Tesla will never make a good battery. The competitor explains why
Robin Zeng, founder and president of CATL, one of the largest battery and battery manufacturers in the world, recently gave an interview to Reuters. In it, he revealed what he thinks about Tesla and their technology.
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The giant’s boss does not predict success for the Tesla 4860 battery
CATL supplies batteries for Tesla vehicles produced at the factory in Shanghai and has a licensing agreement for Tesla to use its technology at the American company’s factory in Nevada.
However, Elon Musk’s corporation believes that the future will belong to new, cylindrical batteries (marked 4860) produced by Tesla. They are intended to extend the range of vehicles and significantly reduce their price, which accounts for approximately 30% of the value of the entire electric car.
Robin Zeng, president of CATL, recently had a meeting with Elon Musk, where he did not share the enthusiasm for the 4860 batteries, believing that they would fail as a product:
We had a big debate and then I showed him what I was talking about. He remained silent the entire time. He doesn’t know how to make batteries. It’s about knowing electrochemistry. He knows about chips, software, hardware and other mechanical components.
Still, Zeng praised Musk’s decision to use camera and AI arrays rather than more expensive Lidar sensors.
Returning to the topic of batteries, there have been recent reports about the 4860 battery and Tesla’s problems related to the fact that the cells inside the battery collapse while driving.
