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The article ”Everything You Need To Know About Tesla’s New 4680 Battery Cell”, written by (Field, 2020), talks about how the new battery is a game changer. The new improvements and features that Tesla has made to its battery has lead to the Tesla’s 4680 tabless battery. There are many different kinds of battery out there and the 4680 is a specific type of lithium-ion(Li-I) made by Tesla. Li-I battery is a rechargeable battery being widely used in many areas like electronics, electric vehicles and energy storage systems. However the 4680 is made specifically for the use in Tesla’s electric vehicles. The 4680 is a total redesign of the battery compared to its previous model 2170. According to Williams (2020) the 4680 are being currently used in Tesla models Y and there is a plan to include them in other Tesla models cars replacing previous Tesla batteries like the 2170 and 18650 and even including the Cybertruck. The first improvement that the 4680 has is that it has more efficient ...