Tesla Starts Battery Cell Production at Gigafactory

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) has started mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at its gigafactory in Nevada along with Japan’s Panasonic, the company said on Wednesday. The cylindrical “2170 cells”, which will be used to power Tesla’s energy storage products and the new Model 3 sedan, have been jointly designed by Tesla and Panasonic, its longstanding battery partner.
As quoted in the press release:

The gigafactory will initially produce battery cells for the company’s Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 energy products, Tesla said.
The production of cells for Tesla’s first mass-market car, the Model 3, is expected to begin in the second quarter.

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