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Tesla Battery Day

Tesla · talk · Watch on YouTube

Renewables, batteries & storageCars, EVs & motorcyclesManufacturing & industrial processes

What it is

Tesla's 2020 Battery Day event, with a company update and a keynote on new cell design, manufacturing, vertical integration and cheaper lithium and materials. It ends with the Plaid Model S and a Q&A.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Treated as the essential primary source for Tesla's battery and cost-reduction plans, and a feast for engineering nerds.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Along with many other things announced in a 3+ hour technical video”

    Groundbreaking battery announcements: cost, range, manufacturing

    dayaz36, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Tesla says its battery innovations will deliver its goal of a $25,000 car”

  2. “for anyone even remotely interested in this space and this topic, I think it is an essential watch.”

    Key battery day announcements on manufacturing and lithium

    clomond, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Tesla’s new patent involves using table salt to mine lithium”

  3. “Seriously, they made a 2 hours presentation about it. Total nerd porn”

    Detailed presentation on new cell design

    maximus-decimus, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Tesla just announced a brand new car - a $25K hatchback”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tesla, battery cells, manufacturing, lithium, vertical integration

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