Tesla’s technology inside the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

The just-announced Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive has an electric drive train designed by Tesla Motors.  But, you wouldn’t know this from the press release because it says nothing about Tesla.  Further, you wouldn’t know this from the on-board charging system, because it’s not going to use the Supercharger port, apparently. …

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Tesla’s JB Straubl on battery technology and charging standards

What does Tesla Motors’ CTO JB Straubl think about the future of batteries and charging protocols?  The SAE published a recent interview with him which in part is interesting because Tesla uses a non-SAE-standard protocol for electric vehicle charging. Battery format:  Tesla is still using 18650 size cells in their…

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