Nubo
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TimLee said:They may have said that, but it does not tell the whole story.electriccarfan said:...Tesla has said that since they control the battery aging process with a TMS, they get superior battery life as well as range in all temps.
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Tesla has a different battery chemistry.
Although it is more dangerous, it may have better capacity degradation characteristics, although TMS is a factor too.
The LEAF and Volt chemistry is safer, but avoiding capacity degradation requires very special chemistry tweaks.
And TMS does help winter range some, but it does not make winter range equal moderate temperature spring and fall range even in the Tesla.
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For the cells LEAF uses, TMS is an option.
For the cells Tesla uses, TMS is an absolute requirement.