The Tesla 4680 battery is a new form factor for lithium-ion batteries, distinct from the previous 18650 and 2170 s Tesla has used in its vehicles and energy products.
The 4680 battery cell format has taken the industry by storm since Tesla unveiled its own cell strategy at Battery Day in 2020. The automaker claimed a potential to reduce battery cost by over 50% with the new design; it has been trying to bring it to volume production since, but it has run into some bottlenecks.
Much like the numerous rewrites of Tesla Autopilot over the years, the 4680 cells represent a fundamental rewrite of the history of battery cells at Tesla. Silicon is used in Tesla's batteries today, but its physical properties make it a bit of a challenging element to use at higher volumes.
The 4680 battery offers several benefits over its predecessors. These include: • Higher energy density: This means that the 4680 battery can store more energy per unit volume or weight than other batteries. This results in longer driving ranges and lower battery weights for electric vehicles.
Battery cells are massively complex and Tesla's latest rewrite of the fundamental building block going into its electric vehicles and energy storage systems might be challenging to digest. Let's put a bow in it. All told, Tesla's new 4680 battery cell represents a paradigm shift in automotive energy storage.
A cylindrical cell that is 46mm in diameter and 80mm high. Capacity tests : 26.5Ah (estimate based on 21700 5Ah volumetric energy density) and this fits with capacity of the Model Y pack that uses this cell. The Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion carried out the testing and data analysis of the two 4680 cells reported in this article.
The 4680 cell also enables Tesla's new structural battery pack design. The Model Y in production at Gigafactory Texas is the first one to feature this radically different chassis/battery pack design, but Tesla's future vehicles, including the upcoming Cybertuck, are expected to feature this design.
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