If GM’s huge buying power forces down the prices of sub components from their suppliers, everyone will benefit.

They have inked lithium deals

Why are you lying?

Even bog standard 12v car batteries can flambe a car (from this week in Australia).

Tesla’s zero fee licensing regime makes it easy for VW to incorporate supercharger support into their cars. Boom, instant charging network.

No, NorCal is one of the most diverse places in the country. It also happens to have a large, thriving weed market. In this market, the best weed I’ve been exposed to (whose grower’s ethnicity I knew) came from old white hippies.

From 2011:

What do you do when your Aston breaks down and you don’t get a loaner from the dealership?

Also, with a large enough capacity compared to output, cooling wouldn’t be necessary at all.

Sitting up here in NorCal, white people do grow the best weed in the world.

The original reason Tesla went with 18650 form factor was probably so they weren’t tied to a specific manufacturer: “oh you ran out of product or now want to charge us more, fine we’ll buy from the other guy.”

In defense of 18650 cell based packs, they can probably be cooled easier than a bunch of stacked plates.

Interesting. You led me to this:

The million dollar question is:

Why would they want to put themselves out of a cushy job?

Given the seismic measurements, if this was an h bomb test, it failed spectacularly.

You will get to import electric VWs from the US.

You linked an article that quoted the Saudi security service as saying that those arrested totes fired on the police before the cops shot them.

When all your mass is in an aluminum armored battery pack under you, crash safety is greatly increased as the battery sled will stop most passenger compartment intrusions.