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EVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let Them (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here is the link where Sandy Munroe determined the Model Y pack is non repairable and it includes Elon Musk's reply tweet saying the pack should be seen as "high grade ore".

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/elon-musk-says-4680-cells-are-recyclable-following-munro-s-challenge-tear-down-structural-pack

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That says you cannot replace individual broken cells in a Tesla pack. That doesn't say you can't replace the pack

Aren't all the cells worn in a ten year old battery?