Tesla never really figured out batteries. The cell building sections of Tesla's battery plant are run by Panasonic or LG. Tesla's own people just package them u

Tesla never really figured out batteries. The cell building sections of Tesla's battery plant are run by Panasonic or LG. Tesla's own people just package them up into a big battery box. As far is known publicly, Tesla has no solid state battery program. Everybody else who's big in batteries in Asia has a major solid state battery program. Volume production is still hard, but one vendor has made over 2 million samples, some of which are in test vehicles. The expected performance of solid-state batteries is 500Wh/kg, 5 minute charge, survive nail test without fire or explosion. China is mandating that safety requirement after July 2026.[1] The beginning of the end of classic lithium-ion is in sight. [1] https://battery-tech.net/china-sets-new-2026-standards-to-prevent-ev-battery-fires/ https://battery-tech.net/china-sets-new-2026-standards-to-pr...