{"id":48959,"date":"2023-05-05T00:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48959"},"modified":"2023-05-05T00:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:03:48","slug":"byd-tesla-modely-production-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48959","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: BYD-Powered Tesla Model Y Production Started In Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

The news about a BYD-powered Tesla Model Y produced at the Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg plant in Gr\u00fcnheide in Germany returns like a boomerang.<\/p>\n

According to the German publication Teslamag<\/em> (via Electrive<\/em>), Tesla<\/a> has just started production of a new base version of the Model Y<\/a> (RWD) at the plant in Europe (on top of the Long Range AWD and Performance versions).<\/p>\n

The most important part of the report, based on unofficial “reliable sources,”<\/em>\u00a0is that this new rear-wheel drive version is equipped with batteries supplied by BYD<\/a>. Rumors about BYD-powered Teslas in Germany were previously reported in August 2022 (here<\/a> and here<\/a>). Most recently,\u00a0Elon Musk tweeted that “Relations between Tesla and BYD are positive,”<\/em><\/a>\u00a0without elaborating on the topic of the relations\/joint project.<\/p>\n

The article says also that the battery is a structural type (the battery cells not only store energy but also carry a physical load). Additionally, the new car is equipped with front and rear mega castings.<\/p>\n

Nothing more is known, but it’s believed that the new BYD battery is the Blade Battery (LFP chemistry), in a cell-to-pack\/cell-to-chassis system (produced in China and imported to Europe), just like in the BYD Seal model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rumored Tesla Model Y RWD in Europe:<\/p>\n