
Episode 409: Model 3’s Project Highland Revamp Appears to Be Imminent
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
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Tesla's Switch to a Nickel Based Battery Pack
Giga Nevada is now making LFPs, making LFP cells, putting them in LFP packs. And so it's all staying in the United States and thus qualifies for the full $7,500 federal tax incentive. Or the base Model 3 is switching back to a nickel based battery pack which if it did would actually be something of a downgrade for that car specifically in terms of daily range. Either way, you don't have 272 miles of daily usable range.
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