Tesla Mode S might receive 95 kWh battery pack

Toyota and a few other much companies are reporting huge breakthroughs in battery development (see SSC's plans for a green supercar). I doubt they would give this car an option that would double the price of the car. An extra 20g maybe, but not 50g.

— Joe_Limon (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 3:48:01 PM | | Votes: 1   

People make claims about battery breakthrough (search google) all the times.
Things don't go into production for reasons that they will not tell you.
Seeing is believing.

— ceric (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 8:29:40 PM | | Votes: 3   

Look at society today, and what is available compared to 20 years ago. Breakthroughs are nothing new. You are right about there being lots of things that fall through, like the myt engine on the small scale, or the hydrogen cars that all of the major automakers pumped too much money into. You can be cynical as you want believing that batteries haven't changed in the past 100 years, but that cynicism is ignorance, the modern battery is not only rechargeable, but it lasts many times longer, holds way more power and is many times lighter. Further breakthroughs in incorporating super tight anode/cathode meshes and use of microscopic fins to aid cooling are but a few of these future techs that could succeed. No I am not saying all of them will succeed, I am just saying that it's stupid to think that no one will succeed, or that it will take a long time before such a break through is made.

— Joe_Limon (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 2:18:08 AM | | Votes: 3