[Kevin Sharpe]

We are beginning to see wrecked Model 3's at the breakers

Here is the first teardown video that I've seen;

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Some info from the EVTV video;

'battery' weight (including charger, HVJB, DCDC, etc) 1054lbs (478kgs)

80.5kWh (78kWh usable), ~168Wh/kg

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Much like the Munro reports had suggested (here), it looks extremely unlikely that the large modules can be split into smaller pieces... that probably rules these batteries out for most conversions

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Crikey. An hour and a half. Have you seen it? Any good?

It's the usual EVTV format... tons of repetition and opinion with the occasional gold nugget... I play them at 1.5x in the background while doing something else... then stop when I find something interesting

I think the video complements the Munro report and is worth watching if you're interested in production EVs.

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Are overall pack dimensions called out in the video?

No.

I wonder if the whole pack, possibly with the electronics hump, could be used under larger vehicles, like your van?

The 'hump' could be removed easily leaving a large, flat 'pizza' battery box... the box wouldn't fit under an early VW van without modifying the chassis extensively... it's possible the modules would fit between the chassis rails but I think they are longer than the space available. That said, the box would be a great fit for some of the larger RV conversions

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Anyone know the voltages of these new modules?

It's in the video...

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Jehu has produced a shorter version of the EVTV video