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by Tade0 15 hours ago
Overall it's less the lone act of moving ions and more the heat that affects battery longevity.

BYD is using, among other methods, a "3D direct refrigerant cooling system", so the batteries are dipped in phase-changing coolant.

Aside from that the cells are pre-warmed and were optimised for lower internal resistance.