteries, but this time did not disclose the specific where the factory carried out pilot production, but as soon as possible to carry out mass production of 4680 batteries, to meet customer needs has been Panasonic's top priority, Because with the continuous expansion of Tesla's business, the demand for batteries has exceeded the limit of Panasonic's battery production capacity.
Speaking of this 4680 battery, you may not be unfamiliar, the battery shape is cylindrical, the diameter is 46 mm, the height is 80 mm, before Tesla held the "Tesla Battery Day" has shown a new 4680 battery, launched the "Tabless" battery plan, the goal is to improve the endurance of electric vehicles and battery power, the most important thing is that through this plan can also reduce manufacturing costs.
This battery is 5 times the energy of the previous battery, the power is increased by 6 times, the manufacturing cost is reduced by 14%, and the mileage is increased by 16% and many other advantages, battery technology is the core of the electric vehicle, and it is also a part of the higher manufacturing cost of the electric vehicle, accounting for at least 30% of the cost of the vehicle, and the battery cost reduction can reduce the overall manufacturing cost.
Musk, the tesla boss, is also very confident in this battery, and announced that after three years, the cost of electric vehicles will be greatly reduced, and electric vehicles will be launched at a price of only $25,000, which should be equipped with 4680 batteries. However, recently there is news that Tesla will launch a new model Model Q priced at $25,000, and officially launched in 2023, but the current news shows that it is equipped with BYD's blade battery, and there is no news of 4680 batteries, but Musk said at the Berlin factory party at the end of last year that it will achieve a weekly production of 5,000 Model Y equipped with 4680 by the end of 2022, and if possible, it will reach a weekly production of 10,000 vehicles.