In September last year, Elon Musk, during the presentation of the 4680 battery cells, said that they would allow a compact electric car worth about $ 25,000 to be brought to the market within three years, and later it became known that its development was being carried out in Shanghai. One of the Chinese bloggers now reports that a prototype of such an electric car is already ready, pilot production will be launched before the end of the year.
As noted by the Chinese source, Tesla has already formed a pool of suppliers of components for the production of a budget model. It is quite difficult to count on the imminent appearance of a serial version, as Electrek emphasizes , in the current conditions. At a recent reporting conference, Tesla admitted that it does not have time to establish production of 4680-type electric vehicles Cybertruck and Semi in sufficient quantities before the end of this year.
Texas-built Model Y crossovers and German-made crossovers must also use 4680 cells and a structural battery pack, but the company can now only obtain such batteries from third-party suppliers, or from its pilot line in California, whose capacity is not so large. LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and Panasonic are ready to supply Tesla with 4680 cells, but mass deliveries will be deployed only by 2023.
It turns out that in the next couple of years Tesla will not be able to count on an abundance of 4680 elements, which creates favorable conditions for the appearance of a serial electric car worth $ 25,000. There is no doubt that its production will be established in China, since this market is very important for Tesla, and competition it is one of the strongest. For Europe, the company also planned to create an electric car of compact dimensions, but it is difficult to say whether it will overlap with the Chinese model. In the past quarter, Tesla's Shanghai site became the largest exporter of electric vehicles, as the company's American enterprises work to meet demand mainly in the domestic market. CATL's involvement in the production of 4680 batteries could greatly facilitate the task of creating an affordable electric vehicle,
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