Samsung Has Just Embraced Tesla
Tesla’s “revolutionary” tech will soon be old-school.
Back in 2020, Tesla unveiled its “revolutionary” 4680 battery, which was meant to extend Tesla’s already substantial lead over its competition. This battery’s combination of ultra-cheap production and high-end-specs would enable Tesla to undercut the competition by a country mile, placing it at the forefront of the EV world for years to come. Or, at least, that was the plan. While the 4680 has cut costs slightly, it still hasn’t met its price or specification targets 4 years later, and the competition, such as BYD and their Blade Battery, has caught up and overtaken Tesla. As such, Tesla has taken a questionable turn to AI to grow the company as its market advantage wanes. However, the company that most likely manufactured your mobile phone is utterly embarrassing Tesla by proving giant leaps in automotive battery technology are possible and that Tesla is throwing its market advantage out the window by chasing a rabbit hole.
Before we dig into this, let’s quickly recap what the 4680 was meant to be and what it actually is. In 2020, Musk promised the 4680 would bring several new technologies to market, including a larger cell format, structural battery packs, tabless design, zero cobalt, pure silicon anodes and dry-coating, and that this would make it considerably cheaper at…
