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Tesla’s Next-Generation Battery Packs

Tesla’s Next-Generation Battery Packs

By Aziz Ali on January 13, 2010

Panasonic and Tesla, have come together to create a new kind of electric vehicle battery based on Panasonic’s nickel-based lithium ion chemistry.

Business Wire reports:

Tesla, the only carmaker producing highway-capable electric vehicles, will use Panasonic’s battery cells in their newest battery packs. The cells are comprised of Nickel-based Lithium ion chemistry, the highest energy density battery cells in production today, preferred by Tesla for EV applications because of their high capacity, light weight, durability, and long life.

[Business Wire via Engadget]

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