China-Made Tesla Model 3 To Get CATL’s M3P Batteries

In the not-too-distant future, Tesla might be equipping its electric cars produced at the Giga Shanghai plant with CATL’s new battery type, called M3P. According to Sina Tech’s unofficial sources (via CnEVPost), Tesla will soon equip the MIC Model 3 with CATL M3P batteries, which is expected to increase range by at least 10%. The switch from LFP to M3P also has the potential for a price reduction (assuming the same battery capacity). Currently, the MIC Tesla Model 3 RWD has a CLTC range of 556 km (346 miles), while the Performance version can go up to 675 km (420 miles). The article says that with M3P, it could be respectively 600 km (373 miles) and 700 km (435 miles). Of course, if the use of the M3P battery type would be beneficial to the Model 3, we can expect that the Model Y (at least the entry-level version) will also get it. There was an unofficial report about a 72 kWh MP3…

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