At the Battery Day conference, Elon Musk indicated the direction in which the development and placement of batteries in his electric cars will take.
–
Tesla intends to integrate the batteries of its electric cars into the body structure. At the press conference Battery Day – where the carmaker, among other things, showed a new one Model S Plaid (video below) – this was announced by the head of the company Elon Musk.
–
–
For this purpose, engineers have developed a new specific aluminum alloy that must be strong enough to protect the battery pack. The batteries will now become part of the car’s structure and it will not be possible to replace them with existing batteries. Musk calls this idea a “structural battery” and showed in a presentation how something like this works in practice.
Musk said the new approach to batteries will help save extra weight, while the lower structure of the car will be much stiffer. According to the head of the carmaker, more than in any other car, including convertibles. According to him, this means not only higher safety of the crew, but also better driving characteristics of the car during dynamic driving.
And it wouldn’t be Elon Musk if he didn’t brag about any numbers during the presentation. Thanks to Tesla’s new approach, the weight of the car is said to be reduced by about 10%, while the range will increase by 14%. All this will require 370 fewer parts and components, which will reduce production requirements and demands compared to today.
–
–
Undoubtedly, however, it also has its downsides. Unless Tesla comes up with a new solution, we can’t imagine well enough how the old battery or one of its damaged modules would change independently, which is no problem with today’s batteries placed in the floor. We ourselves are curious how Tesla will approach this issue, but we still have to wait for the final solution.
––
–
– .
