Please excuse the potentially redundant post - poked around the archive and couldn't find an appropriate discussion/answer...
Can anyone share insight on provisions Tesla has made regarding dramatic technology changes in battery infrastructure?
Pretty clear a lot of $$$ is being thrown at battery technologies. Just how modular is the Tesla approach? Not just the batteries, but charging, regulation, etc. Even the form-factor in the car itself. Room to move things around? Deal with different thermal characteristics? No doubt a dramatic change would be quite expensive. But you'd assume the payoff would be dramatic as well. But is it reasonably possible?
With the new Sedan model coming down the pike, it all starts to become almost reachable, sticker price-wise. But how to overcome fear of living on the leading edge. If there was only a "changing technologies" tab at Tesla.com!
Thanks --Dan
Can anyone share insight on provisions Tesla has made regarding dramatic technology changes in battery infrastructure?
Pretty clear a lot of $$$ is being thrown at battery technologies. Just how modular is the Tesla approach? Not just the batteries, but charging, regulation, etc. Even the form-factor in the car itself. Room to move things around? Deal with different thermal characteristics? No doubt a dramatic change would be quite expensive. But you'd assume the payoff would be dramatic as well. But is it reasonably possible?
With the new Sedan model coming down the pike, it all starts to become almost reachable, sticker price-wise. But how to overcome fear of living on the leading edge. If there was only a "changing technologies" tab at Tesla.com!
Thanks --Dan