#12 Tesla's Cathode Production Process // Breaking the Price Floor

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  • @thelimitingfactor
    @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +58

    Note: There seems to be a lot of confusion around Sulfide and Sulfate...
    Nickel Sulfide is NiS
    Nickel Sulfate is NiSO₄(H₂O)₆
    Despite having sulfur in common, they are two different things.

    • @andyonions7864
      @andyonions7864 3 роки тому

      Not really. The difference is Oxygen. Although you're showing a hydrated sulphate...

    • @Klemeq
      @Klemeq 3 роки тому

      Regarding Tesla getting deeper into the supply chain what are your thoughts on this?
      www.bbc.com/news/business-56288781

    • @DonBrowningRacing
      @DonBrowningRacing 3 роки тому

      True but Jordan is really saying that as attractive as lightweight hydrogen may seem to electron heavy oxygen covalent attached oxygen and nickel dime types like sulfur when unbathed, smelly and somewhat expensive at a nickel per noble unit reacting where potentially weak forces prevail while Ion the other hand attach to all parts of the group with generous sharing of energetic bonds when possible if I fit in saving mater as a group with a true magic if periodic clinging. Called stable but energetic temperature can disrupt our sometimes ordered group. For the most part we conduct our magical power when electric voltage is currently asking for a room at the inn.

    • @hyric8927
      @hyric8927 3 роки тому +2

      Really appreciating you using subscript numbers for chemical formulas.

  • @ibrahimfidann
    @ibrahimfidann 3 роки тому +70

    This channel is a treasure

  • @Cybernatural
    @Cybernatural 3 роки тому +37

    I think you are the first person on UA-cam to make me consider Patreon support.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +3

      Glad to hear it! It's what makes the channel possible. The UA-cam ad revenue is much lower for niche topics.

    • @DonBrowningRacing
      @DonBrowningRacing 3 роки тому +3

      Silentsam7532 I really enjoy supporting this incredible analyst on Patreon.

    • @geraldbaria
      @geraldbaria 2 роки тому

      Same

  • @DonBrowningRacing
    @DonBrowningRacing 3 роки тому +44

    You’re battery chemistry, structure knowledge package is impressive.

  • @billgibson2520
    @billgibson2520 3 роки тому +10

    It is a pleasure to support yourself and people like you. Nice presentation with Rob Maurer.

  • @FutureAzA
    @FutureAzA 3 роки тому +11

    Always an effortless thumbs up for Giesege. Takes a bit of focus to internalize, but worth it.

  • @rojavabashur6455
    @rojavabashur6455 3 роки тому +27

    Northvolt already has an integrated cathode production and precursor production at their site in northern Sweden. Which will go online in the next 3-4 months. First such setup in the world with integrated precursor-cathode-cell factory. Complete with a circular water flow and hydro energy. And there is a smelter processing nickel and copper just 10 km from their site.

    • @batandball617
      @batandball617 3 роки тому +8

      Northvolt was set up by former Tesla employees.......

    • @willca83
      @willca83 3 роки тому +12

      Northvolt is also partly owned by VW, who is another Nano One partner.

    • @willblomker1393
      @willblomker1393 3 роки тому +2

      Also happens to be just down the road from Talga 🤔

    • @billgibson2520
      @billgibson2520 3 роки тому

      Like your post.

    • @ElCSB
      @ElCSB 4 місяці тому

      and this is going bad all production is waste. Now cathode production is going to stop at NV.

  • @mahhe9435
    @mahhe9435 3 роки тому +8

    Jorden, I am a huge fan of your channel! Being a chemist myself, I admire the quality of your analyses of materials and process chemistry without losing sight on the bigger picture! The amount of research and work to put together these videos are immensely impressive and truly benefit anyone interested in these topics! Keep up the great work!

  • @d3rk11
    @d3rk11 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you for your annunciation. Your focus and time shine through.

  • @shhagley
    @shhagley 3 роки тому +13

    We wait patiently for new content from you,always top quality!

  • @louiscyfear878
    @louiscyfear878 3 роки тому

    If you're like me and have been following the development of battery technology as far back as the 2001 *_Eestor Corporation_* debacle, than you already know how critically important this channel is.

  • @traviswood6641
    @traviswood6641 3 роки тому +9

    Nice one Jordan. I wouldn't bet against Nanoone. Straight from the mine!

  • @eclecticcyclist
    @eclecticcyclist 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your deective work which explains many things not understood by other commentators.

  • @saurabhchandra6267
    @saurabhchandra6267 3 роки тому

    This is the most underrated channel. The animations are amazing! And there is lots of info.

  • @rwhirsch
    @rwhirsch 3 роки тому +4

    i would say the "materials" price floor also S-curve decreases over time as recycling takes over...then the cost of recycling materials becomes the price floor.

  • @markgoggins7792
    @markgoggins7792 Рік тому

    Super informative! I will be watching this numerous times over the next few months to ensure I grasp it all. Excellent presentation! THANK YOU!

  • @fredkroh6576
    @fredkroh6576 3 роки тому +4

    From what you are saying Western Australia which has vast nickel (and iron) reserves and in infinite supply of sun, could set up one of the cleanest nickel production processes - solar - hydrogen - ammonia (known process) - output nickel. Similar process could also be used to produce clean iron! Plus all metals required to produce batteries exist in WA.

  • @mikeday5776
    @mikeday5776 3 роки тому +4

    Very informative, concise and well researched, thanks. 👍

  • @raddaks2039
    @raddaks2039 3 роки тому +6

    Thanks, Jordan! Excellent explanation as always!

  • @joesmackunstable
    @joesmackunstable 3 роки тому +6

    Great job Jordan!

  • @MrAjgreenfeld
    @MrAjgreenfeld 3 роки тому +2

    You mentioned the notion of Tesla moving away from Nickel cathodes entirely, in the next ~10 years. I have two questions: 1.) Are you assuming LFP and/or Manganese would take over the whole fleet? Or is there something new that would join the fray? 2.) Do you think it's possible that they will continue with Nickel in some capacity, sourced from recycling retired packs? As Elon mentioned, "long term, new batteries will come from old batteries."
    All-in-all, great channel, happy to be a Patreon supporter!

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      Proably >10 years. I'm just talking about replacing the Nickel with something like Sulfur or LiCl+C, not eliminating LFP. Nickel will continue. Too far into the future to go deep on at this point!

  • @goodyKoeln
    @goodyKoeln 3 роки тому +26

    I‘m always confused when UA-cam sends me a „new“ video, that I already watched.
    But I’ll show them and watch it again. 😏

    • @LarsPallesen
      @LarsPallesen 3 роки тому +2

      This video came out today, so I doubt you've watched it before.

    • @21nickik
      @21nickik 3 роки тому

      @@LarsPallesen Patreon's get early access. You can get it too, just 3$ a month.

    • @goodyKoeln
      @goodyKoeln 3 роки тому +1

      @@21nickik Oh nooooh, now you spoiled it.
      Lars and I could have started a fight about it and called us names and stuff. 😅

  • @andyonions7864
    @andyonions7864 3 роки тому +3

    Fantastic stuff Jordan. Brilliant sleuthing in fact. You make me feel like extreme bullishness on Tesla is justified. The fact that they care about environmental issues in their manufacturing processes also inspires confidence toward a cleaner and more efficient future.

  • @LetTheFloodIn
    @LetTheFloodIn 3 роки тому +3

    I'd love to see a video on how silicone and solid state batteries may effect anode production in the future and the likelihood that artificial/natural graphite use will be phased out

  • @signatureglassinc
    @signatureglassinc 3 роки тому +1

    I know much of this is said already, but these are fantastic videos with great research and put together in a clear presentation format.

  • @ray5590
    @ray5590 3 роки тому +4

    Nano One has a Great video on youtube explaining their M2CAM process

  • @dimitrychekov1136
    @dimitrychekov1136 3 роки тому +5

    If Tesla's batteries were as energy dense as your videos are information dense, we would all be flying around in personal VTOLs. Watching again. Thanks for the awesome content.

  • @ruftime
    @ruftime 3 роки тому +4

    Enjoyed your chat with Rob @ Tesla Daily.
    Subscribed.

  • @4LXK
    @4LXK 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for being the Sandy Munro of materials engineering! Would love to have a recommended reading list to better understand all of these processes.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +2

      I haven't found anything with reading, so I decided to create it. I read all the papers and boil it down. Everything I've seen on batteries is written for the general public or due people with a phd. Nothing in between.

  • @roryreddog3258
    @roryreddog3258 3 роки тому +5

    Nice to be reminded how "Battery Day" makes "Power Day" look like a child's school project...

    • @peter.g6
      @peter.g6 3 роки тому +1

      That's pretty harsh. Because it's true.

  • @Gaijin101
    @Gaijin101 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome video really appreaciate the work. The clear and easy-to-follow flow makes it very easy to share to others too.
    Tesla news possibly will be going quite for a while with all the work needed to be done.
    Drew "Sand"baglino

  • @grantguy8933
    @grantguy8933 3 роки тому +10

    Go Jordan! 🚀

  • @magnamic5614
    @magnamic5614 3 роки тому +4

    Oh man! You’re so amazing at delivering this information. It calms my soul lol!

  • @zilogfan
    @zilogfan 3 роки тому +4

    I am proud to patreon this content. If you are not a supporter get right on it! Where are you going to get this quality of content!

  • @alexlind2703
    @alexlind2703 3 роки тому

    Insightful video, thank you Jordan.

  • @kdw9518
    @kdw9518 Рік тому

    Hi Jordan, great video as always. Can we please request an updated Nano One video?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  Рік тому

      Thanks!
      I wish I had time. There's really room for another two to three channels that do what I do.

  • @montymonto6430
    @montymonto6430 3 роки тому +1

    This content is great. I suggest going slower on some of the more technical slides so it becomes easier to follow.

  • @TheEnimabandit
    @TheEnimabandit 3 роки тому +1

    Another great video well explained awsum

  • @rupertcrighton4107
    @rupertcrighton4107 Рік тому +1

    I’m chasing the Nanoone One-pot process. It uses a gas injection to grow single crystals, does anyone know what the gas is?

  • @OliverSlezak
    @OliverSlezak 3 роки тому +1

    How about researching silver in Tesla's products. Alot of silver bugs keep claiming that silver is used a lot in electric cars but I wonder how much.

  • @cooldave3472
    @cooldave3472 3 роки тому

    Outstanding and inspiring presentation. Thank you!

  • @mystakidis
    @mystakidis 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Jordan, loving the content and analysis - as usual.
    Any chance you could look into a particular process for our better understanding. There is a company (Altech Chemicals Limited) that is piloting a high purity alumina (HPA) coating for lithium batteries. I haven't seen it picked up by anyone on the youtubes yet.. wondering if you could shed some light on the process and if it's something the might be interesting looking to the future?
    Thanks in advance!

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      Alumina coatings aren't new and they were tested in Dahn's lab, along with with Titanium coatings. Its usefulness depends on the chemistry of the rest of the battery, due to things like chemical 'cross-talk'.
      Not worth looking into from my perspectivel. I'm sure it's probably interesting, but there are bigger fish to fry.

    • @mystakidis
      @mystakidis 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor Roger that - thanks for the reply. Looking forward to the next fish!

  • @howards9093
    @howards9093 3 роки тому +2

    Great info, thank you for doing this!

    • @howards9093
      @howards9093 3 роки тому +1

      I was hoping you would share how big of space you thought this equipment might need, for instance at Austin battery building going in?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +3

      Note sure! Good question though

    • @Nphen
      @Nphen 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor Perhaps some of the "extra acreage" at Austin facility will eventually hold more processing facilities to provide feedstock into the main battery factory. Look at ongoing construction at Giga Shanghai. The factory was "finished" last year and they've since built a whole 'nother factory and are still building more. I expect new buildings to be going up in Texas until at least 2024.

  • @seant1325
    @seant1325 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the great content. Do you think the rolling process for Tesla Cells could result in tiny compression cracks in the dry material? I found the bank note analogy at VW Power day vs the bottling plant at Tesla Battery day interesting, did you pick up on that?

  • @adamsutton45
    @adamsutton45 3 роки тому +3

    Phenomenal content as usual, thank you Jordan!

  • @DougJessee
    @DougJessee 3 роки тому +2

    What do you think about the deal on the New Caledonia deal?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +2

      So far it appears to be just advice. That's some dirty Nickel. It will take some effort to make it work.

  • @Hopmad
    @Hopmad 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Jordan. Awesome video as usual.
    Off topic. Most of us are focused on new battery tech. But before Tesla purchased Maxwell I recall one of their specialty was in supercapitors. Haven’t heard much since.
    I always thought a good use for them could be as a limited launch or turbo boost.
    WithTesla new battery chemistry and sizes does that make supercapacitors redundant now or is this something worth a deep dive episode down the road.??
    Keep up the great work!

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      Yup! In my view supercaps are redundant for vehicles

  • @gordkukec2571
    @gordkukec2571 3 роки тому

    Seems like NNO should be included in the title given the extensive compare/contrast done vs Tesla

  • @tommckinney1489
    @tommckinney1489 3 роки тому +1

    Your graph @time 2:35 is misleading in that it implies manufacturing costs approach material costs. While I agree that manufacturing costs tend to decrease over time, there is a fixed component that is much greater than material costs. So the "asymptote line" should be much higher than the material cost line that you show.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      I wouldn't say 'much' higher, but probably higher. As per the comments below the title - it was meant to be illustrative. The key point is the concept, not the actual data. Regardless, as a result of number of improvements not listed in this video I do expect us to hit the $30/kwh at the pack level shown in the image.

  • @Chocolatebunting
    @Chocolatebunting 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting tesla just signed up to be "technical and industrial partnership" with the new Caledonia mine

  • @andrewbuck5016
    @andrewbuck5016 3 роки тому +4

    Jordan, if Tesla were using Nano One's process wouldn't they get out of it a single crystal cathode? And we know they aren't using single crystal, right?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +23

      If we assume that Tesla's image is an image of what they intend to use in their batteries: Correct!
      It's also worth noting that although Nano One calls their product single crystal, it often looks like a conglomerate of single crystals...like a weird hybrid of single and poly. I need to do a proper interview with Dan Blondal.

  • @sakkeh2548
    @sakkeh2548 3 роки тому

    In CSTR, I read from some sources that NaOH and NH3 are used? Not Na2CO3? Can you give the link to CSTR picture source?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      I got it from a Novonix document, but I forget which one. There are at least a couple ways to do CSTR for high nickel cathodes, so the cocktail will vary.

  • @davidwilkie9551
    @davidwilkie9551 3 роки тому +2

    The Solvent Separation techniques work for complex chemicals, could Liquid Metal Battery Molten Salt charge and discharge cycles be applied to Refineries of these Elements? Ie ask Prof Donald Sadoway's team at Ambri.
    Industrial Electricity costs are everything, so Onsite Generation is critical.

  • @pathfollower
    @pathfollower 3 роки тому

    You do have a very impressive understanding of battery tech. If I could ask you two questions it would be why is Tesla still using nickel based batteries in stationary storage, instead of using longer lasting iron in stationary and higher density nickel in mobile.
    The second would be similar. Should Tesla be looking into nonbattery storage solutions for grid scale storage in order to maintain material for automotive and truck batteries. Example, if boring company could perfect a machine that dug vertical shafts instead of horizontal they could build gravity electric storage systems, thereby leaving more battery material for transportation.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +2

      There are a number of possible reasons: LFP is a new up and comer, they can't just flick a switch. There are patents that surround LFP, some of which are coming up soon. Their partner is Pana, which isn't big into LFP.
      No, they shouldn't be. The battery opportunity is the biggest segment of the market. They are short on engineers for batteries, so why spread them out over completely different technologies. There are more reasons than that, but the other explanations would take more time.

  • @danchatka8613
    @danchatka8613 3 роки тому +1

    What companies are expected to fill Tesla's graphite needs?
    Is Tesla expected to use graphite suppliers close to their battery plants? For example, maybe Nouveau Monde Graphite for America and Talga for Europe?
    Thank you

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      No clue! I hope Nouveau and Talga. I like both companies, but I'm still relatively new to mining stocks and we are in an unpredented era.

  • @amsluis
    @amsluis 3 роки тому +1

    NB: the a in 'acqui-hire' (acquisition) is like the a in apple. Aqueous is also most typically said with a long a.

  • @Top12Boardsport
    @Top12Boardsport 3 роки тому

    So much interesting information.

  • @willblomker1393
    @willblomker1393 3 роки тому +1

    Great video, as always. Also learn a lot from the people in the comments. Question, have you been following the progress of Magnis Technologies and their quick charge battery? They seem to have put together a smart team but ability to execute is a big ?.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      Every company is claiming fast charge. It's 'easy' and will slowly roll out to all vehicles.

  • @noyourewrong599
    @noyourewrong599 3 роки тому +2

    what about New Caledonia nickel mine that Tesla will be involved in?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +2

      Too early stage to say. In its current state, it's dirty an uneconomical. It would require some serious inputs to make it work.

  • @MarkLLawrence
    @MarkLLawrence 3 роки тому +1

    I think the compound NaCl is much easier to transport than pure Na 😉

  • @ryanvance1020
    @ryanvance1020 3 роки тому +1

    do you know how feasible it would be to recycle the batteries for their minerals so we don’t have to rely on mining as much?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      Not so much right now, but that should change in the next 5 years. It will be 10 years before it makes an actual impact though and another 10-20 years after that before the bulk of materials are recycled.

    • @ryanvance1020
      @ryanvance1020 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor cool. Also, do you know if the recycling process would create much greenhouse gas emissions? (less emissions than the from scratch process obviously)

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija 3 роки тому +16

    If only the rest of the YT was so dedicated to anything except lipstick and cheap drama - we would be a different civilization

  • @romang9183
    @romang9183 3 роки тому

    Not on this topic but hope you can answer this question, is there a limit of ingredients in the world for LFP batteries??

  • @YaMumsSpecialFriend
    @YaMumsSpecialFriend 3 роки тому

    Fascinating 🖖🏼

  • @205rider8
    @205rider8 3 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @thesure1
    @thesure1 3 роки тому +13

    Who's here because of Jordon's interview on Tesla Daily?

    • @jamesowens7176
      @jamesowens7176 3 роки тому +3

      No, but it was cool to see him there! Hope it gets him more notice!

    • @xXZ31t6esTXx
      @xXZ31t6esTXx 3 роки тому +1

      Me, but I'm subscribed to Jordan's channel too

  • @calicops951
    @calicops951 3 роки тому +1

    My Mother made Cool-aid using the same CSTR method.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      🤣

    • @calicops951
      @calicops951 3 роки тому +1

      @@thelimitingfactor Great show Brother! Thank you for all your tireless work! And it was great to see you team up with Tesla Daily! Go Morgan!

  • @elysiumchaser7799
    @elysiumchaser7799 3 роки тому +1

    Tesla has partnered on the New Caledonia mine, so maybe they will use this mine as a way to get their toes into Ni mining already

  • @Casevil669
    @Casevil669 3 роки тому

    Hi Jordan, I've just recently found your channel, have been devouring the content you produced and this is the first video I've got a question on - do you really believe Tesla would go into mining materials themselves with companies in the likes of Redwood Materials and American Battery Metals achieving such high yields from recycling the existing batteries? I would consider it far more likely for Tesla to either partner with such companies or start doing it themselves than start mining materials. I'm curious about your thought process on this one, thanks!

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      Yes, I do. It will be a 10 years before recycled materials come back in significant volume. 20 years before it becomes close to being a self-sustaining loop. This is because electric vehicles last 10-20 years. Tesla will need recyling for scrap that comes off the 4680 line, they may as well get into recycling too because they'll have robotaxis and lease vehicles coming back. It will be a closed loop and very large scale. Why outsource the margins? That's the best I can do in the comments section. This is a 1 hour topic.

    • @Casevil669
      @Casevil669 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor Appreciate the reply! Wouldn't the vast amount of already existing electronic devices suffice, at least to some degree, for recycling to prove significant enough even today? Or are these just not feasible to be recycled for materials that would be usable for car batteries? I don't want to argue it as a point, as I haven't done proper research on this topic, and sure enough, your reasoning seems sound, just wanted to follow up as the question just came to mind. I hope you manage to explore the topic in the future video then!

  • @grizzlymartin1
    @grizzlymartin1 3 роки тому

    Straight forward question. In the next 10 years will silicon replace graphite in most cation/anion batteries both in and out of the EV industry? Been reading about its attributes and they appear to be inevitable. Your thoughts.
    I know you've discussed this in prior videos, but I can't seem to locate those videos. Thx.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +1

      It's covered in the 'disrupting silicon anodes' video

    • @grizzlymartin1
      @grizzlymartin1 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor Thx.

    • @thomjohnson604
      @thomjohnson604 Рік тому

      10 yrs is a long time and battery technology is changing rapidly. My prediction is that Li-metal of anode-free technologies will dominate. These are already emerging and offer much higher energy density than silicon.

  • @superdupergrover9857
    @superdupergrover9857 3 роки тому

    Bear in mind that ammonia, while harmful in large amounts, it is _harmless_ in small amounts. Our bodies (and all mammals I believe) have mechanisms to rid ourselves of ammonia relatively quickly. Also we have enormous sensitivity to the smell of ammonia and even have a specific waking reflex to it. Ammonia is safer than it sounds.

  • @superdupergrover9857
    @superdupergrover9857 3 роки тому

    A great example of how being "green" doesn't have to cost more. Often, it can cost less through reduction of waste and recycling.

  • @Finlaymacnab
    @Finlaymacnab 3 роки тому +6

    Nano One + Tesla would be a real chocolate peanut butter moment for my portfolio :)

  • @sdmq4614
    @sdmq4614 3 роки тому

    Does anyone know the voltage and capacity of a single 4680 (volts/ mAh) battery cell yet?

  • @alanmay7929
    @alanmay7929 3 роки тому

    You forget to mention that lithium is not just used for battery production so those companies are producing lithium solutions for very different applications.

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому

      Not forgotten, I just have to draw the boundaries somewhere. I could do a 20 part series on lithium alone

  • @gianni.santi.
    @gianni.santi. 3 роки тому

    If I had money I would be a patreon supporter.

  • @LoneWolf-wp9dn
    @LoneWolf-wp9dn 3 роки тому +4

    The year is 2059... Jordan puts out part 14467 of the Battery day followup videos... now its a longer running series than Young and the Restless :)

  • @AllYouWantAndMore
    @AllYouWantAndMore 3 роки тому

    I didn't hear a "in the next video...". Did I miss it? Tesla Acid-Free Lithium Extraction Process?

    • @thelimitingfactor
      @thelimitingfactor  3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, that's next. Forgot to add it!

    • @AllYouWantAndMore
      @AllYouWantAndMore 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor Stellar!

    • @AllYouWantAndMore
      @AllYouWantAndMore 3 роки тому

      @@thelimitingfactor I was reading an article about this from September and as they discussed a heavy sodium process, I started to think about spinning sodium with clay and if they can get the lithium to bind to the sodium, but then how to separate. But then I remembered that sodium has a lower melting point than lithium, so maybe that's it. So excited for this video and to hear what you've learned about this crazy thing nobody thought was possible or at least not plausible.

  • @johndelcioppo7108
    @johndelcioppo7108 3 роки тому +3

    Nano one- nnomf cheap down here

  • @LarsPallesen
    @LarsPallesen 3 роки тому

    Even when I don't understand what he's talking about I still like what Jordan is doing here. No one else goes this much in depth with Tesla's next gen battery technology. No one can accuse Jordan of talking down to his audience :-)

  • @justjohn7529
    @justjohn7529 3 роки тому +1

    Fascinating as always. Tesla China is localising supplies so no surprise USA would do the same. No need to mention it, it's common sense.

  • @damienpv
    @damienpv Рік тому

    I watch this as i walk through the cathode building being built 😂

  • @jamesowens7176
    @jamesowens7176 3 роки тому +2

    I suspect this is one reason that Tesla got involved with the nickel mine in New Caledonia: not just to secure nickel, but to have their say in how the mine ships the product to them. This way they can streamline the supply end and tailor it for their battery production.

    • @alanmay7929
      @alanmay7929 3 роки тому +1

      Uhm wrong, the Nickel from new caledonia is shaped to China for further processing and/or to france since they are still not independent from them..... the Nickel production still causes alot of pollution and they mostly run on coal/diesel since the renewable can't match it.

    • @jamesowens7176
      @jamesowens7176 3 роки тому

      @@alanmay7929 Perhaps Tesla is trying to help improve that somehow?

  • @R.E.A.L.I.T.Y
    @R.E.A.L.I.T.Y 3 роки тому

    deeeep dive 👏🏻

  • @mfb424
    @mfb424 3 роки тому

    LFP?

  • @TheScottShepard
    @TheScottShepard 3 роки тому +2

    You really need to drop a mic or something at the end of your videos. ;)

  • @larryteslaspacexboringlawr739
    @larryteslaspacexboringlawr739 3 роки тому +1

    what is tesla battery top elements by weight, lithium, nickel, and carbon (graphite)? or is cobalt in top 3?

  • @geoffshelley2427
    @geoffshelley2427 3 роки тому

    wow

  • @timobatana6705
    @timobatana6705 3 роки тому

    Smoking game. Take a hit every time this guy says "process" 16:20 I blew out a lung

  • @ErvinKortsLaur
    @ErvinKortsLaur 3 роки тому

    👌

  • @helmutshotthesheriff1942
    @helmutshotthesheriff1942 3 роки тому

    Please guys, let's all support Jordans work! Visit Patreon 😎👍👍💪

  • @SafetyBriefer
    @SafetyBriefer 3 роки тому +1

    [Eyes narrow]

  • @sagetmaster4
    @sagetmaster4 3 роки тому

    Huh, it seems that these "Tesla" guys are pretty clever

  • @rogerstarkey5390
    @rogerstarkey5390 3 роки тому +1

    Set brain to "???????"

  • @terrysullivan1992
    @terrysullivan1992 3 роки тому

    Now if only the hat came in other than Black.

  • @alanmay7929
    @alanmay7929 3 роки тому

    Mined and processed with fossil fuels

  • @heidekling8400
    @heidekling8400 3 роки тому

    The busy colt dewailly hum because judo extraorally snore beside a unkempt goal. warm, serious kenya