The world’s biggest battery maker says Elon Musk’s 4680 cell ‘is going to fail’
Robin Zeng, the founder of the world’s largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s big bet on 4680 cylindrical cell technology “is going to fail and never be successful.” Zeng, the chairman of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL),
World’s Largest Battery Maker Says Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Know How To Make Batteries’
Friendly foes or business partners agreeing to disagree? Maybe it’s a bit of both for EV battery maker CATL and EV manufacturer Tesla. CATL founder and chairman Robin Zeng apparently told Tesla CEO Elon Musk that he basically sucks at making batteries.
Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Know How to Make a Battery,’ Rival Says
Robin Zeng, founder and chairman of CATL, says Musk's 4860 battery design "is going to fail and never be successful."
‘He Doesn’t Know How To Make A Battery’: China’s CATL Chief Blasts Elon Musk
CATL is the largest battery manufacturer in the world. Its founder and chairman, Robin Zeng, disagrees with Musk on several topics.
CATL Chairman Doubts Elon Musk's 4680 Battery Will Succeed
Robin Zeng of CATL questions Tesla's 4680 battery technology, predicting it may not meet its ambitious performance promises.
Why Elon Musk Says His New Role ‘Won’t Be Business as Usual’
Musk’s moves since the election suggest the Tesla CEO will be heavily involved in the Trump administration’s ‘revolution,’ as he calls it.
How Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could actually work
The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make suggestions — unless Trump tries to axe current laws.
Slash First, Fix Later: How Elon Musk Cuts Costs
Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.
Elon Musk recently met with Iran's ambassador to U.N.
Elon Musk recently met with Iran's ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. The meeting took place at the ambassador's residence in New York. There's no indication that President-elect Donald Trump's national security transition team was aware of the meeting.
Turns out America elected Elon Musk, too
US voters re-elected Donald Trump. At the moment, it looks like they also elected Elon Musk. He's acting like a shadow president, Peter Kafka writes.
Chinese EV battery giant predicts Tesla's 4680 battery project will fail
Robin Zeng, the founder and chairman of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.), the world's largest EV battery company ...
Why Elon Musk’s Plan to Reinvent EV Batteries Was Dissed by a Chinese Battery Leader
Inside Tesla a team has been feverishly working to reinvent the power cells that make EVs work. The founder of the world’s ...
Robin Zeng
Robin Zeng rode China’s EV boom to become the world’s battery king. CATL makes over a third of the world’s EV batteries, ...
Exclusive-Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms
Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL, aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as a green-energy provider ...
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World's biggest battery maker CATL eyes move into renewable energy systems
Chinese manufacturer CATL, which dominates the global battery market, plans to move into developing clean power systems ...
Exclusive-China Battery Giant CATL Would Build US Plant if Trump Allows It
CATL has restricted its presence in the U.S. market to battery-production licensing deals. Ford is opening a Michigan plant ...
China's CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms
Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL , aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as a green-energy provider ...
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CATL eyes US plant if Trump eases barriers to Chinese FDI
The Biden administration has banned Chinese technology in connected cars and imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese EV imports.