According to Chinese media reports, Elon Musk’s plans to also use blade batteries with LFP cells from BYD in production in the future are becoming more concrete. Contrary to the first rumors that came up in the summer of this year, Tesla does not want to sell the batteries for the planned 25th year.$ 000 entry-level model (“Model 2”), but use it for standard variants of the Model 3 and Model Y.
Tesla is currently using a variety of different batteries. These consist primarily of round cells produced by LG Energy Solutions and Panasonic. In addition, the US company is already installing LFP batteries in its Gigafactory 3 in China. They are used in the standard version of the Model 3 and are currently only supplied by CATL. The variety means that Model 3 customers currently do not know in advance which battery their vehicle will be delivered with. This depends on the respective production site. Elon Musk had already announced in a conference call in July that he wanted to limit this diversity.
LFP batteries offer numerous advantages over rechargeable batteries. They are considered to be more durable, very safe and low-maintenance. In addition, they are cheaper. The blade batteries from BYD also save space and weight and are said to have a higher energy density than the CATL variants. Founded in 1995 purely as a manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, BYD is now also one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China. The company only uses LFP batteries for its vehicles.
Tesla is said to have already placed an initial order with BYD with a volume of 10 GWh, which is to be used for test purposes. If the test operation was successful, the battery packs would be charged from the 2nd. move into the vehicles by the quarter of 2022. Despite the current rumours, Tesla’s partnership with CATL should remain in place. The contract was only extended to 2025 in the middle of the year.
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The blade batteries from BYD also save space and weight and are said to have a higher energy density than the CATL variants.
Does that mean LFP also in the LR Model 3????? or more capacity in the SR???
It’s embarrassing when the great pioneer, who is years ahead of everyone else, suddenly has to queue up in the same column at the big manufacturers.
For me, there is nothing wrong with using good developments from suppliers.
The capacity of in-house development is now urgently needed for the semi and the cybertruck. Such a high capacity is required for these models that the battery weight plays a major role.
The market demands vehicles with low prices and good ranges.
So far, the cheapest buyable Tesla has not yet reached the 500km Wltp range.
There are still 3 km to go. With more densely packed cells there would probably be a lot more possible.