
Tesla’s reported battery plans for 2026 and CATL’s charging ambitions
An archived look at reported 4680 development plans and CATL’s Shenxing PLUS announcement, distinguishing manufacturing processes from solid-state technology.
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An archived look at reported 4680 development plans and CATL’s Shenxing PLUS announcement, distinguishing manufacturing processes from solid-state technology.

The September 2024 debate over the pace of Europe’s automotive transition, industrial competitiveness and the rules for new cars.

How selective reporting can distort the debate about EVs, and why useful comparisons need evidence, context and realistic ownership assumptions.

A historical explanation of the zero-CO₂ target for new cars and vans, existing vehicles, affordability, batteries and charging.

Technology, brand identity, international expansion, manufacturing costs, sustainability and incentives: six elements explored in Tesla’s business story.

The historical domestic and business charging grants, their headline contribution rates and the need to distinguish their application windows.

Looking beyond the tailpipe: the environmental impact of electric vehicles from manufacturing and electricity generation to maintenance and recycling.

Charging, efficiency, performance, software and assistance features, with the historical specifications and limitations kept in view.

An archive look at the DCAS regulatory process and the expectations it raised for supervised Tesla FSD in Europe.

The announced Nevada expansion linked a 4680-cell factory with high-volume Semi production, with capacity targets separate from achieved output.