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Elon Musk’s Tesla hints at supplying batteries to other Electric automakers

Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterUpdated:October 22, 2020 on October 22, 2020
Elon Musk’s Tesla hints at supplying batteries to other Electric automakers
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on Tuesday, said that he is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries. He said on Twitter, “Tesla is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains & batteries. We’re just trying to accelerate sustainable energy, not crush competitors.”

Elon Musk’s Tesla hints at supplying batteries to other Electric automakers
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Tesla has worked in lieu with Toyota Motors and Mercedes before, supplying powertrains and batteries under separate partnership deals. Batteries seem to be Tesla’s forte, prompting experts to say that they offer a ‘competitive edge’ over legacy automakers in Electric vehicle batteries.

Batteries are the most expensive part of an EV, and it is not clear what kind of batteries Tesla is promising to supply.

An expert on batteries and a professor at Seojeong University, Park Chul-Wan said “The supply (by Tesla) could lower the entry barriers for startup EV makers, posing a potential threat to legacy automakers, which have their own platforms”. This throws light on the upcoming EV market the world over and shows that startups, too,  are looking to manufacture industry-grade vehicles. “The strategy, if successful, will increase the EV market’s dependence on Tesla,” he added.

Tesla’s Roadrunner project

Tesla currently runs a battery joint venture with Panasonic Corp and also sources batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and South Korea’s LG Chem. It has also shown interest in planning to build its own battery manufacturing facility at its Fremont, California, plant under its “Roadrunner” project.

Tesla’s partnership with Panasonic has led to an industry-leading battery cost, but the automaker is looking to take things a step further by making its own cells. Tesla is cradling the idea of manufacturing its own EV batteries without disturbing the product’s cost-friendly nature.

It started with the acquisition of Maxwell, a supercapacitor manufacturer with some dry electrode technology, and this would enable Tesla to produce cheaper cells with a higher-energy density that would enable them to use fewer batteries per vehicle and still achieve longer range. The price tag for these batteries is set to be USD 100 per kWh to reach price parity with gasoline cars without subsidies.

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