Tesla is secretly developing a new generation of its own batteries

28 June 2019

A new generation of Tesla batteries is being developed in a secret area

Today, the company Tesla Inc. very hard working on the next generation has their own batteries. They must store significantly more energy and at the same time becoming much cheaper.

New batteries can be applied at future Tesla pickup truck (picture of the possible appearance of the truck, which according to others may become more brutal, so how should be wipe off the market this best seller American  Ford F-series)

Californians were the ones who created the first suitable for mass production of electric cars energy-intensive Li-ion rechargeable battery, thus dramatically increasing their range. In that time batteries, model Roadster – the first Tesla brand, consisted of thousands of ordinary penlight batteries for laptops right now for electric vehicles lithium-ion batteries are created especially. Now they are produced by numerous manufacturers, but advanced technology Tesla still allows it to remain a leader in the segment of energy-intensive battery. However, in the world's media began to leak the first information on the next even more powerful generation of batteries Tesla.

Technological breakthrough through acquisitions of business
A revolutionary leap forward, from the point of view of the development of the design of the Tesla, will likely occur through the acquisition of Tesla Inc. company Maxwell Technologies of San Diego. Maxwell company manufactures supercapacitors (inister) and actively explores the technology of solid-state (dry) electrodes. According to the statement of Maxwell when using this technology already in the prototype battery achieved energy consumption at 300 W•h/kg. the Challenge ahead – a breakthrough in energy intensity of more than 500 WH/kg. In addition, the production cost of solid-state batteries should be 10-20% lower than the current company Tesla with liquid electrolyte. The California-based company also reported about another bonus – the predicted doubling of battery life. Thus, Tesla can reach the coveted 400-mile (643,6 km) mileage of their electric vehicles and to achieve full competitiveness with conventional cars on price.

A new supercar Tesla Roadster 2020 will achieve the stated power reserve of 640 km only on fundamentally new batteries  

Tesla has scheduled its own production of the battery?
German magazine Auto motor und sport reports about the persistent rumors about the deployment of Tesla's own production of batteries. So far the battery elements (cells) of Californians has put the Japanese manufacturer is Panasonic for Model S and Model X they are imported directly from Japan, and for Model 3 the cells are produced at the enterprise Gigafactory 1 in the U.S. state of Nevada. The production of 1 jointly operated Gigafactory, Panasonic and Tesla. Recently, however, this has led to a huge disagreement, as Panasonic obviously was disappointed with the sales figures of the Tesla, and feared that the Californians will not expand the production of batteries in the future.

The intrigue of the launch of the compact Tesla Model Y in 2020 became the source of battery

In particular, the rhythmic delivery of batteries for announced for the autumn of 2020 Model Y questioned General Director of Panasonic Kazuhiro Zug. Currently, Panasonic stopped its investment in the Gigafactory 1. Perhaps Tesla wants to become independent from the Japanese by developing their own battery cell production.
Tesla today is leader in technology of high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and Californians are determined to defend their fundamental competitive advantage. A crucial step may be just a purchase of Maxwell Technologies, but it depends on how professionals from San Diego actually managed to move to the market the revolutionary technology of solid-state batteries.

If it's a revolutionary technology of solid-state battery does take place, then it is possible that the Semi electrotractor Tesla will become a best seller in the truck market as Model 3 passenger

While many automakers are configured on their own battery cell production. It seems that Tesla wants to become more independent from their supplier and therefore, Panasonic also conducts research in this area.
With the advent of sufficient revolutionary high-energy solid-state batteries Tesla will get a decisive advantage in the market and finally will release the long-promised its owner Elon of Moscow really cheap and "long-range" electric vehicles, which will cause an avalanche-like growth of the BEV market.
According to CNBC, Tesla secret lab located in a separate building near the Tesla factory in Fremont (photo screensaver). Earlier there were reports about a closed "zone labs", located on the second floor of the enterprise. Probably, the current of the battery unit is the successor of the former laboratory, but even more secret.

The actual breakthrough in the automotive market, Tesla will be able to achieve only if, its range of models will become more "long-range" at substantially lower prices 

  According to analysts IHS, Markit – the most expensive element of the modern electric car – battery, but most of the money they receive is not Tesla, and Panasonic.
Insiders are not yet able to report on actual achievements secret lab Tesla. It is expected that Elon Musk will share it at the end of the year during the traditional session, a conference call with investors.
Earlier it was reported that Tesla plans to sell 1000 electric cars Tesla Model 3 a day. The current monthly record for deliveries of Tesla Model 3 is 90 700 electric vehicles. If the company will manage to deliver in June the projected number of electric vehicles, this record could be beaten..