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No, they'll be gobbling up any reasonably priced cell they can get their hands on for the foreseeable future. There was a part of Battery Day where they explai
by martythemaniak 5y ago
No, they'll be gobbling up any reasonably priced cell they can get their hands on for the foreseeable future.
There was a part of Battery Day where they explain their approach to battery chemistry, here is the slide: https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/JvxPA/s1/2020-tesla-shareholders-meeting-and-battery-day.jpg https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/JvxPA/s1/2020-tesla-shareh...
They say in the title "All Standard Range Teslas", but only the Model 3 has a standard range version and they're still like 2-3 years away from their compact/25K car.
- brianwawok 5y agoThe Y had standard range for about a month and it seems to have sold well, but since they have a 6 month wait on long range, why bother right now?
- stetrain 5y agoIf batteries are the constraint, selling cars with smaller battery packs lets you sell more cars. If other parts of the car production are the constraint, stick with the big batteries and high prices.