Elon Musk blames Panasonic battery cell lines for constraining Tesla output

'Tesla won't spend money on more capacity until existing lines get closer to 35GWh,' tweeted Elon Musk

International News: Tesla Inc's. Elon Musk said Panasonic Corp. cell lines at the electric-vehicle producer's Nevada battery manufacturing plant have been holding up creation of its Model 3 cars.
"Pana cell lines at Giga are just at 24GWh/yr and have been an imperative on Model 3 yield since July," Musk wrote in a tweet Saturday. "Tesla won't burn through cash on greater limit until existing lines draw nearer to 35GWh."
Tesla shares tumbled Thursday after the Nikkei revealed that the organization and Panasonic were frigid designs to extend limit at the plant close Reno. The paper said that since offers of electric vehicles have been beneath plans, the two organizations chose major extra speculation currently presented a lot of a hazard.Read More

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