Tesla to update Model Y with new battery design & tech, confirms Elon Musk
The electric automaker will use its Berlin plant to demonstrate a radical overhaul of how its cars are built.
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Tesla's new structural battery pack requires the new 4680 battery cells in order to work.
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company will produce Model Y with a new structural battery design and technology at its Berlin factory next year and that could result in a "significant production risk".
The U.S. electric carmaker plans to manufacture a new version of its Model Y crossover vehicle, and possibly even battery cells at the site. Last month, Musk said that Tesla will use its Germany-based plant to demonstrate a radical overhaul of how its cars are built.
The company plans to start the production of Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin during the second half of 2021.
Tesla's new battery cell - a larger cylindrical format called 4680 that can store more energy and is easier to make - is key to achieving the goal of cutting battery costs in half and ramping up battery production nearly 100-fold by 2030.
Inside view of a 'Tesla Model Y' car, an all-electric compact SUV. The company's new structural battery pack requires the new 4680 battery cells in order to work.
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Musk said on Wednesday that it will take about two years for Tesla factories in Fremont and Shanghai to embrace the new technology.
"Fremont and Shanghai will transition in 2 years when new tech is proven," Musk said in a tweet https://bit.ly/2I8Gam3.
The company said last week that it delivered 139,300 vehicles in the third quarter, a quarterly record for the electric carmaker.
Tesla's delivery push has been supported by its new Shanghai factory, the only plant currently producing vehicles outside California, as it is also building a new vehicle and battery manufacturing facility near Berlin.
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Going Green: Top Electric Cars In India For Environmentally-Conscious People
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With pollution on the rise in many cities in India, these electric vehicles are a solution to the problem for people who care about the environment.
With pollution on the rise in many cities in India, these electric vehicles are a solution to the problem for people who care about the environment.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar arrived for the winter session of Parliament in an electric car recently. He told a news agency that the government was gradually switching to pollution-free cars. He urged people to also do likewise or use public transport.
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