When Chinese BYD Introduces New Blade Batteries, few people probably expected Tesla to start buying them. However, this is exactly the news currently brought by the Chinese CLS website.
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BYD batteries are supplied by BYD the new shape of the article and their new arrangementwhich is more efficient – it can make better use of the space for the cell cells (cell to pack). This makes such batteries lighter, cheaper, more powerful and safer.
The first electric car to leave the production line equipped with a blade battery is the BYD Han EV. It offers a range of up to 605 km and is very similar electric car Tesla Model 3.
Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, has openly ridiculed BYD in the past and did not consider it competition. It is true that BYD is primarily engaged in the production of electric buses and large trucks. However, the production of personal electric cars is no longer negligible at BYD.
Neither Tesla nor BYD commented on the report on the blade battery partnership. According to the CLS news website, battery deliveries to Tesla were scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022.
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