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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by sunstone on Sunday June 06, 2021 @02:45PM (#27415261)
When Tesla first introduced the cyber truck they were unsure about the demand and also unsure about the 4680 cell manufacturing. Both of these are now settled. It's not impossible that Tesla will drop the prices substantially when they finally go on sale.
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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by jsight on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:20PM (#27415970)
Considering that they said 12-18 months more for volume 4680 production, I don't think that is settled yet.
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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by sunstone on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:23PM (#27416906)
Tesla wouldn't be using the 4680 in the model Y if the 4680's status was in doubt.
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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by jsight on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:17AM (#27423587)
That's a pretty optimistic take given their past history with big shifts like this. Maybe they will start by using cells from their partners, though.
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