And the Passat GTE is more practical. Same theoretical range because it uses a larger battery.
Going back to standard batteries/cells, the ones in the Tesla are AA type cells (18650 form factor). They are packaged into battery modules and the top end cars have many thousands of cells. It would take some effort to remove all of the battery packs from a car.
Here's a load of the modules - you can see the cells inside:
tinyurl.com/kr4j4y4
The Model 3 will have cheaper cells that are made for Tesla by Panasonic at the new Gigafactory.
Last edited by: rtj70 on Tue 11 Apr 17 at 14:46
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