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Cybercab Moves Away From Fully Structural Battery Pack
Tesla has changed the battery pack design of the Cybercab. It moves away from the fully structural approach used in the Model Y and adopts individual modules that can be serviced or replaced separately. Battery engineering director Robbie explained this during a factory tour with Munro Live. According to Robbie, the Model Y's structural pack was considerably more difficult and expensive to manufacture than the company wanted, and he gave it a grade of “D” from a manufacturing and cost perspective. The Cybertruck earned a “B minus”.…
- Cybercab uses replaceable individual modules instead of a fully structural battery pack.
- Tesla engineers the Cybercab to remain in service for at least 500,000 miles (804,672 km).
🔎 Why it matters: It changes Tesla's battery strategy for the Cybercab: manufacturing cost and modular serviceability now weigh more than the integrated structure of the Model Y.
📈 Upside: A damaged module can be replaced without changing the whole pack, and healthy modules are retained, which reduces repair costs.
📉 Risk: The modular design gives up the roughly 10% more cell space that the structural approach can provide, according to the article.
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