They open for the first time, on a YouTube channel, one of the many batteries found inside Tesla vehicles, obtained thanks to a Tesla Model that would have suffered an accident.

One of the biggest unknowns inside Tesla cars is the batteries that they integrate and that make it work. Inside every single Tesla vehicle, be it a Model S or a Model X, there are thousands of these batteries. Inside one of these cars with 100kWh batteries, for example, we have the configuration of sixteen modules. Internally, each of these modules is divided into 516 cells, for a total of 8256 cells. Well, now we have been able to see, thanks to a YouTube video, how these batteries are internally.

Thanks to the YouTube channel, Aries RC, we can see how these batteries are internally constituted. Specifically, they have opened a unit '18560'. This number refers to the internal dimensions of this cell, which is the name of the current generation, whose nomenclature, on the other hand, has dimensions of 180mm high and 65mm in diameter. We are not sure that it is a Tesla battery, but so far people who know about this issue say that it is a Tesla battery, so let's believe it.

This video has been possible, thanks to the fact that the developer of the video has bought one of these batteries through eBay and it would come from a car that has suffered an accident. There is a very large quantity inside a Tesla vehicle, which are manufactured by Panasonic and Tesla. We do not have data about its specific specifications and it is not necessary to talk about its internal structure, which until this video was unknown.

Internally, the battery does not differ in many aspects from any lithium cell or battery on the market, since there are different layers rolled up, which make up the lithium ion battery. This battery is based on a lithium solution that allows the electrons necessary for a reversible electrochemical reaction between the anode, made of graphite and silicon, and the cathode, which is composed of 80% nickel, 15% cobalt and a 1% aluminum that we know of.

The battery that concerns us here is really obsolete, since the Tesla Model 3 will be named as '2170', batteries that are slightly larger in size, but which will also be cylindrical, as is obvious. This will already be created directly in the Nevada Gigafactory, which are already used in products such as the Tesla Powerpack and the Powerwall.

Source: YouTube