Tesla's 4680 battery cell recently debuted at the Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo event, and according to materials released at the Cyber Rodeo event, Tesla's Texas factory already has the ability to fully assemble the Tesla 4680 structural battery pack.
In addition, according to previous news, in addition to the production of 4680 batteries, Tesla will also build the first Model Y car equipped with a 4680 structural battery in the Texas factory, according to the information that is now known, this model is likely to be Tesla Model Y standard version model.
It is reported that tesla announced the 4680 structure package can greatly reduce the number of batteries and parts used in the car itself, which is also conducive to reducing manufacturing costs, according to Tesla, compared with the company's previous factory, the production structure battery pack will be the size of the battery pack production line is also reduced by half compared with before.
In addition, the Model Y equipped with the 4680 battery pack will also have a giant casting in the front of the body and a giant casting on the bottom of the rear body, the application of this large casting can further reduce the number of small parts of the vehicle, between the Model Y giant casting and the 4680 structural battery pack, Tesla will develop a more efficient production line, which is very beneficial for the pre-orderers of the Model Y vehicle that have been waiting for a long time.