ClaimsElon Musk

“cell supply is roughly matched with that.”

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, on earnings call 26 January 2023 Tesla Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool) archived copy

Factual Technology

Tesla's battery cell supply is roughly matched with the 1.8 million cars Musk referred to.

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Reasoning

Cell supply versus capacity is Tesla's internal supply data.

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Elon Musk, “Tesla's battery cell supply is roughly matched with the 1.8 million cars Musk referred to.” (said 26 January 2023). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_1615d9b38d67, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_1615d9b38d67

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