meyersnole Posted May 13, 2015 at 05:09 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 at 05:09 PM From my timeline today. Is The Elusive 'Ideal' Electric-Car Battery Hiding In Plain Sight? Nothing really earth shattering in the article, just a nice summation of where the battery tech is at and how Tesla's push to leverage existing technology (the same that Ford is using) might be the best approach. One bit of information I did gather was that IBM walked away from Li-Air this year. I did not hear that this approach was struggling. Good news is that battery prices continue to drop, and chemistry keeps improving range if only a little bit at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Fusion Posted May 14, 2015 at 01:19 AM Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 at 01:19 AM The best part about the article is the picture of the Tesla chassis ! I wonder if they're just using their volume negotiating power to drive that cost down, or engineering actual cost savings into the packs without impacting Form/Fit/Function. Either way it's good news for consumers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted May 14, 2015 at 09:54 AM Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 at 09:54 AM There are 7104 cells grouped into 16 modules in a Tesla 85 kWh battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted May 14, 2015 at 02:05 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 at 02:05 PM The irony of a Tesla driver, 7,104 cells parked in the garage... can't find 2 AAs to make the remote work! :hysterical: jsamp, rtshinn and Hybridbear 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted May 14, 2015 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 at 03:26 PM The irony of a Tesla driver, 7,104 cells parked in the garage... can't find 2 AAs to make the remote work! :hysterical: Sad thing about most products: Batteries not included. Oddly enough, most remotes come with them. :) lonzo71 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbort Posted May 21, 2015 at 03:03 AM Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 at 03:03 AM The funny thing is, the original Tesla was make out of laptop batteries, yeah like 7000+ of them as said above, 18650 part number I saw the battery in the Tesla showroom in Natick Mall one time. Those batteries came in two capacities, I forget the exact number but they might have been 1800mah or 2000mah, and when you bought the car, if you got it with the lower capacity cells you paid like 80k and if you wanted it with the higher capacity cells it was like 100k. -=>Raja. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybridbear Posted May 21, 2015 at 02:02 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 at 02:02 PM The funny thing is, the original Tesla was make out of laptop batteries, yeah like 7000+ of them as said above, 18650 part number I saw the battery in the Tesla showroom in Natick Mall one time. Those batteries came in two capacities, I forget the exact number but they might have been 1800mah or 2000mah, and when you bought the car, if you got it with the lower capacity cells you paid like 80k and if you wanted it with the higher capacity cells it was like 100k. -=>Raja.I thought all Teslas were built with the 85 kWh pack and it's just software which limits the pack use if you have the 70 kWh model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhynri Posted July 5, 2015 at 02:57 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 at 02:57 PM Hybrid - I think was talking about the Tesla Roadster, not any Model S. That said, the Model S 70kWh models have less cells in them. You can tell because they can't supercharge quite as fast due to the lower pack volts(?). Lots of fun info at this page on Tesla Tap: http://teslatap.com/undocumented/- According to that page, the 40kWh version was the only one software limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JATR4 Posted July 5, 2015 at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 at 04:54 PM Hybrid - I think was talking about the Tesla Roadster, not any Model S. That said, the Model S 70kWh models have less cells in them. You can tell because they can't supercharge quite as fast due to the lower pack volts(?). Lots of fun info at this page on Tesla Tap: http://teslatap.com/undocumented/- According to that page, the 40kWh version was the only one software limited.Not sure any 40kw models of the sedan were ever built. My buddy ordered one but received the 60kw model instead. His car is limited to the 40kw range by TESLA using software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj2me Posted September 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM Google translate version of above: "Good afternoon. I often visit this site. Thanks to the creators of the site for interesting content." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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