Known Issues with 200 Series (2016-21)?

[ramangain]

It will only be a matter of (not much) time before a 200+ kWh battery will be available in a robust SUV platform, whichever manufacturer jumps first. The stumbling block is not battery capacity, it is tooling up manufacturing to get enough batteries to market. I was the Principal Scientist at a startup that was working closely with Panasonic to use blue lasers for Cu welding. The results were revolutionary. But, a startup can only make high power blue lasers so fast .....

 

[bloc]

It will only be a matter of (not much) time before a 200+ kWh battery will be available in a robust SUV platform, whichever manufacturer jumps first. The stumbling block is not battery capacity, it is tooling up manufacturing to get enough batteries to market. I was the Principal Scientist at a startup that was working closely with Panasonic to use blue lasers for Cu welding. The results were revolutionary. But, a startup can only make high power blue lasers so fast .....

uh... what?

 

[rlynch356]

Different translation/meaning to the words in the this thread in Atlantis apparently.

 

[ramangain]

Hahaha just saw this, my bad. It was meant for a completely different thread. It's been quoted so I guess it stands as an interesting OT contribution.

 

[bloc]

Hahaha just saw this, my bad. It was meant for a completely different thread. It's been quoted so I guess it stands as an interesting OT contribution.

I was thinking it seemed straight out of the 300-series rumor thread but didn't want to assume anything.

 

[ramangain]

Given Mr. Ts hesitation to large batteries, 500 series rumor seems more appropriate.

Seriously though, high power blue lasers are the future to Cu foil welds. Cu foils are the direction of battery evolution, not revolution. Just a matter of time.

 

[WrongWayDave]

What about frame rust and the KDSS issues?

 

[bloc]

What about frame rust and the KDSS issues?

KDSS is a non-issue if you put in the work and protect the valve with grease or corrosion inhibitor.
Same story for the frame and entire undercarriage, really.