recently the Panasonic presented your new batteries in 4680 format, which can be up to twice as high as those found in some electric cars. This ended up drawing the attention of several automakers, with one of them being the Teslawhich closed a agreement for the Japanese company to mass produce batteries for its cars.
According to information obtained by the portal Nikkei Asiain order to be able to mass manufacture the batteries for the automaker, Panasonic will invest approximately US$700 million in production facilities in Japan. Asked about this by Reuters, the manufacturer did not deny or confirm this agreement, only stating that it has nothing to announce at the moment.
the interest of Tesla is to use batteries in the 4680 format, which has a measure of 46 mm x 80 mm, which is larger than those present in the automaker’s cars and can increase the range of electric vehicles by 16%. With this new technology from Panasonic the company will be able to take a car like the Model S and increase model range from 650 km to up to 750 km.
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The size twice the size of current vehicle batteries brings several benefits to automakers, which can decrease the amount of batteries installed in each car, saving time also in time to install them. In addition, the higher capacity also10% to 20% less production cost based on your capabilities.
In order to achieve mass production for the cars of the Teslaa Panasonic is increasing and bringing new equipment to its factory in the province of Wakayamaat the Japan. The current production capacity of this company’s factory is not yet known, but it is expected to produce 10 gigawatts per yearwhich is equivalent to 150,000 vehicles annually.
Now the manufacturer is planning to partially start operations at its factory this year to establish safe and efficient techniques before start mass production in 2023. In addition Panasonic also has plans to expand production from factories in the United States and other countries.
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Source: Nikkei Asia, The Verge