The 4680 battery was supposed to make EVs cheaper and better, but so far has proven to be more problematic than promising. According to Gizmodo, back in 2020, Musk boasted that the in-house designed ...

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Tesla’s top battery cell supplier, CATL, is throwing some cold water on Tesla’s battery plans and the CEO even said that Elon Musk “doesn’t know how to make battery cells.” Contemporary Amperex ...

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CATL is the world's largest battery maker. Its founder and chief, Robin Zang, blasted Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his bet on the 4680-type cylindrical cell. CATL supplies cells to Tesla's Shanghai ...

Tesla introduced its 4680 battery during a massive "Battery Day" event in late 2020, with company CEO Elon Musk then saying the new battery would more than halve the cost to produce batteries for its ...