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Did they openly state that as their goal? Because all Li-on batteries in the world can power the US for about an hour. EDIT: Can anyone of the downvoters pleas
by kmm 8y ago
Did they openly state that as their goal? Because all Li-on batteries in the world can power the US for about an hour.
EDIT: Can anyone of the downvoters please explain what I said wrong? Are we expecting a ten thousandfold increase in battery production? Or are they not going to use batteries like they would in cars?
- paulsutter 8y agoLi-Ion batteries are on a manufacturing learning curve like photovoltaic, but a few years behind. Remember the confident predictions a few years back that photovoltaic could never be cost effective? I do, because I was one of them and I was totally wrong. I even knew the trends but somehow felt confident they couldn’t continue.
- akvadrako 8y agoOn top of that, Tesla is not innovating on batteries; they aren't even making them themselves. The only thing I know of is replacing 18650 cells with 21700 cells, which are a few percent larger, but not as large as 26650 cells.