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0 pointssambull7y ago0 comments

Tesla is a battery company.

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I think you spelled Panasonic wrong.

dagw7y ago

I thought they bought the cells from Panasonic, but made their own batteries.

And there’s the rub. From where are VW going to source their batteries? Having vertical integration rather than having to buy from third parties is a fairly substantial advantage.

cjhopman7y ago

WTF are you talking about? Tesla buys their batteries from a third party.

madaxe_again7y ago

They make their own cells.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/battery-cell-production-begins-gi...

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fattire7y ago

I think you spelled Panasonic wrong.

dagw7y ago

I thought they bought the cells from Panasonic, but made their own batteries.

madaxe_again7y ago

And there’s the rub. From where are VW going to source their batteries? Having vertical integration rather than having to buy from third parties is a fairly substantial advantage.

cjhopman7y ago

WTF are you talking about? Tesla buys their batteries from a third party.

madaxe_again7y ago

They make their own cells.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/battery-cell-production-begins-gi...

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