[ecpottinger]

I can't find it either, but I remember reading it.

However, http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/163/9/A1846.full points out some of the details.

[Gibbon1]

That actually I think is what I was looking for.

Money quote: For automotive applications where 80% capacity is considered end-of-life, using tab cooling rather than surface cooling would therefore be equivalent to extending the lifetime of a pack by 3 times, or reducing the lifetime cost by 66%.

Meaning battery packs that last not 150,000 miles, but 450,000 miles.