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Maybe Tesla’s batteries have some sort of competitive advantage that Elon et al. don’t want to risk leaking to the rest of the world? (no idea if that’s the ca
by thimabi 1y ago
Maybe Tesla’s batteries have some sort of competitive advantage that Elon et al. don’t want to risk leaking to the rest of the world?
(no idea if that’s the case, I have no specialized knowledge about batteries, just venturing a guess)
- stephen_g 1y agoNo, the cells themselves are fairly standard and built by third parties (Panasonic, LG, CATL), just co-located in Tesla's factories. The battery packs themselves have been pulled apart and studied by everyone, pretty much all EV manufacturers are doing similar things anyway, so no real special sauce anywhere anymore. Now there are more mature EV players in the game, innovations are happening from many manufacturers now (not just Tesla leading anymore) and then everyone else converges on the best ideas.
- thimabi 1y agoThanks for the explanation! It’s always nice to learn something new :)