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Faster Charging Battery on its Way

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  1. hill

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    Tesla (TSLA) is getting new battery cells from Panasonic with faster charging capacity - Electrek

    Looks like the industry leader is in the process of enlarging their lead.
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    it's not easy to catch up to a company hell bent on progress instead of profits
     
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    Especially when put under seriously intense pressure by their largest customer!
     
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    Yet Panasonic is Japanese - so major Japanese players will have this available as well for their vehicles if needed (hint Toyota)
     
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    first - its proprietary. A joint venture between Tesla & Panasonic. You can be sure all those possibilities were decided long before the chemistry went into production. Mike they sell worldwide to other purchases someday? Maybe.
    Second - Toyota has expressly said batteries aren't ready for Primetime (despite the millions of Eevee's running around successfully worldwide) and so they want to wait, maybe not until a solid state chemistry is out and proven.
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    All it tak
    All it takes is a few changes and it’s no longer proprietary.
     
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    I figure Tesla is sharing their patents with a reasonable royalty for any sold to others than Tesla. In effect, tax the others for Tesla's R&D to design and develop these awesome, 4680 cells.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Yet Toyota gave their patents away for free. Musk gotta make money to support Tesla!
     
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    Musk opened up Tesla's patent books long before Toyota did. Neither gave away their battery IP.
     
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