How Much Does A Tesla Battery Weigh?

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Tesla batteries are surprising heavy, especially when compared with batteries found in ICE cars.

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Who Makes The Unbreakable Glass For The Tesla Semi?

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The Tesla Model S comes with various battery sizes, like 60, 70, 75, 80, 90kWh, etc.

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An EV with a larger (like a 90kWh) battery would be heavier to handle, compared with an ICE vehicle.

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Since we already know the weights of the batteries in different models, calculating the weights of all of those models is easier

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when we subtract each Teslas battery weight from its curb weight.

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With structural batteries, Tesla will be able to retain weight at the level of the car's construction,

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resulting in a substantially better energy density at the level of the automobile.

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The typical lithium-ion battery weighs 17 pounds of lithium for every kWh,

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but the battery pack for Tesla's 70 kWh car may weigh as much as 138 pounds of lithium.

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Although the weight of a Tesla's first electric semi truck without its trailer is unknown, the vehicle's battery pack may weigh up to 11,000 pounds,

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which would quickly exceed the 80,000-pound maximum gross weight for an 8-wheel-drive class-A truck.

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