Tesla delivered a record number of EVs in Q1, amid supply-chain struggles

2022 Tesla lineup  (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)Tesla reported Saturday that it produced and delivered more than 300,000 vehicles, globally, in the first quarter of 2022. Tesla’s quarterly totals of 305,407 vehicles produced and 310,048 vehicles delivered included just 14,724 combined Model S and Model X vehicles delivered and 14,218 of those models produced. That left, for Model 3 and...

CATL improves cell-to-pack tech, claims advantage over Tesla 4680 cells

CATL at Frankfurt auto showBattery supplier CATL on Wednesday announced its third-generation cell-to-pack technology, claiming this new version produces more power than the latest Tesla battery tech. Cell-to-pack refers to the direct integration of cells into a battery pack, without the modules used in most current pack designs. CATL claims the latest iteration of this...