Tesla’s new Model Y Standard Range sports a 4680 structural battery. Tesla's new Model Y Standard Range debuted with a 4680 structural battery during the Cyber Rodeo grand opening event in the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.
Discontinued from the U.S. market in February 2021 because its driving range left much to be desired, the Tesla Model Y Standard Range RWD has come back into focus via the Environmental Protection Agency’s website.
Tesla announced today that it is in a process of shifting all its standard range vehicles to the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry globally.