Elon Musk's Tesla Just UNLOCKED A New Milestone In Its 4680 Battery!
Tesla's electric vehicle charging standard was quickly adopted by the automotive industry which has led to rumors that Tesla may eventually also have control over other aspects of the EV ecosystem including batteries and even self-driving technology and especially recently Tesla just unlocked a new milestone in its 4680 battery what does this mean let's find out in this episode hello everyone welcome back to Elon Musk Evolution where we bring you the most recent news about Elon Musk and his multi-billion dollar companies space news and the latest science and technology but before we begin make sure you subscribe to our Channel and click the Bell icon so you don't miss any of our amazing videos products and platforms including batteries and computer operating systems are anticipated to become commonplace as EV use Rises the body designs and supplemental software elements that characterize each car Brand's distinct passenger experience will be what differentiate them from one another some automakers might choose to purchase the necessary parts off the shelf rather than making the significant financial commitment required to create electrified or autonomous vehicle Technologies Tesla has a chance to overtake competitors as the industry's Pervert provider of EV technology because of its steadily improving production capabilities and declining but still overwhelming EV sales advantage car makers who lack the funds to create their own autonomous Vehicle Systems may be able to license its autopilot and full self-driving technology consider a small logo that says Tesla inside to identify a car as coming from Tesla similar to the Intel inside label that the computer chip manufacturer originally used these arguments have been put up by investors and analysts in response to the Cascade of automakers and EV charging networks switching to Tesla's Superior charging method when will major automakers understand that they don't also have to develop their own batteries chassis and drivetrains wonders Will McDonald CEO of EMG advisors and asset management that invests in EV raw materials since Teslas are superior more cost effective and easier to construct the entire industry would be better served to adopt their Battery Technology and concentrate on providing customer service rather than competing on body types and brand this capitulation was just the first step and is all a part of elon's Master Prime he says of Tesla's efforts to promote the use of its charging technology in the auto sector Tesla has been open about wanting to license its driving assistance Technologies as well Elon Musk the business's CEO stated in 2021 that the company has preliminary discussions regarding licensing its autopilot driver assistance technology with other automakers likewise earlier this month musk tweeted that Tesla is happy to license autopilot FSD or other Tesla technology and that the company wants to be as helpful as possible to other automakers some investors consider self-driving cars to be the Pinnacle of AI applications and think Tesla might be valued far more as a robo taxi operator than as a car manufacturer in a recent research analyst Tom Narayan of RBC Capital Market stated we believe the car business might only contribute 10 percent of Tesla's total value autonomy including fleets of Robo taxis and self-driving private automobiles might be worth 20 and 70 percent of all Transportation costs respectively Narayan predicts Tesla would operate 25 of Robo taxis in the U.S plus eight percent in Europe and seven percent in China and would license FSD to 20 of all non-tesla Robo taxis internationally moreover his scenario doesn't start until 2035 which is more than 10 years away contrary to what their names might imply Tesla's autopilot and full self-driving technology cannot actually operate the cars themselves Tesla's autonomous systems are being looked into by the U.S national highway traffic safety administration following a string of tragic collisions according to nhtsa data examined by The Washington Post autopilot has been involved in more accidents and fatalities than previously thought totaling 17 fatalities and 736 collisions since 2019. Tesla's technology hasn't been deemed safe yet so it's unlikely that any automaker would even consider licensing it likewise some automakers like Ford Mercedes-Benz and General Motors already have assisted driving technologies that are more effective than Teslas the creation of a multi-billion dollar market opportunity for GM and cruise is the emphasis of our strategy according to GM spokesman James Kane two axios who had claims that it is the most comprehensive in the sector the bottom line is just as Google sells the Android mobile operating system to Samsung and other phone makers Tesla May one day derive the majority of its revenue from licensing its technology rather than from selling cars meanwhile a significant milestone in the ramp up of the 4680 battery cell at Giga Texas has been reported by Tesla which has confirmed it has manufactured 10 million cells at the facility after revealing the technology underlying the battery in late 2020 Tesla has been manufacturing 4680 cells for a while Tesla began making batteries for the all-wheel drive model Y at the Cato Road Site in Northern California close to the Fremont Factory but after vehicle production started it moved production there the ramp up of 4680 Tech has persisted while Tesla has been selling these model y vehicles for more than a year Tesla has apparently significantly increased the production of the battery after planning to start making 4680 cells in Q3 2022 earlier today the company announced it had produced 10 million cells in Texas it will take about 12 000 model y automobiles to be constructed from the 10 million cells that were generated outside of Texas Tesla hopes to continue increasing 4680 production to augment cars that will be equipped with those packs Tesla just signed a lease on a sizable 210 000 plus square foot building in Fremont which will be utilized for 4680 production and will let the company put more Vehicles equipped with groundbreaking Battery Technology on the road Elon Musk the CEO declared last year that Tesla's plans for 2023 would include a important role for 46.80 moving forward it appears that
increasing cell production and incorporating more 4680 packs into the company's electric vehicles are goals hopefully Tesla can reach a point where they are not constrained in the number of vehicles they can produce as cell constraints have been an issue for the entire industry for years on the other hand lithium-ion phosphate is becoming more popular as the preferred EV battery material as the automotive industry struggles to create more economical electric vehicles whose batteries are the most expensive component geographical and environmental considerations play a role in the rise in popularity of the molecular compound known as lfp the performance gap between nickel and Cobalt and other commonly used materials however has shrunk as a result of technical advancements lfp which Tesla the leader in the electric vehicle Market embraced two years ago has aroused renewed interest particularly in the U.S where a number of local and foreign manufacturers have committed more than 11 billion dollars to new production facilities two of the biggest automakers in the world Toyota motor and Hyundai motor have both made announcements in the past week about their intentions to equip their upcoming models with lfp batteries however they have not yet shared any information about their intentions for the U.S market a 2019 Nobel Laureate for his work on Lithium-ion batteries Stanley Whittingham is a professor at Binghamton University in New York lfp is less expensive than Cobalt and nickel and all the minerals can be obtained here in North America which means much lower Transportation costs and a more secure supply chain he said lithium iron phosphate cells can now store more energy than before thanks to the addition of Manganese a key component in competing nickel Cobalt manganese battery cells giving EVS along a range of up to 450 miles on a single charge according to current Toyota claims according to founder and chief executive mujib ijaz our next energy a michigan-based company supports lfp because the materials are more abundant and sustainable with far less risk of fire our next energy is constructing a 1.6 billion dollar battery manufacturing plant in Van Buren Township he added we've also shown that you can match the spectrum of cobalt cells without sacrifice Tesla is one of the manufacturers leading the charge to offer cheaper EVS in areas outside of China Tesla is aiming for a basic price of about twenty five thousand dollars experts believe that the usage of lfp batteries should Aid Tesla and its competitors in achieving that goal Ford motor plans to build a 3.5 billion lfp cell manufacturing facility in western Michigan using technology that it has licensed from China's catl the largest ev battery manufacturer in the world Jim Farley the CEO of Ford stated in February that the company wants to reduce its cell costs for more than one hundred dollars per kilowatt hour for current NCM cells to less than 70 dollars per kilowatt hour according to battery expert Shirley Ming a professor at the University of Chicago and the director of Argonne National Laboratories collaborative Center for energy storage science more than 90 percent of lfp materials and components still originate in China Tesla and Hyundai are among the EV producers who have adopted lfp at a rapid rate indicating that they are not ready to decouple from China according to Ming Lucas bednarski a battery expert and the author of The 2021 book lithium the global race for battery dominance and the new energy Revolution thinks automakers need to create more affordable EVS may be one of the factors influencing lfp is expanding popularity according to him lfp offers adequate performance at a lower cost making it an appealing proposition for EVS for the middle class the U.S inflation reduction act but narsky continues offers incentives for
the development of the entire battery chain with no preference for lfp chemistry a growing number of foreign firms besides American ones like Ford and one are investing in lfp manufacturing facilities in the U.S battery manufacturers from countries like China South Korea Israel Norway and Israel have committed to constructing U.S facilities to create lfp materials components and batteries some of which will be utilized in huge energy storage systems rather than vehicles lfp was created in the U.S and initially made available for purchase according to Whittingham before Chinese businesses like byd and catl moved fast to advance and implement the technology primarily in EVS he said that this had occurred in light of its current cost advantage over NCM he argued lfp should be used in all grid storage systems and less expensive cars also a revolutionary battery pack with a range of up to one thousand kilometers on a single charge and a potential lifespan of 2 million kilometers has been introduced into mass production by the Chinese company Goshen High Tech in 2024. the l600 lmfp asteroino which has been manganese doped will reportedly be able to perform 4 000 full Cycles at ambient temperature 1800 Cycles at high temperatures and more than 1500 cycles of 18 minute fast charging with such high cycle counts the battery effectively has a 2 million kilometer life before degrading to put that into perspective the typical Australian car drives about 15 000 kilometers annually therefore it would take 130 years of yearly driving at that rate to achieve the 2 million kilometer barrier according to Goshen High Tech the battery single cell density is 240 wh per kg and advancements in pack design have raised the entire battery pack energy density to the point where a pack with a thousand kilometer range is feasible with a very durable chemistry this week Goshen High Tech unveiled a new film detailing the novel chemistry pack design and temperature and safety characteristics of the battery according to Dr Chang the volumetric cell to pack ratio has increased to 76 percent since the l-600 cell was adopted and the system energy density has increased to 190 wh per kg outpacing the pack energy density of the NCM cells currently in mass production lithium-ion phosphate technology has recently reclaimed the Market's attention and its market share is steadily growing according to Dr Chang the energy density growth of mass-produced lfp batteries has hit a roadblock to overcome this the chemical system must be upgraded as a result manganese doped lithium iron manganese phosphate was created Dr Chang claims that by utilizing co-precipitation doping encapsulation technology new granulation technology and new electrolyte additives Goshen high-tech has overcome the difficulties associated with MN dissolving at high temperatures low conductivity and low compaction density the Chinese company which is headquarters in Fremont California credits its Global r d efforts and says its research institution in Cleveland Ohio developed a new electrolyte for lmfp which has greatly improved the cycle and storage performance at high temperatures Goshen High Tech has been working in-house on the new technology for 10 years according to Dr Chang the Astro Eno battery pack has undergone a number of scientific advancements and innovations that go beyond the upgrading and innovation of the battery material system these advancements were made possible by the development of a new battery cell according to Goshen High Tech the Astro Eno battery pack uses double-sided liquid cooling in a sandwich construction and a minimalist design which cuts down on the battery Pack's structural parts weight and quantity by 32 percent and 45 percent respectively according to the company the battery pack wiring harnesses length can be reduced from 303 meters to 80 meters thanks to its simple electrical design batteries with such lifespan open up new possibilities for ride sharing and transport as a service even though a battery pack lasting 2 million kilometers is far more than the usual driver needs Tony siba a technology researcher stated in a recent podcast interview with the driven that the fusion of on-demand transportation services like uber and Lyft with the independence and endurance of electric vehicles will open up great opportunities for the future of Transportation Transportation as a service will be available the day level 4 autonomous technology is ready and accepted by authorities when it converges with on-demand and electrical Transportation according to siba when that occurs the cost of Transportation per mile is going to decrease by somewhere between 10 and 20 times therefore even if gasoline automakers gave all of their vehicles the price would still be significantly more than the cost of Transportation as a service therefore siba explained it won't make any sense for most people to own a car who can barely pay their bills do I need to spend fifty thousand dollars over the following five years to buy a car as an alternative do I subscribe to Transportation as a service for a hundred dollars a month the 70 million unit Global vehicle Market will shrink by 75 percent by 2030. according to siba who believes that the convergence of EV longevity and autonomy will occur likewise Toyota motor plans to introduce an all solid-state battery-powered electric vehicle as early as 2027. with the technology projected to more than double the car's range on a single charge
the intentions were recently made public by the Japanese manufacturer during a Conference held at a research facility in the shizuoka region in 2027 or 2028 the technology is anticipated to be commercially available Toyota claims that it has solved the problem of extending the life of solid-state batteries which had prevented the technology from becoming commercially viable the EV landscape might change if the next challenge of achieving mass production capabilities is successfully overcome Hiroki Nakajima Chief technology officer stated we found quality material we'll use it practically and stay current with the rest of the globe I'm sure of it solid state electric vehicle batteries have a charge period of 10 minutes or less and have a 2.4 times greater travel range than traditional Lithium-ion batteries which is about 1200 kilometers on the other hand it has been observed that solid-state battery electrodes experience repetitive expansion and contraction during charging Cycles in the long run this comprises the battery by causing electrodes to eventually separate from the solid electrolyte material existing solid-state batteries have a maximum recharge capacity of only a few hundred which is much less than the thousands of recharges needed to create a battery that is suitable for use with well over a thousand patents under its belt Toyota is a global leader in solid-state batteries Toyota tested a solid-state battery equipped EV prototype in 2020 by the middle of the decade the manufacturer hopes to have the batteries in hybrid cars the end goal is to create a solid-state battery with a range of around 1500 kilometers from a charge that takes less than 10 minutes electric cars have a shorter range per charge than gasoline and hybrid vehicles due to existing Battery Technology solid-state batteries will become more widely used if production can be increased while remaining affordable the current manufacturing costs for the batteries are between 60 000 and 350 000 Yen per kilowatt hour according to the Japan Science and Technology agency this costs 4 to 25 times more than Lithium-ion batteries 14 000 Yen per kilowatt hour it's very likely that they'll be installed for a limited range of models such as luxury Vehicles says hironori Kobayashi principal research manager for the Research Institute of electrochemical energy at Japan's National Institute of advanced industrial Science and Technology solid-state batteries are still in the early stages of being economically feasible for automakers but what makes Tesla in the lead is it the technology the battery well it's known as vertical integration and Tesla has long been renowned for it Tony Lynch managing director of Alvarez and Marshall remarked that Tesla always breaks new ground here going directly to the source going directly to the mines and negotiating Supply contracts with the mines as GM Ford and other companies compete to secure Mining and Manufacturing contracts in the U.S it has given Tesla an advantage in terms of production visibility it takes a lot of work and time however in the end it might be the only way automakers can significantly reduce the price of new EVS according to Kelly Blue Book those stood at around fifty five thousand one dollars in April which is nearly ten thousand dollars less than it was a few months earlier meanwhile the average price of new gas powered cars during that time was forty eight thousand two hundred eighty one dollars which is roughly the same as it was during the previous year that will decrease as there is greater Supply overall and in the U.S specifically along with increasing EV volumes and so who do you think will be the leader in the EV race in five years let us know your thoughts in the comments section below please subscribe and don't forget to like today's video we'll see you in the next video thanks for watching
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