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.... "a transformation in the core structural design of a vehicle…its quite a big thing” says Elon Musk. He has also teased it will “… blow your mind. It blows my mind, and I know it! "
BD come and gone. there is a three hour Youtube presentation if interested; a quarter of a million viewed (some of) Battery Day live onlineTesla Battery Day is scheduled for September 22nd. Announcements on increased energy output, price and range advantage are expected as well as
However, Musk described a new generation of electric vehicle batteries that will be more powerful, longer lasting and half as expensive than the company's current cells . The new Tesla larger cylindrical cells, called 4680, will provide five times more energy, six times more power and 16 per cent greater driving range, Musk said, adding that full production is about three years away."Building an affordable electric car has always been our dream from the beginning of the company", Musk told an online audience of more than 270,000.
To help reduce cost, Musk said Tesla planned to recycle battery cells at its Nevada gigafactory, while reducing cobalt, one of the most expensive battery materials, to virtually zero. It also plans to make its own battery cells at several highly automated factories around the world."We do not have an affordable car. That's something we will have in the future. But we've got to get the cost of batteries down", Musk said.
I finally bit the Bullet and bought some Tesla stock, I should have bought in a long time ago, but it’s taken me a while to fully understand this company.
I know it seems expensive at the moment, But for a long term hold I think this will work out well, the company is growing on a number of verticals with huge potential.
How does a value collector audit Tesla's books?
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