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On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 6:54:42 PM UTC-4, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
I thought it was a fuel cell they were testing I thought the wing pod was full of Li-Ion batteries. Automatically detaches when it overheats. Programmed to short and explode before it reaches the ground. Seriously. Will Tesla brand Li-Ion batteries ever find their way into aircraft propulsion? |
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On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 4:56:52 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
Seriously. Will Tesla brand Li-Ion batteries ever find their way into aircraft propulsion? Tesla battery packs are currently made up from standard Panasonic 18650 li-ion cells with off-the-shelf charger/protection circuits, the same as in many laptop batteries. Not magic unobtanium, just buying in bulk. |
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On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 8:27:02 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 4:56:52 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote: Seriously. Will Tesla brand Li-Ion batteries ever find their way into aircraft propulsion? Tesla battery packs are currently made up from standard Panasonic 18650 li-ion cells with off-the-shelf charger/protection circuits, the same as in many laptop batteries. Not magic unobtanium, just buying in bulk. Tesla's NV battery factory projects reducing battery costs by 30%. |
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On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 5:32:30 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 8:27:02 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 4:56:52 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote: Seriously. Will Tesla brand Li-Ion batteries ever find their way into aircraft propulsion? Tesla battery packs are currently made up from standard Panasonic 18650 li-ion cells with off-the-shelf charger/protection circuits, the same as in many laptop batteries. Not magic unobtanium, just buying in bulk. Tesla's NV battery factory projects reducing battery costs by 30%. So they say, still sounds like they're just going to produce 18650 cells via much automation. If it works, it will eventually drive down the price of all such cells. |
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