--- title: "Elon Musk: Tesla’s Next Gen Battery Tech Still Two Years Away" description: "To anticipate the massive amounts of hype surrounding Tesla's Battery Day, Elon Musk clarified something \"important:\" the tech is still two years away." date: "2020-09-22" modified: "2020-09-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-battery-tech-two-years" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "battery" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk: Tesla’s Next Gen Battery Tech Still Two Years Away ![To anticipate the massive amounts of hype surrounding Tesla's Battery Day, Elon Musk clarified something "important:" the tech is still two years away.]() *\Image: Blomst via Pixabay\* ## Battery Day Tonight, Tesla is holding a splashy investor event called "Battery Day" — where, CEO Elon Musk has publicly hinted, it will show off its latest battery tech. All eyes will be on Tesla at what *CNN* [is calling]() a "big event for investors." To anticipate the massive amounts of hype surrounding the event — and to likely manage expectations — Musk took to Twitter early this morning to clarify something important: the tech debuting tonight won't make it into production vehicles for another two years. "Important note about Tesla Battery Day unveil tomorrow," he [wrote](). "This affects long-term production, especially Semi, Cybertruck & Roadster, but what we announce will not reach serious high-volume production until 2022." ## Predicting Shortages Musk also revealed that his EV company intends to "increase, not reduce" battery cell orders from manufacturers including Panasonic and LG. Even with those orders, though, Musk predicts that there will be "significant shortages in 2022 and beyond unless we also take action ourselves." We'll have to find out for ourselves this evening precisely what Tesla has in store. Rumors have popped up repeatedly about a ["million mile" battery]() that could last, as its name suggests, for a cumulative one million miles — potentially a massive leap in the longevity of an EV battery. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk warns that Tesla's 'Battery Day' tech is two years away]() \[*Engadget*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Tesla Driver Pulled Over Going 93 MPH While Completely Asleep]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()