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No, I'm not sure, that was just my understanding when I asked about it years ago. I remember it seemed odd that it should work that way as I originally thought only one cell would be affected. According to Tesla, the pack does have the ability to isolate on a cell basis.

You're welcome chads and hcsharp. I'm glad to contribute. hcsharp, I believe cell failure is handled differently than you described and the system does well at gracefully aging the pack. If a cell dies, all 99 cells in that series chain are deactivated. It's not too much of a loss (1.4%) and...

Hi ChadS, I'm the one who wrote that document in your post, "These are some observations of what happens when the Tesla Roadster battery pack becomes unbalanced...." It looks like you have it there in its entirety and I hope it has provided some benefit. I don't work for Tesla. I made the...