Tesla 4680 Battery Ramp
The Tesla 4680 production has been growting at 21% per month since product launch. By the end of 2023, the 4680 battery will start deliverying the increase in cell density and cycle time as promised in 2019.
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Concentrated Solar CSP Improvements
Concentrated solar CSP improvements are welcome, as many CSP plants were built 10 years ago but cheap solar panels have displaced CSP plants. Improvements are welcome.
Rapid EV Increase Prediction by Prof Ray Wills
Disruption to the car market is now inevitable with the rise of electric vehicles globally. An exponential increase in EV manufacture means few internal combustion engine cars after 2026
New Chemistry Battery Comparison
Improvements in battery chemistry and form factors is leading to a learning curve of 15% annually for energy density and price. Compare these new battery chemistries
Top 20 Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturers
The top 20 lithium ion battery manufacturers manufacture over 1TW of batteries annually and on a ramp up to produce over 3 TW per year – on the way to 250TW needed for total electrification of grid and transportation,
Electric Planes from Wright Progressing
Electric Planes from Wright are progressing with their developement of a 150 person commercial jet flying routes of 450 km. With powerful 1MW electric motors, they now need 1,000 Wh/kg density batteries.
Graphene Aluminium-Ion Batteries by GMG
The graphene aluminium-ion batteries developed by GMG promises a radical improvement compared with the lihium batteries currently the workhorse for transportation and grid energy with 4 times more energy, long life, fast charging, non flamable and cheaper.
Iron Air Batteries
Ion air batteries for grid scale batteries target cost is $20KWh by 2030. Well funded, Form Energy is building a 12GW factory in Iowa, and has pilot and first plants under construction to be
USA Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has driven a huge investment in battery factories, hydrogen, wind and solar farms, battery storage and other emission reduction technologies.
Liquid Metals Battery
Liquid Metals battery from Ambri are designed for grid operation. Modular in container sized units with 20 years or 5,000 cycles and no fall off in capacity