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Old 05-08-2017, 09:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
Stubby79
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
I've always wondered why we need Tootsie Roll sized batteries and have to weld em all up.
Affordability, I would presume. It was a lot easier/cheaper to start building Teslas with off-the-shelf batteries than to spend $$ reinventing the wheel.

I'm a bit surprised they're still doing it the same way after all this time.
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