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Re:Tesla's giant battery saved $40M during its first year, r... by Someone on Thursday December 06, 2018 @04:57PM (#18622708)
”but a system like this is going to be designed for maximum lifespan”

I don’t know what this system was designed for, but a product that costs $66M and saves $40M in its first year need not be designed for a long lifespan.

It seems scrapping this after 3 years still would net you a nice profit margin.

So, depending on how much designing for a long lifespan costs, that may be a thing of the past.

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Re:Tesla's giant battery saved $40M during its first year, r... by blattimwind on Thursday December 06, 2018 @08:03PM (#18624195)
> It seems scrapping this after 3 years still would net you a nice profit margin.

110% eco.

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Re:Tesla's giant battery saved $40M during its first year, r... by Tharkun on Friday December 07, 2018 @10:19AM (#18628329)
AFAIK these things can be recycled with relative ease. I wonder at which point it would make sense to include a small battery recycling plant with large installations like this. "Cell XYZ is damaged, remove, replace and recycle"
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