According to Germany’s TeslaMag, new structural battery packs from BYD are now arriving at the Tesla factory in Grünheide, Germany. The packs have a capacity of 55 kWh and feature the LFP Blade battery cells developed by BYD to reduce the possibility of battery fires associated with conventional lithium-ion battery cells while also providing a cost-competitive offering for electric cars. According to its sources, TeslaMag says the cars with the BYD structural battery packs will begin rolling off the line later this month or in early September.
Tesla has already secured type approval for the new model from the EU according to documentation leaked to TeslaMag. In those documents, the new Model Y is referred to as Type 005 and internally as variant Y7CR. Range is estimated at 440 kilometers.
The news about the BYD batteries demonstrates how nimble automakers need to be when it…
Tesla Adds Model Y Variant With BYD Blade Batteries In Germany
