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Originally Posted by t-maxxracer32
your right. for 120k you should be getting some sick battery of the future or at least something that is high quality. Im not saying that lipos are unsafe its just that they have more of a chance to explode, burst, catch fire, or something along those lines than lets say a nimh batt. Sure most of the problems are user errors, but those small amounts of manufacturer defects would grow once you throw hundreds of lbs of the stuff in the trunk of a car. There has got to be a number of tests that the tesla manufacturers will go through to prevent this stuff so it wont happen, and it is unfortunate that they are not using the higher grade batteries, but maybe when you get the car you can mod it to use half the weight and produce double the power.
im excited to see this   |
Lipos are safe, but LiFePo4 has shown to be safer. Have you even seen a NiMH or NiCD cell blow? I have and some even right in front of me. Never had a lipo do that. A good pack design for a full size car would eliminate any fire hazard and I know the places that does just that. All I know is Tesla will probably use the same cell for their new car, but at least that one will be cheaper.