Tesla to build super battery plant: lower cost of EV

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of February 20 morning, Tesla car Wednesday afternoon released a 2013-year letter to shareholders. In the fourth quarter, Tesla made record car sales, with annual revenues exceeding 2 billion dollars, the mail showed. Meanwhile, Tesla wants to reduce the cost of electric cars. In the future, Tesla is also planning to develop a network of super charging stations and service centers in the United States to drive car sales. Tesla also expects huge sales in the European and Chinese markets. Total car sales in 2014 will reach 35,000 vehicles, 55% higher than this year's 22,477. Even if 35,000 electric cars are sold, the sales are only drop in global car sales. The most notable aspect of Tesla's message is that it plans to reduce the cost of electric cars and make them mainstream. In the Mail, Tesla's CEO Ilon Masc Elon Musk said he would soon unveil a "super factory" plan that would be critical to the company's cost of producing 35,000 of billions of dollars in cheap electric cars. Tesla's cheapest Model S EV is currently priced at $72,000, with some configurations priced at more than 100,000 dollars. Batteries are the most expensive components of electric vehicles. In general, battery components are produced in a number of different factories. For example, a factory is responsible for using raw materials to make electrodes, the other is responsible for assembling the battery particles, and one is responsible for assembling the battery module. Tesla's "Super Factory" will cover all these manufacturing links. "The Super Factory will help us achieve a sharp drop in the cost of battery modules and speed up battery innovation," the email said. By working with suppliers, we plan to integrate the production of raw materials, battery pellets and battery modules in the same plant. Through such factories, we are confident to develop attractive and affordable electric vehicles within 3 years. (Lili)