dazedNconfuzed
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Just search for "Maxwell batteries" and dig for Tesla-related content.Where can I read about this?
Seems Tesla bought Maxwell a year ago, because they'd worked out a higher-power-density & lower-cost battery manufacturing process - as in doubled the energy stored per weight, and easier-to-handle larger cells, with a significant price drop. Company also makes comparable "ultra capacitors", which are like batteries but charge/discharge orders of magnitude faster, and can charge orders of magnitude more cycles (much longer lifespan) (but may not hold a charge as long, nor hold as much power per volume, and are very dangerous if damaged - can dump all that power almost instantaneously). Interesting possibilities loom.