henderrj
Active Member
This is the part I don’t get. Why are they inferior? Does this make the Model S Plaid the most inferior because it had the oldest model batteries that the 2170 improved upon?
Taking complex multidimensional technologies and trying to boil it down to newer = better is such flawed logic. Every tech has pros and cons and Tesla is balancing these options to meet their needs.
4680 vs 2170 cell is a manufacturing decision and both options can create fundamentally similar cars. Just as Teslas most advanced vehicles can use its oldest battery cell.
4680 does not magically equal better Model Y.
Additionally any cell format can be made with any cell chemistry. There's no reason one can't make the older cell format with the newest, latest and greatest, chemistry. The real advantage, Tesla said from the beginning, is that manufacturing will be cheaper, and battery cost will be cheaper with the new format. I don't remember them saying a thing about better for the consumer.
I've got a quarter million miles on my 2014 model S still with the original battery. It still works great. I'm assuming that the new battery chemistry may last even longer, no matter what format cell it is put in.