Elon Musk spoke about the takeover of Maxwell, an American battery manufacturer, that Tesla made in order to take advantage of its know-how.
From the first discussions between Tesla and Maxwell, which the company of Elon Musk wanted to buy, the billionaire had admitted impressed by the technology of ultra-capacitors proposed by Maxwell, but he explains today that it is not the reason why Tesla decided to buy.
Musk predicts “significant impact” of these technologies
According to him, the technology of these ultra-capacitors, whose capacity allows better densities of power and energy, could revolutionize the automotive world, but today no longer has the same relevance. It therefore confirms that this is actually not what interests it, unlike other technologies. Among these, there are in particular dry electrodes, which could make it possible to increase the autonomy of cars while reducing their cost of production, and therefore of marketing.
” It’s enormous. Maxwell has several technologies which, if applied in the right way, can have a significant impact in my opinion “Said Musk in the Tesla Third Row podcast. He therefore confirms both that the solutions developed by Maxwell will be well used by Tesla, but also that these are other points than the ultra-capacitors on which he wants his brand to focus, and cited dry electrodes among those -this.
Have Teswell batteries manufactured by Maxwell?
Tesla started integrating various Maxwell solutions into its own operation last year, but the directors of the acquired brand had assured that Musk was more interested in the batteries themselves than in the ultra-capacitors, which is confirmed today. In addition, this should not necessarily turn into a battery manufacturing by Tesla, contrary to what had been implied after the acquisition, but rather by a synergy between the two brands.
Musk also believes that automakers’ approach to electrical technology is not the right one: Most other car manufacturers want to outsource battery technology. There is the battery, the module and the cell. They all outsource the manufacturing of cells, but some even do it for modules and packs. They don’t think about fundamental chemical improvements “
Source: Electrek
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