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Every technology hits roadblocks and the story of how we solve those problems is as interesting as the technology itself. For the most part, I'll be focusing...

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Q1 Battery Report:  Breaking China’s Battery Monopoly 17:15

Q1 Battery Report: Breaking China’s Battery Monopoly

Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium Ion Batteries 19:11

Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium Ion Batteries

What’s REALLY Ruining Your EV Battery // Stop Stressing 16:54

What’s REALLY Ruining Your EV Battery // Stop Stressing

Solar, Wind, and Batteries:  Not Quite a 100% Solution 20:12

Solar, Wind, and Batteries: Not Quite a 100% Solution

Cybercab:  A Comprehensive Case for the LFP 4680 26:16

Cybercab: A Comprehensive Case for the LFP 4680

Tesla Cathode Production Patent – LFP Cheaper than China 18:58

Tesla Cathode Production Patent – LFP Cheaper than China

Tesla Battery Constraints? // Q4 Earnings Call Analysis 20:02

Tesla Battery Constraints? // Q4 Earnings Call Analysis

The Next Step in Aluminum Gigacasting // Evaporative Cooling Injectors and Squeeze Pins 17:33

The Next Step in Aluminum Gigacasting // Evaporative Cooling Injectors and Squeeze Pins

Part 2:  Wireless Charging for Vehicles // The Nitty Gritty Details 19:48

Part 2: Wireless Charging for Vehicles // The Nitty Gritty Details

Five Years on YouTube! 10:04

Five Years on YouTube!

Part 1:  Wireless Charging for Vehicles // Everything You Need to Know 23:25

Part 1: Wireless Charging for Vehicles // Everything You Need to Know

Nuclear Energy // Deconstructing the Bear Case 21:13

Nuclear Energy // Deconstructing the Bear Case

Electric Vehicle Fire Myths 21:50

Electric Vehicle Fire Myths

CATL Shenxing Plus Technical Deep Dive // How it Fast Charges 25:28

CATL Shenxing Plus Technical Deep Dive // How it Fast Charges

Tesla Q3 Battery Report // The 4680 is Riding Down the Cost Curve 19:02

Tesla Q3 Battery Report // The 4680 is Riding Down the Cost Curve

What happened to the Million Mile Battery? 15:19

What happened to the Million Mile Battery?

Tesla's Unboxed Process // A Closer Look 18:33

Tesla's Unboxed Process // A Closer Look

Tony Seba’s Vision of “Super Power” // Analysis 16:36

Tony Seba’s Vision of “Super Power” // Analysis

Generation 2 4680 Tested // Results & Analysis 20:31

Generation 2 4680 Tested // Results & Analysis

The 4680 Hits a New Energy Density High // But how does it stack up? 🤠 18:54

The 4680 Hits a New Energy Density High // But how does it stack up? 🤠

'Cybercell' Teardown // The Generation 2 4680 *Bonus Content* 19:01

'Cybercell' Teardown // The Generation 2 4680 *Bonus Content*

Dry Cathode Finally Solved!  What was the delay? // Tesla Q2 Battery Report 18:34

Dry Cathode Finally Solved! What was the delay? // Tesla Q2 Battery Report

Making Tesla's Unboxed Process Work // Seven Key Technologies 12:36

Making Tesla's Unboxed Process Work // Seven Key Technologies

Grid Series Video #2 // How Many Megapack Factories Will Tesla Build? 27:13

Grid Series Video #2 // How Many Megapack Factories Will Tesla Build?

Digging Deeper on Tesla's Etherloop Wiring System 23:02

Digging Deeper on Tesla's Etherloop Wiring System

All Our Patent are Belong to You // Tesla Patents 101 17:12

All Our Patent are Belong to You // Tesla Patents 101

Chinese Automakers are Going Global // How will Tesla Compete? 20:48

Chinese Automakers are Going Global // How will Tesla Compete?

Prof. David Howey:  The Charging Curve // + Does LFP 'Like' to be Charged to 100%? 55:30

Prof. David Howey: The Charging Curve // + Does LFP 'Like' to be Charged to 100%?

Tesla Q1 Battery Report // The Death of the 4680 Has Been Greatly Exaggerated 19:55

Tesla Q1 Battery Report // The Death of the 4680 Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Tesla's Next Gen Compact Vehicle // Stainless Steel vs Paint 21:39

Tesla's Next Gen Compact Vehicle // Stainless Steel vs Paint

CATL M3P Deep Dive // The Manganese Demons 15:51

CATL M3P Deep Dive // The Manganese Demons

Professor Shirley Meng:  Sodium Ion Batteries // Deep Dive 40:52

Professor Shirley Meng: Sodium Ion Batteries // Deep Dive

4680 Synthetic Anode Confirmed // What are the implications? 24:25

4680 Synthetic Anode Confirmed // What are the implications?

Magnesium from Seawater // Magrathea’s Mission to go Back to the Future 25:03

Magnesium from Seawater // Magrathea’s Mission to go Back to the Future

Tesla 4680 Asymmetric Lamination Rumors // Two Cells in One? 20:17

Tesla 4680 Asymmetric Lamination Rumors // Two Cells in One?

Tesla Q4 Battery Updates // Production Dip and Rumors 17:54

Tesla Q4 Battery Updates // Production Dip and Rumors

Why Thixomolded Magnesium is better than Gigacast Aluminum 32:30

Why Thixomolded Magnesium is better than Gigacast Aluminum

Tesla's PDO Patent // One-Upping the 'Million Mile Battery'? 15:51

Tesla's PDO Patent // One-Upping the 'Million Mile Battery'?

Idra Enters the Thixomolded Magnesium Game // But What is It? 21:41

Idra Enters the Thixomolded Magnesium Game // But What is It?

Part 1 I How Grid Storage Duration is Assessed and Why it Matters 18:30

Part 1 I How Grid Storage Duration is Assessed and Why it Matters

Unlocking Magnesium for Lightweight Vehicle Castings 22:24

Unlocking Magnesium for Lightweight Vehicle Castings

Tesla Q3 Earnings // Battery Updates // Full Breakdown and Implications 30:01

Tesla Q3 Earnings // Battery Updates // Full Breakdown and Implications

The Global Lithium Supply Chain and Tesla’s 50% Growth Rate  I  ~3 Month Project 1:51:50

The Global Lithium Supply Chain and Tesla’s 50% Growth Rate I ~3 Month Project

Tesla's Coming Lithium Crunch // How Long Can Tesla Continue Growing Battery Consumption @ 50% CAGR? 17:55

Tesla's Coming Lithium Crunch // How Long Can Tesla Continue Growing Battery Consumption @ 50% CAGR?

How LMFP and Sodium Ion Batteries will Change the Battery Market // 2023, 2025, and 2030 37:38

How LMFP and Sodium Ion Batteries will Change the Battery Market // 2023, 2025, and 2030

Global Battery Supply Forecast to 2030 // Lithium & Sodium Ion // Part 4 17:16

Global Battery Supply Forecast to 2030 // Lithium & Sodium Ion // Part 4

CATL M3P // Is the Hype Legit & Will Tesla Use it? 20:58

CATL M3P // Is the Hype Legit & Will Tesla Use it?

Lithium Supply by Country:  Where are the Opportunities? // Part 3 38:24

Lithium Supply by Country: Where are the Opportunities? // Part 3

Tesla Q2 Earnings // 4680 Updates & Emerging Revenue Streams 23:20

Tesla Q2 Earnings // 4680 Updates & Emerging Revenue Streams

Are Global Lithium Supply Forecasts Accurate? // Part 2 20:26

Are Global Lithium Supply Forecasts Accurate? // Part 2

Will Refining be the Bottleneck for Lithium Supply? // Part 1 28:59

Will Refining be the Bottleneck for Lithium Supply? // Part 1

Nio Battery Pack Swapping // Everything You Need to Know 34:12

Nio Battery Pack Swapping // Everything You Need to Know

Dry Electrode Lithium Doping Process // 'New' Tesla Patent 23:13

Dry Electrode Lithium Doping Process // 'New' Tesla Patent

Tesla's Rare Earth Free Motor // Niron Iron Nitride or Ferrite Magnets? 27:28

Tesla's Rare Earth Free Motor // Niron Iron Nitride or Ferrite Magnets?

Tesla Q1 2023 Earnings Call // Storage, 4680 Production, Lithium Cost 27:26

Tesla Q1 2023 Earnings Call // Storage, 4680 Production, Lithium Cost

Sodium Ion Batteries for Vehicles // Analysis 21:37

Sodium Ion Batteries for Vehicles // Analysis

Cliff’s Notes for Investor Day // Context, Insights, Implications 21:16

Cliff’s Notes for Investor Day // Context, Insights, Implications

Tesla Investor Day // Cheap Complaints and Valid Criticisms 14:41

Tesla Investor Day // Cheap Complaints and Valid Criticisms

Investor Day Livestream // The Limiting Factor 4:47:38

Investor Day Livestream // The Limiting Factor

Tesla Master Plan 3 + Investor Day // What to Expect ⛏🔋 25:52

Tesla Master Plan 3 + Investor Day // What to Expect ⛏🔋

Tesla Semi:  Competitive Landscape // Interview with Johnny Nijenhuis 37:18

Tesla Semi: Competitive Landscape // Interview with Johnny Nijenhuis

The Tesla Semi:  Why Now? // The Road to Commercial Viability 14:45

The Tesla Semi: Why Now? // The Road to Commercial Viability

Tesla Q4 Earnings // The Path to 3 TWh // Full Battery Update 31:20

Tesla Q4 Earnings // The Path to 3 TWh // Full Battery Update

How the Tesla Semi “Broke the Laws of Physics” 14:52

How the Tesla Semi “Broke the Laws of Physics”

Semi Megacharger Output // + The Megapack Moat 16:52

Semi Megacharger Output // + The Megapack Moat

Tesla V4 Supercharger // Megawatt Charging for the Masses 25:21

Tesla V4 Supercharger // Megawatt Charging for the Masses

Reviewing 4680 Criticisms // + My Concerns and I Eat Crow 25:12

Reviewing 4680 Criticisms // + My Concerns and I Eat Crow

Pack Analysis:  BYD Blade vs CATL Qilin vs Tesla 4680 Structural 30:32

Pack Analysis: BYD Blade vs CATL Qilin vs Tesla 4680 Structural

Munro 4680 Energy Density Tested // Model Y Pack Size Explained 18:55

Munro 4680 Energy Density Tested // Model Y Pack Size Explained

Tesla Q3 Earnings Call:  Breaking China's Supply Chain Grip + Updates on Almost Everything 42:55

Tesla Q3 Earnings Call: Breaking China's Supply Chain Grip + Updates on Almost Everything

The 4680 Current Collectors Explained //  A Temporary Crutch? 13:04

The 4680 Current Collectors Explained // A Temporary Crutch?

4680 Thermal Design and Management // Why Ribbon Cooling is Better 21:44

4680 Thermal Design and Management // Why Ribbon Cooling is Better

The 100% Graphite Silicon-Free 4680 Anode // What are the Implications? 16:58

The 100% Graphite Silicon-Free 4680 Anode // What are the Implications?

4680 Teardown Analysis // DBE:  Big Risks & Big Rewards + Patent Landscape 31:40

4680 Teardown Analysis // DBE: Big Risks & Big Rewards + Patent Landscape

Tesla & The Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit // $$$ 22:31

Tesla & The Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit // $$$

The 4680 in Perspective // Battery Day Refresher + Competitors? 25:11

The 4680 in Perspective // Battery Day Refresher + Competitors?

Tesla Q2 Earnings Call // 4680:  Progressing through Challenges 38:52

Tesla Q2 Earnings Call // 4680: Progressing through Challenges

Tesla 4680 Teardown:  Specs Revealed! (Part 2) 11:09

Tesla 4680 Teardown: Specs Revealed! (Part 2)

Part 1:  Tesla 4680 Teardown // Cell Disassembly // 4 hours in 1 hour 1:15:48

Part 1: Tesla 4680 Teardown // Cell Disassembly // 4 hours in 1 hour

Sodium Ion // CATL and Faradion // Managing Expectations 28:12

Sodium Ion // CATL and Faradion // Managing Expectations

Tesla:  Battery Material Strategies // Maintaining a 50% Growth Rate 50:25

Tesla: Battery Material Strategies // Maintaining a 50% Growth Rate

Tesla Q1 Earnings Call // The 4680 Ramp & Raw Materials for Extreme Scaling 1:20:32

Tesla Q1 Earnings Call // The 4680 Ramp & Raw Materials for Extreme Scaling

TeslaCon Texas Panel // With Sandy Munro and Farzad Mesbahi 51:11

TeslaCon Texas Panel // With Sandy Munro and Farzad Mesbahi

Giga Texas // My Experience and What I Learned 29:25

Giga Texas // My Experience and What I Learned

Gigacasting Series Finale //  + Full Body Castings 25:06

Gigacasting Series Finale // + Full Body Castings

The Battery Materials Crunch & Tesla // 4680 Variants 28:56

The Battery Materials Crunch & Tesla // 4680 Variants

Cybertruck // Merging the Exoskeleton, Gigacastings, and Structural Battery Pack 25:33

Cybertruck // Merging the Exoskeleton, Gigacastings, and Structural Battery Pack

Mitra Chem // Reshoring LFP Cathode Production to the U.S. 57:09

Mitra Chem // Reshoring LFP Cathode Production to the U.S.

Two Years on YouTube! // Thoughts on Where I am and What's Next 15:20

Two Years on YouTube! // Thoughts on Where I am and What's Next

Tesla Q4 Earnings Call:  A Tour de Force // Battery Maturity, Embodied AI, FSD Demand, Mn Batteries 45:23

Tesla Q4 Earnings Call: A Tour de Force // Battery Maturity, Embodied AI, FSD Demand, Mn Batteries

The LFP 4680 Battery Cell  // + LFP with Tesla Silicon 30:16

The LFP 4680 Battery Cell // + LFP with Tesla Silicon

Gigacasting // Super Vacuum, Argon Injection, Die Coatings, Thermal Regulation 14:52

Gigacasting // Super Vacuum, Argon Injection, Die Coatings, Thermal Regulation

The BYD Blade Battery Evaluated:  The Hype is Real (Mostly) 22:39

The BYD Blade Battery Evaluated: The Hype is Real (Mostly)

How a Lithium Ion Battery Actually Works // Photorealistic // 16 Month Project 17:27

How a Lithium Ion Battery Actually Works // Photorealistic // 16 Month Project

Tesla's Gigacasting Alloy // Patent Application & Science 25:36

Tesla's Gigacasting Alloy // Patent Application & Science

2025:  CATL's 1200 GWh Planned Capacity // + Tesla Cell Supply Forecast 18:56

2025: CATL's 1200 GWh Planned Capacity // + Tesla Cell Supply Forecast

Tesla Q3 - Just the Batteries // 4680 On Track, Giga Berlin, Supply Chain, and Leaks 49:58

Tesla Q3 - Just the Batteries // 4680 On Track, Giga Berlin, Supply Chain, and Leaks

#2 CATL LFP vs Tesla NCA // Full Rundown of the Science and Specs 31:33

#2 CATL LFP vs Tesla NCA // Full Rundown of the Science and Specs

#2 Tesla Gigacast Aluminum vs Advanced High Strength Steel 21:22

#2 Tesla Gigacast Aluminum vs Advanced High Strength Steel

#3 The Promise of QuantumScape // First Principles Advantages 24:39

#3 The Promise of QuantumScape // First Principles Advantages

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Cybercab:  A Comprehensive Case for the LFP 4680 26:16

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Tesla Cathode Production Patent – LFP Cheaper than China 18:58

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Five Years on YouTube! 10:04

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