Hello all. Am I the only one who thinks the new S and X Standard Range have a totally different battery pack? Maybe using 4680 batteries or LFP batteries.
Option1 - SR S and X are using same battery as LR/Plaid, but it's software limited.
Option2 - SR S and X are using 4680 batteries.
Option3 - SR S and X are using new LFP batteries from China.
Everyone says it's #1 but I doubt it.
It could be #2 4680, because S and X are low-volume, and current 4680 cells are experimental and chemistry is often changing.
It could also be #3 LFP, people don't realize that the majority of Tesla batteries sold worldwide every year are LFP batteries.
I predict the SR X price will be $80K sometime before January, enabling the federal EV tax credit of $7500. They could use 4680 batteries for this which definitely qualify, or they could use LFP batteries to qualify for half the credit, if they can prove the raw materials inside the battery came from Australia or Chile or other free-trade countries, before being processed in China into cells and packs.
Option1 - SR S and X are using same battery as LR/Plaid, but it's software limited.
Option2 - SR S and X are using 4680 batteries.
Option3 - SR S and X are using new LFP batteries from China.
Everyone says it's #1 but I doubt it.
It could be #2 4680, because S and X are low-volume, and current 4680 cells are experimental and chemistry is often changing.
It could also be #3 LFP, people don't realize that the majority of Tesla batteries sold worldwide every year are LFP batteries.
I predict the SR X price will be $80K sometime before January, enabling the federal EV tax credit of $7500. They could use 4680 batteries for this which definitely qualify, or they could use LFP batteries to qualify for half the credit, if they can prove the raw materials inside the battery came from Australia or Chile or other free-trade countries, before being processed in China into cells and packs.