Readers might remember some news reported on just after Christmas regarding the progress Tesla's Fremont facility was making in scaling 4680 battery cell production. A company tweet on December 27 ...

Among the many advantages presented by the 4680-type cylindrical cells is the fact they enable a lower vehicle weight in combination with the structural battery pack—at least that's the theory of it.

Tesla promised that the bigger 4680 cells and the structural battery pack would help build lighter EVs without offering more details. Somebody wanted to prove this theory and compared the ...

Tesla Model Y AWD with 4680 battery cells is now finally available in the online inventory of the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle (EV) maker. It has been quite a while since the big boss of Tesla ...

Now that Tesla has begun delivering Model Y EVs from its new factory in Texas, people are understandably curious to see how the Austin-made electric crossover compares with its Fremont-made ...

The new Tesla Model Y RWD likely has changed to Iron LFP batteries from China. The $43,990 price has the full $7500 subsidy this year. This will be because the batteries will be sourced from China but ...

In what seems like a move shrouded in secrecy, Tesla recently added a new base trim of the Model Y to its nationwide inventory. The new Model Y Standard Range utilizes 4680 battery cells that is ...

Following significant job cuts at Tesla, which saw the company terminate more than 10,000 positions since April, and the appointment of a new head for its 4680 battery department, the electric vehicle ...

Munro Associates has dropped the 4680 structural battery pack out of Texas Model Y. The battery pack plus the seats and carpet only weighs less than 1200 pounds. It has about 68 kwh of batteries.

After a year of selling the vehicle as an “off-the-menu” product, Tesla has finally opened orders on the cheaper Model Y AWD with 4680 cells made in Gigafactory Texas. Tesla started producing and ...

Tesla got a headstart on the EV race and now, other manufacturers are pulling out all of the stops to catch up. For its part, Tesla isn’t slowing down either, and bringing its larger 4680 battery ...