The popularity of electric vehicles is increasing day by day. However, the technology is still quite expensive. Some Chinese manufacturers such as BYD are working on different models to change this situation, but their developments do not affect the European and American markets. luckily Tesla’s It has a solution for the affordable EV problem.
Tesla has announced plans to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology in its semi-electric trucks and upcoming affordable electric car. CEO Elon Musk, mainly supplied by Chinese manufacturers LFP batteries became an advocate. In March, Musk stated that “the vast majority of the heavy lifting for electrification will be iron-based cells.”
Tesla’s release on Wednesday “Master Plan Part 3” is a “short range” LFP battery called “Semi-Light”. revealed that it will be used for heavy electric trucks. The company has yet to provide further details such as the launch date. Last December, Tesla began delivering Semi-electric trucks with a driving range of 500 miles per charge, using Nickel-based batteries. The automaker also previously revealed its plans for a version with a 300-mile range.
The small electric vehicles the company states are the ones in Model Y and Model 3. 75 kWh It will use LFP batteries with a capacity of 53 kWh compared to capacity. Tesla also cuts assembly costs for future car generations. 50% reduction made a commitment. The company plans to use LFP batteries in its mid-size vehicles Model 3 and Model Y.
Proponents of LFP technology, including Musk, argue that the abundance and low cost of iron outweigh the disadvantages that have limited the worldwide adoption of LFP cells. These batteries larger, heavier and often nickel-based It holds less energy than cells, which gives it a shorter range.