BazilBup t1_j25911t wrote on December 29, 2022 at 7:26 PM Reply to comment by enjoyoutdoors in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg Also Tesla have built int rhe battery into the core chassi so they save on weight. And yes you can upgrade individual cells which can be done on old bicycle batteries. Permalink Parent 0
BazilBup t1_j25911t wrote
Reply to comment by enjoyoutdoors in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg
Also Tesla have built int rhe battery into the core chassi so they save on weight. And yes you can upgrade individual cells which can be done on old bicycle batteries.