When HN users recommended it
2 HN users recommended this between 2015 and 2016, in 2 comments.
20072026
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NCR18650B 3400mAh Rechargeable Battery Panasonic
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
here are the batteries they're using:
http://www.amazon.com/NCR18650B-3400mAh-Rechargeable-Battery...
Tesla does not have and never had any battery tech. They use off-the-shelf Panasonic batteries that are exactly the same ones you put in flashlights[1].
Tesla made one major innovation. They realized that people will buy an electric car for $100,000. That's really it! They have an attractive and very good car, but it is market innovation that is Tesla's essential advantage.
1: http://www.amazon.com/NCR18650B-3400mAh-Rechargeable-Battery...