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Tesla 3 TWh of batteries a year by 2030 (still pending)

Elon Musk promised 3 terawatt-hours of Tesla battery production a year by 2030 by the end of 2030. It hasn't happened yet, with 1,541 days left.

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“Long-term, we're expecting to make on the order of 3,000 gigawatt hours or 3 terawatt hours per year. I think we've got a good chance of achieving this actually before 2030, but I'm highly confident that we could do it by 2030.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 20, 2022 · Reuters, Aug 30 2022, quoting Musk on the July 2022 earnings call ↗
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Jul 20, 2022
The promise: “Long-term, we're expecting to make on the order of 3,000 gigawatt hours or 3 terawatt hours per year. I think we've got a good chance of achieving this actually before 2030, but I'm highly confident that we could do it by 2030.” · Reuters, Aug 30 2022, quoting Musk on the July 2022 earnings call ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,541 days left. Still waiting.

Elon Musk first set the 3 TWh-a-year battery target at Battery Day 2020 and said on the July 2022 earnings call he was highly confident Tesla could do it by 2030.

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