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Re:Electric car battery prices are going back down faster th... by bryanlarsen on Thursday March 21, 2024 @09:20AM (#39778195)
The complexity and ingenuity in the Tesla heat pump system is the octovalve, not the heat pump. 8 different places to source/sink heat, with different set points. Keep the battery, motor, interior each at different optimal temperatures with a single heat pump.
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Re:Electric car battery prices are going back down faster th... by jjtheblunt on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:29PM (#39781700)
Yep. the non octovalve complex of separate valves and tubes between is where the BMW outsourced design failed.
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