schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoForget Chinese EVs. Biden’s Tariffs Will Hit The Cheapest Tesla Model 3.insideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down15
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkForget Chinese EVs. Biden’s Tariffs Will Hit The Cheapest Tesla Model 3.insideevs.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareschizoidman@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoTesla does not make Lithium iron phosphate batteries which the RWD model uses.
minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.