Elon Musk, The Game Changer

Are Tesla cells better than conventional 18650?

 

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It's no secret that Tesla likes to keep an open mind when it comes to exploring, researching and testing new battery technologies.

 

Panasonic's 18650 cells are upgraded with "2170" cells with Tesla-Panasonic collaborative research. Tesla's new 2170 lithium-ion battery will soon appear in the Model 3.

 

18650 Cell

2170 Cell

Size

18mm - 65mm

21mm - 70mm

Current

3000mA

6000mA


According to Elon Musk, it's the highest energy density cell in the world, and also the cheapest.

"Nickel, Cobalt, Graphite and lithium [which serve] as the biggest cost drivers for the overall battery cost." It's already been confirmed that Tesla has reduced battery costs overall by 35%. https://cdn.chipkin.com/assets/uploads/2018/Jun/image_18-19-47-55.png

Fig: Material cost drivers of Tesla's lithium-ion batteries

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Fig: Tesla and other examples of commercialized cathode formulations and the metals needed for them - aside from lithium (Source: Visual Capitalist*)

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