Elon Musk 'dragged' himself to reconfirm something great for roadster this year.
At first he was a bit reluctant will it be this year or next but then he got himself togheter and clearly stated again: it will be this year.
But what is it going to be?
My bet is on a battery pack using cells from Model S in same 'old' configuration 11S9S69P i.e.6831 of them.
They are of same size so no pyhisical redesign of the pack is needed.
I'm not sure about weight i.e. are current cells heavier than 2400mAh cells in roadsters.
If they are much heavier they might need to reduce the parallel count reducing the weight to the original level.
6831 cells mean 81kWh pack. If weight stays similar, range ups to 350 miles.
Great indeed!
At first he was a bit reluctant will it be this year or next but then he got himself togheter and clearly stated again: it will be this year.
But what is it going to be?
My bet is on a battery pack using cells from Model S in same 'old' configuration 11S9S69P i.e.6831 of them.
They are of same size so no pyhisical redesign of the pack is needed.
I'm not sure about weight i.e. are current cells heavier than 2400mAh cells in roadsters.
If they are much heavier they might need to reduce the parallel count reducing the weight to the original level.
6831 cells mean 81kWh pack. If weight stays similar, range ups to 350 miles.
Great indeed!