Tesla Model 3 battery production is seriously inadequate, and even began to assemble manually.Although Tesla officials in the first time a rumor, but there are still many people questioned.And today's news is to let Public opinion has been completely reversed on Tesla's side - Ernest Villanueva, Tesla battery technology executive, has quit last year!
News from foreign media CNBC, they said Villanueva holds and Tesla electric car battery eight patents in 2006 Vela Nueva joined Tesla Vela Nueva is the absolute company veterans, to know 2006 Musk is the company's chairman, not the CEO, and he helped design battery modules for all Tesla models, including the Roadster, Model S, Model X and Model 3. But it's such an important role that already Sent from Tesla for months.
Tesla officials declined to comment on the news, while Villanueva himself had not yet returned to interview, but this has left many consumers feeling reluctant to begin mass production of Model 3 before tesla promised 2018 In June of the year, model 3 can be produced at a speed of 5000 cars per week.
Interestingly, Tesla still plans to make lithium batteries for itself, even as battery cell executives quit today, Eduardo Bitran, executive vice president of Chile's Industrial Development Agency, said Tesla may plan to set up a plant in Chile to produce electric The high-quality lithium needed by the car, while Tesla has been working mainly with Sony in the production of lithium batteries, while the main supplier of the Model lithium batteries is Panasonic.
Bitran said Tesla plans to extract the lithium hydroxide feedstock needed for the manufacture of lithium batteries in the Chilean desert and, because of Chile's abundant solar energy resources, has the conditions to allow Tesla to complete the manufacture of battery cathodes in Chile.
However, Tesla had the plan to be normal because other automakers are finishing the supply chain of raw materials lithium recently, intending to flex their muscles in the field of electric vehicles. For example, Toyota acquired a 15% stake in Orocobre, an Argentine lithium raw material company As a leader in the electric car industry, Tesla does not have its own complete lithium battery supply chain.
So Tesla's cooperation with the Chilean government is indeed very necessary for them to build their own new energy empire, but the recent news including Model 3 bounce tickets and the departure of senior executives undoubtedly cast off the front of Tesla A layer of shadows.
