News of a highly robust long-life electric vehicle battery from Tesla has been mounting for a while, but it seems it could be a reality of the very near future. First reported by …

News of a highly robust long-life electric vehicle battery from Tesla has been mounting for a while, but it seems it could be a reality in the very near future.
First reported by Bloomberg late on Sunday, one of Teslas key battery partners and suppliers, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL), has said that its ready to start producing a million-mile battery.
If youve been out of the loop, a million-mile battery isnt one capable of driving a million miles on one charge. In fact, its one capable of withstanding enough charging cycles to last for more than a million miles of driving current batteries struggle to retain charge beyond 1,000 cycles, Teslas new battery is expected to exceed this number.
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According to CATL, its ready to start producing a battery thats capable of lasting for 16 years, or two million kilometers (1.2 million miles). A million-mile battery wouldnt increase an EVs single charge range, rather the battery
If someone places an order, we are ready to produce,  Zeng Yuqun, CATL chairman told Bloomberg.
If this is true, these batteries effectively double the lifespan of what Tesla batteries are already warrantied for. At present, Tesla batteries have a warranty for eight years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Tesla leads the way in this area too, so other manufacturers need to take note. That said, CATL also supplies German automotive giant Volkswagen. The company hasnt mentioned if any contracts to use the million-mile packs have been signed.
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A pre-production demo model of the Tesla Roadster. Its expected to be able to do a 0-62 mph in under 2 seconds.
The only issue for now seems to be that the batteries cost about 10% more than the packs currently used.
While Tesla signed a deal to start using CATLs batteries in its made-in-China Model 3s back in February, there is no word how soon we can expect the company to start using the million-mile batteries.
Tesla was expected to announce a million-mile battery, and a host of other improvements to the tech, last month in what it dubbed battery day.
However, in mid-May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed the date back to sometime next month after coronavirus restricted how many would be able to attend the event. Its now next month, and theres still no sign of when the official announcements might come.
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Earlier this year, General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium. The company claims the platforms performance will throw down the gauntlet to Tesla.
With coronavirus lockdown measures still in place around the world, and with particular restrictions on travel, Musk said the announcements would potentially be made in two parts: on video webcast and with a follow-up event in a few months presumably when travel is easier and safer.
Tesla is never one to shy away from drumming up excitement and hype about its new technologies, especially when it comes to batteries. So you can be sure that the announcements will come, eventually.
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