September 2020 Tesla Battery Day, 4680 battery for the first time released, according to reports, 4680 battery based on ternary battery technology, Tesla in the study of cost, the balance of the vehicle itself and other possibilities brought by cylindrical batteries, in the size and performance of the greatly improved, creating a better cost-effective, 4680 battery was confirmed as the best size of the car battery (diameter 46 mm, length 80 mm)!
Compared with the 4680 battery and the 2170 battery, the 4680 battery can provide 6 times the power, the vehicle endurance increases by 16%, and the cost is reduced by 14%.
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In January this year, Tesla finally ushered in the first mass production, successfully produced the 1 millionth 4680 battery, and in March, the Model Y equipped with 4680 batteries officially passed the EPA certification!
In April, Tesla once again ushered in the milestone, according to foreign media Tesla Teslarati reported that after the opening of the CyberRodeo of Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, Tesla officially delivered the first batch of Model Y mass production using 4680 batteries, after which there were rumors that Model Y would use 4680 batteries at the end of the first quarter, which was basically consistent at this point in time
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The first Model Y owners delivered at the Texas Gigafactory got the first Model Y with 4680 batteries, and the owners shared this exciting moment in the community, Regan Janssen said on social media: "I am very happy to be the first to be equipped with the new Tesla Model Y with 4680 batteries, this is my perfect opportunity to start my career at Tesla, I look forward to all the opportunities." She happens to be an engineering process technician at Tesla
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However, tesla will usually deliver a high-performance version of the Model Y first, but this time Tesla delivered a standard endurance version of the Model Y, it is reported that the first delivery of the 4680 battery Model Y model is a dual-motor four-wheel drive version, the battery capacity is 66kWh, the EPA full power endurance is 280 miles (about 450 kilometers) and the EPA endurance is currently the most stringent standard endurance, almost close to the real endurance!
According to foreign media, Tesla will match the Model Y with a 100kWh4680 battery four-wheel drive version and high-performance models in the future layout, and the price will be higher than the current model!
The Model Y EPA with a 100kWh4680 battery will have a range of more than 424 miles (682 kilometers), which is expected to exceed 800 kilometers if converted to the domestic CLTC endurance standard!
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Tesla's 4680 battery, the world's largest Texas factory, is most likely to be prioritized for the North American market, and after meeting the North American market, the Model Y will be able to supply the two major markets in Europe and China
Due to limited production capacity or different layouts of domestic manufacturers, it is expected that the fastest domestic model Y~ equipped with 4680 batteries will be purchased in the second half of 2023 or in 2024 or later
The official delivery of the Model Y with the 4680 battery has been opened, and the most concerned question for users is whether the Model Y equipped with the 4680 battery will reduce the price? When will Tesla's $25,000 entry-level model arrive?
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When the 4680 battery debuted, there were relevant people analyzing that the Model Y equipped with the 4680 battery will have a price reduction, the battery can reduce the cost of the battery by 14%, but due to the current surge in the price of raw materials for new energy batteries, chip shortages, epidemics and other factors, so that the cost of making cars has risen sharply, Tesla is more than three times in a week, so before the raw materials, lack of cores and other issues have not been solved, the probability of Model Y price reduction is relatively small ~
Tesla CEO Musk has bluntly said that after the mass production of 4680 batteries, after continuously reducing the cost of car materials, Tesla may launch a $25,000 model at an earlier time
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Previously in the earnings meeting, Musk had said that there would be no new models launched this year, and the premise of launching $25,000 was to continuously reduce the cost of automotive materials, but in the form of the current rising material costs, Tesla is unlikely to launch this model in the near future
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