Why are Tesla batteries (the individual cells) cylindrical while a phone battery is a rectangular prism?

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Why are Tesla batteries (the individual cells) cylindrical while a phone battery is a rectangular prism?

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Space management.

Tesla’s and a lot of other manufacturers use cylindrical cells in multiple (18650) .

18650 cells are very wide / thick. Flat cells can be made thin, where space is at a premium.

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