Totally agree. Lithium cells, what with their necessary protection circuits and tendency to exothermically disassemble, seem like exactly the sort of product wh

Totally agree. Lithium cells, what with their necessary protection circuits and tendency to exothermically disassemble, seem like exactly the sort of product where certain use cases (e.g. EV manufacturers) greatly prefer the premium product with great QA, vs cheap quantity goods. An 85 kWh lithium fire in a passenger vehicle is a way different beast than a 15 WH phone fire. You do not want to be the car company with the reputation of explody vehicles. Look at "Ford Pinto" - it's basically an eponym for "exploding deathtrap". Even if these new Chinese batteries are of pristine quality, mass-manufactured Chinese goods inarguably have a reputation to combat.