Which next generation battery pack is best and are there any advantages to each design? That's the topic for today: A pack level analysis of the BYD Blade vs CATL Qilin vs Tesla 4680 Structural batteries. In short, they're all awesome packs that just happen to take different approaches based on the strategies of the companies that designed them. Tesla Referral Link: https://ts.la/jordan72005 (Use this if you're buying a Tesla. It can save you $1,000 on your first Tesla) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelimitingfactor Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/limitingfactor42069 Bitcoin: 3B3UXCZsnoPZxG6vYQ6npsF4TW8f5kK4LH Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/the-limiting-factor Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TLFBatteries/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LimitingThe *Timeline* 00:00 Intro 02:05 Why am I Leaving out GM and Ford? 04:25 Basic Design Analysis: Blade / Qilin / 4680 05:49 Caveats and Why I didn’t Include Charge Speed 07:58 Rigidity Analysis 09:32 Energy Density 11:02 Cooling Analysis 11:42 What do I Mean by Safety? 14:20 Safety Analysis 17:27 Cost Analysis 19:43 Initial Summary Table 20:30 Full Table with Commentary 24:16 Final Table: Tesla’s Perspective 26:37 Summary Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said