4860 In The Model S Plaid+?

[aerodyne]

What's ambiguous here? Refreshed Model S still uses 18650 cells:



Source: Tesla (TSLA) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool

So, the plaid for sure, and also the plaid plus are new model S.

Per his statement they will all use 18650's for now.

I will review the transcript, the portion I heard was not in pipers question...

 

[MarcG]

So, the plaid for sure, and also the plaid plus are new model S.

Per his statement they will all use 18650's for now.

I will review the transcript, the portion I heard was not in pipers question...

Plaid+ will use 4680s, per Battery Day Sept 2020. That's why it's not being delivered until late 2021.

 

[aerodyne]

Plaid+ will use 4680s, per Battery Day Sept 2020. That's why it's not being delivered until late 2021.

And using the same body as the refresh....ok, will see how they do that...

 

[ucmndd]

There’s no path to “520+” miles of range with 18650s in the current car’s battery footprint, without doing something really dumb (dumb for a track car at least) like stacking up 20% more batteries in the trunk.

Plaid+ will get a new battery. That’s the whole point.

 

[Proflig8tor]

 

[Proflig8tor]

 

[ucmndd]

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I'm not quite clear what you're implying those paragraphs are suggesting and how they relate to this thread.

 

[Daniellane]

Obviously, this predates the refreshed s/x announcement...
https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk...45951.ampproject.net/2101230412006/frame.html

 

[FreqFlyer]

And using the same body as the refresh....ok, will see how they do that...

That is the question isn't it? Can Tesla redo the skateboard and use the same unibody on top and not recertify the car in crash tests?
Or is the Plaid plus a different car more aligned with the new Roadster? Will found out at the end of the year.