![]() ![]() Which brings up another note… in the “feature details” section of the page, it says this: They suffer from less degradation as well, which means your battery will stay healthier longer, though they do worse in very cold environments (so make double sure you precondition your batteries, folks). As mentioned above, they are less energy dense but cheaper, but they also require no cobalt, which is a difficult mineral to get a hold of and carries some human rights baggage. LFP batteries have some interesting pluses and minuses. So between these two new pieces of information, it looks like Tesla might have introduced a new battery chemistry on the Long Range Model 3 today. The same goes for the new Long Range, and so we suspect it’s using the same battery supplier. This is because it gets its LFP batteries from CATL, a Chinese battery supplier. Since the Model 3 Standard Range only qualifies for one of these two categories, it only gets half the credit. These percentages will go up year by year, but they’re set at those levels for now. To qualify, a car must be assembled in North America, but also must source 40% of its critical minerals from the US or free trade countries, and 50% of its battery components must be built in North America. ![]() This is due to the way the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits are structured. Second, the car is now listed as receiving only $3,750 of the US EV tax credit, like the Standard Range. LFP is a cheaper, less energy-dense technology, so it would make sense that a pack might have less energy in it, and less range as a result. The car has once again appeared, after saying it would be “available in 2023” since last August.īut there are changes that suggest the car might be using Tesla’s LFP pack, which is used in Chinese-built Model 3 and in the Model 3 Standard Range.įirst, the car is now listed as having “325+” miles of range, as compared to the previous 358 miles. The changes appeared on Tesla’s website tonight, in Tesla’s Model 3 design studio. And it might be using Lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO 4/LFP) battery cells, like the Model 3 Standard Range, or it might be a new chemistry, based off of LFP… ![]() Tesla has once again started taking orders on the Model 3 Long Range in the US, after it was missing for nearly nine months. ![]()
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