threelonmusketeersM to Tesla@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTesla builds 50 millionth 4680 cell at Giga Texasdriveteslacanada.caexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down14
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minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoTesla do per-cell cooling and the round shape offers more surface area for that
minus-squareferretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoA cylinder has the least surface area per unit volume of any extruded shape
minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoGenerally that’s true, but in this case it’s about a flat surface vs curved
minus-squareferretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThat still doesn’t change anything, unless tesla is only cooling one side of the cell for whatever reason
Tesla do per-cell cooling and the round shape offers more surface area for that
A cylinder has the least surface area per unit volume of any extruded shape
Generally that’s true, but in this case it’s about a flat surface vs curved
That still doesn’t change anything, unless tesla is only cooling one side of the cell for whatever reason