Tesla started production of lithium-ion batteries on Gigabit

The company Tesla Motors announced in their blog about the start of production of lithium-ion batteries in its factory, which they call the Gigafactory. Will help Tesla in battery production, the Japanese company Panasonic, which is a traditional partner of the manufacturer of electric cars.

Earlier Panasonic has announced an investment of $853 million in the project solar panels Solar Roof, the production of which is handled by Elon musk.



On Gigabit will produce batteries for electric car company's latest Model 3. Start of production for electric vehicles scheduled for the second quarter of this year, and by 2018, Tesla and Panasonic plan to enter the production in the amount of 35 GWh/year in terms of. At the same time representatives of the company declare that this figure will represent almost half of all capacity produced in the world of batteries. The production will employ 6,500 people, and indirectly created another 20-30 thousand jobs.

The batteries produced at Gigaparts will mesh, and they will form a joint development with Tesla and Panasonic high — performance battery 2170.



The producers call the selected form factor of the optimal ratio of cost and capacity. The battery 2170 will be universal as in the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles and as power source for other devices.

So, the cell 2170 will be used in the Powerpack and Powerwall — devices manufactured by Tesla Motors, suitable for accumulation and storage of energy in private households and in small businesses. These systems are energy storage are also considered as auxiliary devices for Solar Roof panels.

According to the authors, the concentration of production in one place and a significant increase in process automation will significantly reduce the costs of batteries and, as a consequence, to reduce the final cost of the Tesla. published

 

Source: geektimes.ru/post/284324/