I don’t think your fears are based on any real data. The prismatic cells used in other cars have just as many points of failure they are just packaged differently. I cut open batteries and they contain layers of cells all connected in parallel. It’s the same thing except the cells aren’t fused like a Tesla. If you loose one parallel cell in a prismatic package you loose the whole thing. Reliability comes from design and testing. Tesla did all that before the made the first model S.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 8, 2018, at 2:45 PM, Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Aside from the high price the main reason I wouldn't buy a Tesla is they're > the only manufacturer that has uses 6800 flashlight batteries (2170) in an > onroad vehicle. I just think of all those points of failure and the > complexity of monitoring that reduces reliability. While Consumer Reports > gave it high marks for handling etc, they gave it a low score for > reliability. Currently they send a "Tesla Ranger" out to your house for a > battery field repair as this cost is built into the price of a pricey car. I > don't know how this business model will work on lower prices $30k versions. > I'm surprised the media doesn't mention the thousands of itty bitty cells in > a Tesla and that no one else does it that way for reliability reasons (even > with each one fused) > Have a renewable energy day > Mark in Roanoke Va > Www.Reevadiy.org. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
