There are rumors from Giga Austin that Tesla is trialling the use of Asymmetric Electrode coatings, which in effect creates a high power cell and a high energy cell within the same 4680 battery cell. Today we're going to look at how that works, what it means, and whether it could actually work.

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Timeline
00:00 Introduction
01:32 The Rumor
02:05 “More Jelly Roll”
03:54 Asymmetric Lamination // More Energy, More Power
06:52 “1020% more Energy Density”
09:01 What could go wrong? // Cycle Life
11:46 What could go wrong? // Manufacturing
13:30 Two Battery Cells for the Price of One
17:33 Summary

Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said