Tesla's Musk hints of battery capacity jump ahead of industry event

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Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

“400 Wh/kg *with* high cycle life, produced in volume is not far. Probably 3 to 4 years,” Musk tweeted on Monday ahead of its anticipated “Battery Day” event where Tesla is expected to reveal how it has improved its battery performance. Tesla said its Battery Day will take place on the same day as its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders on Sept. 22.

South Korean battery expert Park Chul-wan said the image may hint at “silicon nanowire anode,” a breakthrough technology which can potentially increase both battery energy density and battery life sharply.

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Maybe when they stop bursting into flame.... Keep seeing reports of Tesla cars on fire on the various Firefighting Twitters I read. No thanks!

They can't beat the laws of thermodynamics.

pls make batteries from mushrooms !

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I would never support musk and definitely would not buy a car from a known racist

They better hope so because us automakers are going to crush them.

to me, there is no big difference between 400mil and 800mils, it`s just matter of one more stop for recharge and you won`t feel safe with scarce rechargeing station when hit the road.

“He only wants the best for us.” 🤮

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TRUMP'S GOTTA GO, BCUZ HIS POLICIES OR LACK OF R ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE!! If u want a 🌎 ur grands can live in, u better get rid of Republicans. Even Nixon, Reagan, Bush, & McCain believed in climate change. They even knew, it's an existential threat to the human race!!!

Why Tesla can’t be a national security issue for China as TikTok for USA?

Elon Musk is a douche

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