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More Details On Tesla's Potential Million-Mile Electric Car Battery

• https://insideevs.com by EVANNEX

Tesla has always been at the forefront of energy storage technology - most battery boffins estimate that the Californians have at least a five-year lead in battery tech over the world's legacy automakers. And the company is determined to maintain this advantage - back in April, Elon Musk said that a new battery pack designed to last at least one million miles would be available next year.

Now Tesla battery research partner Jeff Dahn and his team have released a paper in which they describe such a long-life battery cell. The new Li-ion cell features a next-generation "single crystal" NMC cathode and a new type of electrolyte. Dahn's team has extensively tested the cells, and believe they could enable a battery pack that lasts over a million miles in an EV.


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