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Laptops charge fully, discharge fully, get hot, and spend most of their time fully charged. This is the worst possible combination for Lithium-Cobalt/polymer ba
by bri3d 9y ago
Laptops charge fully, discharge fully, get hot, and spend most of their time fully charged. This is the worst possible combination for Lithium-Cobalt/polymer batteries. Tesla batteries are never fully charged or discharged, are often charged at a lower C rate, and are thermally managed. A laptop with a cooled battery that only charged from 15-90% and took 3 hours to charge would hold up quite well, but it would weigh a ton and you'd hate to use it.
- jacobush 9y agoNow you made me want to build a luggable computer, maybe with wheels like the large carry-on-baggage with a ton of well-managed batteries in it!