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		strangemonad on Jan 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The rise of batteries in six charts Many of the china model 3s and Ys use prismatic cells from CATL use lifepo chemistries

londons_explore on Jan 27, 2024 [–]

I think the reason for the wide variety of battery tech in Tesla's model range is partly to reduce/spread costs incase one battery is found to catch fire/fail when it hits 7 years old.

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