ClaimsElon Musk

“we do think that old stationary storage, Powerwall and Megapack, will be -- will transition to an iron-based system, basically a non-nickel system.”

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, on earnings call 27 January 2022 Tesla Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)

Prediction Technology

Tesla thinks its stationary storage products (Powerwall and Megapack) will transition to an iron-based, non-nickel battery chemistry.

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Reasoning

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Elon Musk, “Tesla thinks its stationary storage products (Powerwall and Megapack) will transition to an iron-based, non-nickel battery chemistry.” (said 27 January 2022). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_ad0b25fbc23d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ad0b25fbc23d

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