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Re:Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022 by aphextron on Monday September 11, 2017 @02:21PM (#15220797)
>They've pushed battery technology further than any other manufacturer in the last decade.

Not really. They've done a lot to bring down costs by simply increasing the scale, but at the end of the day Tesla battery packs are just a bunch of standard 18650 cells that have been used for years. Panasonic, LG, and AESC are responsible for most of the advances in the actual chemistry.

Re:Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022 by mixmastamyk on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:09PM (#15221297)
And advances get funded in the long term through sales.
Re:Mercedes-Benz will electrify its entire car lineup by 2022 by lovemenot on Monday September 11, 2017 @07:26PM (#15223374)
Gigafactory is to produce the new 2170 form factor.