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Doesn’t Panasonic make their batteries? To what extent can Panasonic decide to sell the batteries without dealing with Tesla?
by GW150914 8y ago
Doesn’t Panasonic make their batteries? To what extent can Panasonic decide to sell the batteries without dealing with Tesla?
- Retric 8y ago> Panasonic make their batteries No, they are a partner and have put up a significant fraction of the capital for the plant though.
- GW150914 8y agoRight, but as I was under the impression that the actual 18650 Cells are made by Panasonic in Japan.
- stetrain 8y agoMy understanding is that the article is referring to the new 2170 Cells (used in Model 3) which are produced at the Panasonic/Tesla partner Gigafactory in Nevada. Even for the cells produced in Japan if they are using IP owned by Tesla in their construction or chemistry they could still have a say in who Panasonic sells them to.
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- janlaureys 8y agoWeren't they planning to use their gigafactories to build batteries themselves as well ? I remember reading that a full gigafactory would process the same amount of silicium as the total current world production (at the time).
- GW150914 8y agoAs I understand it that was (is?) the plan, to build the cars and batteries under the same roof. I think Tesla and Panasonic were talking about building a similar factory in China too, although I don’t know the status of that today.