Panasonic intends to begin scale manufacturing of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells in fiscal year 2024. Two new manufacturing lines and facilities are also planned for the company’s Wakayama facility. TheContinue Reading
Panasonic will begin utilizing copper from recycled lithium-ion batteries provided by Redwood Materials later this year to make new lithium-ion batteries at its Nevada facility. Copper foil, a critical componentContinue Reading
Panasonic introduced a new Tesla-specific 4680 prototype battery. Tesla expects to save money on manufacturing with the new battery. The battery is five times the size of Tesla’s present battery.Continue Reading
Panasonic, a Japanese electronics company, has released a 5 kW pure hydrogen fuel cell generator for commercial use. It has already used the fuel cell in a number of experimentalContinue Reading
In 2020, Toyota and Panasonic formed a joint venture called Prime Planet Energy & Solutions(PPES) to manufacture advanced lithium-ion prismatic batteries. Toyota controls 51% of the joint venture and PanasonicContinue Reading
Panasonic sold its stake in Tesla at the end of its fiscal year (March) for a whopping 400 billion yen, that’s more than a US$3.6 billion haul for the JapaneseContinue Reading
Panasonic is working on a low-cost and cobalt-free battery, according to fresh reports. It hopes to help Tesla realize its goal of increasing the affordability of its electric vehicles, andContinue Reading
Panasonic will begin producing prototypes of a new, cheaper type of battery for Tesla’s electric vehicles — the new tabless 4680 battery cells — soon. The new battery cell isContinue Reading
