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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by toomuchtodo on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:52PM (#23736474)
> But I still always do wonder how well this is accounted for with battery tech.

https://maartensteinbuch.com/2015/01/24/tesla-model-s-batter...

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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by SEJeff on Sunday July 05, 2020 @12:42AM (#23736647)
https://insideevs.com/news/369722/tesla-jeff-dahn-new-batter... Tesla has battery cells that can last a million miles thanks to Jeff Dahn's research.

Jeff Dahn is one of the original inventors of the Lithium Ion battery btw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Dahn

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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by toomuchtodo on Sunday July 05, 2020 @12:57PM (#23740084)
My point was that Tesla has proven the longevity of their cells under aggressive duty cycles with their high performance vehicles.
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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by SEJeff on Sunday July 05, 2020 @01:03PM (#23740127)
Ah sorry, I mistook that comment as saying they don’t last that long. Yeah I think battery chemistry is one of the (patented) areas where Tesla is far ahead of the rest of the world.
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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by toomuchtodo on Sunday July 05, 2020 @01:13PM (#23740214)
My fault, my original comment should’ve been more clear. Your citation is better by the way.
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