Tesla Model Y

@Killer K @kennethsmyth

Great stuff. Thanks.

I predict 38k 😀

Trade plates I assume.

I'm not an expert in this, so I could be totally wrong. But according to what I learned recently, LFP isn't really a new battery technology, and has its own pros/cons compared with NCA.

It has lower energy density than NCA, so LFP packs less kWh than NCA with the same volume - hence less range on RWD than LR. And it has poorer cold weather performance. But it has two main advantages:

1) It's cheaper than NCA.

2) It has longer cycle life, i.e. it can live with more charging cycles than NCA.

The latter advantage is probably key for your decision making. Tesla recommends always charging LFP to 100% where possible. So you can fully utilise the claimed range of 455km for daily driving.

For LR, the recommendation is only charging to 80% or 90% max, which leads to a similiar daily range as LFP.

RWD vs LR really depends on your need. If you are not doing many long trips, RWD would be sufficient IMO. If you want the longest possible range and don't mind the extra 7k EUR, LR is probably the way to go.

Speed or all-wheel drive is not important to me. As MY is going to be used as a family car.

I haven't entered any details other than setting up the account and paying the deposit. Is it possible to enter a different name at the registration phase?

Yes. As per the below screenshot, the 4th step of the process, "Registration", will prompt you to put in the name, home address, as well as uploading the front and back of the driver license, of the owner for the coming car.

And you can do the above now, without having to await the assignment of the VIN.

And LFP has no cobalt so you can shut down the people who start talking about child labour and environmental damage in the Congo.

If LFP was the only battery technology, most of the supply & cost constraints of EVs would have disappeared years ago. What BYD have done with the Blade structural battery pack is arguably much more profound than Tesla's pending 4680, which I guess is why Tesla will be using it in MIG RWD cars/

The NCM/NCA chemistry has people spoiled to expect supercar acceleration from an otherwise pedestrian saloon/SUV. On the flip side, if Tesla had not given their pedestrian saloon supercar acceleration and convinced the world that electric was better, we'd all be buying Euro 7 diesels...

Can we change payment method on app to a new method? After submission I.e.

Have you a reference for this advice? The LFP battery in my attic is charged to 100% and stays there most of the day on sunny days. The manufacturer guarantees the number of cycles of the battery (80% remaining after 6000 cycles or 11 years I believe). They do mention not to leave the battery below 80% SOC if storing it for a long time and to recharge it every 6 months or so.

note that that Pylontech LFP battery is uses passive thermal management unlike the tesla which is water cooled to remain operating the optimal temperature range.

With a tow hitch too...

Roll-up, Roll-up....

Nothing to base this on but id say the inventory side will be chaotic over the next month... With the price changes impacting people selling their current cars they could be a lot of stock put up for resale,,,

called .. it was gone already