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Tesla is a great software company with unique battery technology, but they are in no way a good car company. Even the expensive model S has terrible build quali
by t0mas88 6y ago
Tesla is a great software company with unique battery technology, but they are in no way a good car company. Even the expensive model S has terrible build quality compared to the entry level models of the typical German brands.
I'm curious whether they can fix this on time, because VW is making progress on the EV side of things and several other big car brands aren't far behind.
- carlhjerpe 6y agoCould you point me in the direction where I can read about the unique battery technology? Charging "Li-.*" is a solved problem[1], within the same chemistry they're essentially all the same, except binning. The fact that the car doesn't fully discharge or fully charge unless asked to is nothing revolutionary. I'm a nonbeliever obviously, my opinion is that their only truly unique features is the inflated stock price. 1: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium...
- pengaru 6y agoAnode materials vary, and last I looked Tesla had a unique recipe in that department making their batteries less costly than the competitors, which I imagine enables more cells at similar cost. IIRC they used less cobalt.
- drclau 6y agoIs that something that others can’t replicate, maybe due to Tesla having patents on the specifics?