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Although Tesla already has its own battery cell test production line in Fremont, it will not be able to meet the manufacturer's needs at the moment.

That is why Musk stressed that Tesla is not going to reduce purchases of batteries from Panasonic, LG and CATL; instead, Tesla actually intends to increase buying, and possibly even consider other partners.




The U.S. trails in battery technology, says study ahead of Tesla’s battery day




Tesla has markets excited from what kind of battery technology it is about to unveil.

But a study released ahead of the event finds the U.S. is trailing its global competitors, notably Japan.

The study, from the European Patent Office and the International Energy Agency, found the U.S. fifth in battery technology patents, from 2000 to 2018.

The U.S. trailed Japan, South Korea, Europe and China.

That the U.S. is trailing is in fact backed by Tesla itself.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that the company will increase its use of batteries from Japan’s Panasonic, South Korea’s LG Electronics and China’s CATL.



One area the U.S. is strong in is potential next-generation batteries, the study says.

The U.S. is the leader with 36% of patents on lithium-nickel-cobalt-aluminum-oxide chemistry for Li-ion batteries, which are already being used by Panasonic and Tesla.

The U.S. trails only Japan in patents for solid-state Li-ion battery patents.





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