Tesla Battery Day will be Master Plan Part Trois: A Strategy for affordable energy

Tesla Battery Day will be Master Plan Pt. Trois: A Strategy for affordable energy Master Plan Part 1: Create a low volume car, which would necessarily be expensive Use that money to develop a medium volume car at a lower price Use that money to create an affordable, high volume car Source: https://www.tesla.com/blog/master-plan-part-deux Master Plan Part 2: Create stunning solar roofs with seamlessly integrated battery storage Expand the electric vehicle product line to address all major segments Develop a self-driving capability that is 10X safer than manual via massive fleet learning Enable your car to make money for you when you aren't using it Source: https://www.tesla.com/blog/master-plan-part-deux Master Plan Part 3: Breaking the $100/kWh at Gigafactory AND increasing volume production to more than 1 TWh Reduction in battery production costs Removal of wet electrode from production process Implementation of Maxwell, Hibar, Silion(?) Increase in energy density and battery longevity through chemistry improvements Jeff Dahn research - 1 million mile battery Maxwell Dry Battery Electrode - 16x production capacity increase and 10-20% cost reduction Source: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2.0981913jes/pdf Battery recycling for reuse of raw materials Redwood Materials JB would like to establish a “closed loop” Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/tesla-cto-jb-straubel-redwood-materials-recycling-expands-nevada.html https://blog.importgenius.com/maritime-shipping-records-shed-light-on-redwood-materials/ Greater control of early stage of supply chain Vertical integration of local raw material mining particularly around lithium, nickel, and cobalt Projected shortage around Lithium RK Equity surmises that Tesla could buy Lithium Americas due to existing Tesla ties and Thacker Pass location Less dependent on China and any trade wars EO 13817 Trump Sources: https://www.lithiumamericas.com/thacker-pass/ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/12/26/2017-27899/a-federal-strategy-to-ensure-secure-and-reliable-supplies-of-critical-minerals Deeper level partnerships with suppliers to fulfill battery needs Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-china-catl/tesla-partners-with-lg-chem-catl-for-battery-supply-idUSKBN1ZT16G ******** Become a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/seanmmitchell Like Tesla: http://www.youtube.com/LikeTesla Now You Know: https://www.youtube.com/nowyouknowchannel Hyperchange: TV https://www.youtube.com/hyperchangetv Teslanomics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEbf0-PoSuHD0TgMbxomDg Products I use: Canon 80D: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H8CWRBM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_XHYIBb4RC08QH JOBY GorillaPod 3K Kit. Compact Tripod 3K Stand and Ballhead 3K for Compact Mirrorless Cameras or Devices up to 3K (6.6lbs). Black/Charcoal: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WC9YKL/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Rode VMGO Video Mic GO Lightweight On-Camera Microphone Super-Cardioid: https://www.amazon.com/Rode-VMGO-Lightweight-Microphone-Super-Cardioid/dp/B00GQDORA4/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537461907&sr=1-3&keywords=rode+microphone Michelin X-Ice Xi3 Winter Radial Tire - 245/45R19/XL 102H: http://amzn.to/2DyiHUc iOttie Easy One Touch 4: http://amzn.to/2Bs3SR6 KobraTech Mini Cell Phone Tripod: http://amzn.to/2sJMOH2 #Tesla #ModelS #ElonMusk