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    Is Tesla making progress in improving battery energy density?

    He may be referring to overall, not just standard cell performance. It would be hard quantify the efficiency of lithium as a whole, due to many factors such as more efficient motors (Ie Brushless in power tools). People need to understand that cars are a small driver in the lithium market. The...
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    Is Tesla making progress in improving battery energy density?

    What cells are they using? They don't necessarily have to stack rows of 2170's or 1860's. Just run a large cell size, say a 26650. You would have less storage material and the same amount of actual lithium, discharge rate can stay the same.
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    Tracking the new roadster - heat soak solved?

    As a track guy and an EV guy, I'm super excited about this. I pray (Once a week), they get the heat soak issue down, I'm sure they will get it down for 0-100 sprints all day long, but the track is an entirely different animal. I'm very hopeful they will make cooling changes as well as some...