Tesla May Have Solved Its 4680 Battery Problems
With its second-quarter earnings report, Tesla announced that it entered validation testing of its very first dry cathode 4680 cells in July.
With its second-quarter earnings report, Tesla announced that it entered validation testing of its very first dry cathode 4680 cells in July.
The whole buying process is described at length in the one-hour Out of Spec Reviews video embedded at the top of this page, starting with finding the car and continuing with driving many hours to the Ford dealership that listed it for sale, inspecting it at 10 pm under the street lights and discovering a few faults, including a low coolant error.
As part of China’s strict system of capital controls, Beijing requires companies to get government approval for overseas direct investment above a certain threshold, which is typically an arduous and months-long bureaucratic process.
Also, it’s worth noting that Tesla’s so-called “Full Self-Driving” still needs to be constantly supervised by the person behind the steering wheel and that it’s considered a Level 2 system on the SAE chart, meaning that the driver is responsible for what the car does on the road.