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Looks very well finished. Too well finished compared to mine, I wish I hadn’t watched!
For all those worried about cars arriving with LiFePo4 (LFP) cells, look at it this way, they are far safer as they do not burn in the way that the slightly higher capacity cobalt dosed cells do.
I have been using them on my home builds since 2008 and wouldn't dare to use a LiIon (NMC) cell on a home build.
All my cars have a BMS to protect each cell from abuse but it can happen as I have occasionally ran the pack flat then over rode the BMS to charge them up again. Doesn't do much for pack longevity but you certainly would not do that with LiIon!
You can also get a fault on the BMS which can end up overcharging a cell which on a LiIon can self ignite but can hammer a nail through a LiFePo4 cell and get away with it.
All cells have energy that will be released if damaged enough so no cell is 100% safe.
Could somebody PLEASE post the first 8 digits of the VIN of a Model 3 Long Range and Standard Range+ that is scheduled to be delivered in February or March?
Based on this information we can tell whether the car was manufactured in Freemont or Shanghai. This would clarfify the origin. Only the last digits are unique so your car can not be identified.
from the vin decoder site, the 11th character is the plant, F for Fremont, P for Palo Alto, C for China
Could somebody PLEASE post the first 8 digits of the VIN of a Model 3 Long Range and Standard Range+ that is scheduled to be delivered in February or March?
Based on this information we can tell whether the car was manufactured in Freemont or Shanghai. This would clarfify the origin. Only the last digits are unique so your car can not be identified.
Dunno how Tesla worked around it on Superchargers but I have charged above 200kW on v3 superchargers...Also worth putting some factual data against some of the claims made about rapid charge rates. For example, the CCS connector used here and in Europe has an absolute maximum current rating of 500 A, with liquid cooling. With a battery voltage of around 400 VDC, the absolute maximum rate of charge allowable without exceeding the connector rating is 200 kW. It is physically impossible for a UK/European rapid charger, that uses a CCS connector (as all new UK and European Teslas do) to charge at more than about 200 kW into a car with a ~400 V battery pack.
Cars that have a higher voltage battery pack can take advantage of the higher charge rates offered by some rapid chargers. For example, the Porsche Taycan has a battery voltage that's around double that of any Tesla, so in theory could charge at double the power for the same connector current limit.
Because of the absolute maximum connector current limit, and because all rapid chargers must ensure that the current through the cable and connector doesn't exceed this limit (it is a safety certification limit) then none are going to be able to charge a Tesla at more than about 200 kW, even if they have a theoretical rating that's higher. It may be that the connectors used in other parts of the world have a different rating, I've only checked the UK and European CCS specifications.
The higher powered DC chargers are capable of delivering higher voltages than those used by current generation Teslas (and other makes) though, so it's quite probable that they will, in the future, be able to charge cars at a higher power level, if the use of higher voltage battery packs becomes more common.
Dunno how Tesla worked around it on Superchargers but I have charged above 200kW on v3 superchargers...
This is the question that’s been bouncing around. However, I don’t think that answer is correct.Spoke to Tesla, the LR will have LG cells but will be lithium phosphate if this makes sense
hope it's incorrect.This is the question that’s been bouncing around. However, I don’t think that answer is correct.
Spoke to Tesla, the LR will have LG cells but will be lithium phosphate if this makes sense
they confirmed its LG, maybe they just read the lithium bit?
Sounds odd, if by "lithium phosphate" the Tesla person meant LiFePO4, lithium iron phosphate, cells, as I didn't think that LG Chem made this type of cell for EV use. The LG cells used in other EVs are LiNiMnCoO2 (NMC) as far as I know.
Maybe there was some confusion between cell chemistry being used in the different models, as the Shanghai plant uses CATL LiFePO4 cells for the SR+ cars, and LG Chem cells (presumably LiNiMnCoO2 (NMC)) cells in the AWD models, .
From Reuters and seems to suggest the LG batteries are not LFP and in fact are NMC as @Glan gluaisne states:I think that is what they said at Battery Day last year? High cycle packs (SR+, the forthcoming $25K model) and grid-sized megapacks would use iron-based batteries. LR cars and Powerwalls would use NMC and mass-dependant (Semi and CyberTruck) would use high nickel batteries.