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Old 08-15-2018, 09:25 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I think the biggest risk to tesla is their batteries. Why?

To get the most capacity from a battery you need the most surface area. The 20700 cells tesla makes, while better than the 18650's, still have individual housings of metal. All that metal adds up to wasted space and mass.
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