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Tesla have hit 20 million of their 4680 homemade battery cells produced.

The 20 millionth was made at Gigatexas.

They used to be made at Fremont as well.

The 10 millionth was made at Fremont back in June. The ramp is going very well there. It will need to if they want to ramp the cyber truck and other vehicles using those larger cells, which have a hike in range, more power and a reduction in cost per kilowatt hour. Ford and SK on are boosting

wages at upcoming EV battery plants to $37.50 an hour for maintenance technicians hoping to

placate the United Auto Workers Union. They say it's still not enough and they want more.

Cadillac ventures into Europe with direct digital sales.

Back in 2015, there were 45 Cadillac dealers across Europe, but they sold just 780 cars that

year.

So Cadillac, of course, pulled out.

Now, GM are coming back.

You would think the Lyric is going to be one of the first vehicles, but they haven't confirmed.

They have said Switzerland will be the first where they start to roll out direct digital sales as the Cadillac brand comes back to Europe. S-Volt

have surprised people with a deal with BMW who already have partnerships with CATL and Eve Energy

to make their cylindrical cells for their new class platform. Now S-Volt Energy will provide

their so-called short blade cells to BMW,

who need 160 gigawatt hours of total battery capacity every single year from their now three suppliers.

The shift to their 6th-gen cylindrical cells for their new class platform from their other suppliers will again boost energy density, vehicle range and charging speeds.

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