The end result is the 4680 cell, named for its 46 mm diameter and 80 mm length. This is a departure from the five-digit nomenclature, but nobody at Tesla could figure out why 18650 cells have the ...

The most probable is a switch to a larger cell format, like the 4680 used by the Cybertruck. The Model S and Model X use old 18650 cells, a format long abandoned in the automotive sector.

As for the Tesla Model S and X ... believes a Cybertruck larger cell format switch is coming – to 4680 cells from the older 18650 cells, an obsolete format within the greater automotive industry.