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Originally Posted by bavarianride
Correct, the next generation will see front and rear subframe bolted directly to battery pack.
This really doubles down on battery pack + reinforcement rails taking the blunt of any collision impact, and/or battery chemistry that has no thermal runaway. It is all good if it does work. 
That also may mean any side impact(even small ones) can require replacing the whole battery($$$$$), so hopefully Tesla thinks through the accessibility and serviceability aspects. |
Your points are excellent again, and I am not overloaded with optimism based on history.
Automotive News publishes a "Product Pipeline" section, and it shows no new generation products for Tesla through 2025, so any such change remains far off. I think we can all either keep what we have or do a 3 year new EV lease cycle before missing any such new developments, which may coincide with solid state batteries by then.