In 2020, Tesla announced that it would transition to using a bigger battery cell form factor. Instead of the regular 2170 cells, Tesla will develop 4680 cells.

Tesla originally planned to launch the 4680 battery four years ago, but development stalled. While a partial version of the battery was included in the new Cybertruck, the full rollout had been slow.

Tesla is still having some issues in ramping up production of its new 4680 battery cell and especially its dry-coating technology, according to an interesting albeit strange new report.

That was more than two years ago, and we haven’t had a clear look at the progress of Tesla’s own 4680 battery cell production. Tesla has held tightly to its battery cell manufacturing data.

Tesla's Zackary Kirkhorn said that the company is currently looking at the ability to be able to produce enough 4680 cells for about 1,000 cars per week in Q4 2022.

It's been almost exactly four years since Tesla unveiled its new 4680 form factor at its Battery Day event in September 2020. Its goal was to create a new cell that would allow for greater energy ...

Tesla was forced to delay the Cybertruck production start because the 4680 battery cells were not yet ready for volume manufacturing. This became clear after Tesla built the Semi trucks with 2170 ...

Two years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised a larger 4680 cylindrical battery that would improve range, drive down costs and fuel the launch of the power-hungry Cybertruck pickup. Tesla has fallen ...

Tesla's 4680 battery cells aim to improve efficiency and reduce costs, but currently faces both technical and cost issues. Click here for our TSLA stock update.

Tesla's new 4680 battery cell is 5.5 times larger than the 2170 cell it replaces, and is designed to store five times the energy while delivering 16 percent more driving range.