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Finishline42

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10. A Tesla battery pack has many cells...

Reply to Red Mountain (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 08:21 PM

Dec 10

A Model Y with the older 2170 cells has 4400 of them (BTW they are 21 mm in diameter and 70 mm tall). When a battery pack fails, not all of them go bad, just some of them do. I pretty sure when this starts happening on a regular basis there will be a whole new type of business cropping up - Tesla battery repair. Find and replace the bad cells and you're back in business.

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New type of battery could outlast EVs and still be used for grid energy storage [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 10 OP

But I didn't grow up with it, nor did my parents. I'm not changing away from my fossil fuel vehicles. ffr Dec 10 #1

We're also up against people who have made up their minds, and will not entertain alternatives. OKIsItJustMe Dec 10 #3

There is theory; there is wishful tinking; there are e perimental results. NNadir Dec 10 #7

You're so predictable OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #11

That I am: Predictable. The laws of thermodynamics are, after all, about prediction. Predictably... NNadir Dec 11 #13

Don't worry. They got over riding reliable horses, wagons, and crocheting their light bulbs. Festivito Dec 10 #5

Significantly longer battery life, if affordable, will help buyers get over concern for charging stations. Silent Type Dec 10 #2

For those with range anxiety. I hear this all the time and I don't think people are understanding it ffr Dec 10 #6

I just came home from a trip 1/2 way across the US brakester Dec 10 #8

Might be worth something used, too Red Mountain Dec 10 #4

You and I think alike! 70sEraVet Dec 10 #9

A Tesla battery pack has many cells... Finishline42 Dec 10 #10

The OP suggests that old batteries be used for grid storage OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #12