schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoForget Chinese EVs. Biden’s Tariffs Will Hit The Cheapest Tesla Model 3.insideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
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minus-squareschizoidman@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoTesla does not make Lithium iron phosphate batteries which the RWD model uses.
minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoOh ok, I thought they did. I was told by the guy at the Tesla dealer that model 3s from 2023 onward had LFP batteries so I assumed they were made by Tesla.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoYet. They purchased some hardware to do it from CATL.
Tesla does not make Lithium iron phosphate batteries which the RWD model uses.
Oh ok, I thought they did. I was told by the guy at the Tesla dealer that model 3s from 2023 onward had LFP batteries so I assumed they were made by Tesla.
Yet. They purchased some hardware to do it from CATL.