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Tesla 100 GWh of its own cells by 2022: missed

Elon Musk promised 100 GWh a year of Tesla-made battery cells by 2022 by the end of 2022. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“Tesla aims to produce 100 GWh of its own cells by 2022 and 3 TWh per year by 2030; this 'allows us to make a lot more cars and a lot more stationary storage,' Musk said.”
— as reported (paraphrase) · Sep 22, 2020 · Green Car Reports, Battery Day Sep 22 2020 ↗
What actually happened

At the end of 2022 Tesla's 4680 lines peaked at 868,000 cells in a week, enough for about 1,000 cars, roughly 4 GWh a year annualized, under 5% of the 100 GWh target. Electrek, Dec 25 2022: 4680 output enough for 1,000 cars a week ↗

The Progression

Sep 22, 2020
The promise: “Tesla aims to produce 100 GWh of its own cells by 2022 and 3 TWh per year by 2030; this 'allows us to make a lot more cars and a lot more stationary storage,' Musk said.” · Green Car Reports, Battery Day Sep 22 2020 ↗
Dec 31, 2022
Deadline passed. At the end of 2022 Tesla's 4680 lines peaked at 868,000 cells in a week, enough for about 1,000 cars, roughly 4 GWh a year annualized, under 5% of the 100 GWh target. Electrek, Dec 25 2022: 4680 output enough for 1,000 cars a week ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 1,381 days past due. Never happened.

At Battery Day in September 2020 Tesla said it would make 100 GWh a year of its own 4680 cells by 2022. By late 2022 output was about 4 GWh a year annualized.

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