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Feb 22, 2023Liked by Grayson Hoteling

Great insight Grayson. Representing an emerging energy storage manufacturer from North America, the landscape is filling up quickly -- and is absolutely necessary given the shift to electric and over-reliance on non-allies for supply.

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Feb 22, 2023Liked by Grayson Hoteling

I disagree with the completeness of this statement. “ Tesla for example is responsible for pack production and vehicle assembly, but not cell production which is outsourced to other industry leaders in this case Panasonic. ”

Tesla makes their own 4680 cells as part of their supply, and plans a large increase of that production under the IRA. Currently expanding Austin, with equipment that was originally going to Berlin.

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Good point. You're right, Tesla produces their own 4680 cells domestically which I overlooked. The Panasonic factory in Kansas will be a supplier to Tesla in addition to the cells they produce themselves. Thanks for the correction.

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