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minus-squarePoem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoIsn’t it just a standard Panasonic 18650? And aren’t they changing their batteries to a Chinese brand?
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoLooks like only the S and X still use 18650s. The 3 and Y are using larger 2170 cells and apparently they’re also buying from LG not just Panasonic.
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoSome use the larger cells, but not all. They apparently are a bust and don’t offer increased energy density like they had originally claimed. The lfp cells come from China, and are now being heavily taxed.
Isn’t it just a standard Panasonic 18650? And aren’t they changing their batteries to a Chinese brand?
Looks like only the S and X still use 18650s. The 3 and Y are using larger 2170 cells and apparently they’re also buying from LG not just Panasonic.
Some use the larger cells, but not all. They apparently are a bust and don’t offer increased energy density like they had originally claimed.
The lfp cells come from China, and are now being heavily taxed.