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The Tesla Model Y is a battery electric compact crossover SUV [5] produced by Tesla, Inc. since 2020. The vehicle was presented in March 2019 as the company's fifth production model since its inception after the Roadster , Model S , Model X and Model 3 .
The Tesla battery station was a demonstration site at Harris Ranch where Tesla performed traction motor battery swapping as an alternative to recharging its vehicles. The site opened in March 2015 and operated by appointment only but showed little demand by June 2015; it was closed permanently before November 2016.
Lithium-ion batteries from cars can sometimes be re-used for a second-life in factories [67] or as stationary batteries. [68] Some electric vehicle manufacturers, such as Tesla, claim that a lithium-ion battery that no longer fulfills the requirements of its intended use can be serviced by them directly, thereby lengthening its first-life. [69]
Tesla currently sources most of its EV batteries from other companies, but has been trying to ramp up production of its 4680 battery cells in the US to lower costs and boost margins.
Because the batteries don’t need high-powered DC fast charging – they have plenty of time to charge inside the hut wall – the battery swapping stations don’t require the kind of high ...
This could also have a secondary positive effect for Tesla. Batteries are limited worldwide as demands grows. If Tesla can outbid competitors and secure battery supply, it may leave other entrants ...
A rechargeable battery, storage battery, or secondary cell (formally a type of energy accumulator), is a type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times, as opposed to a disposable or primary battery, which is supplied fully charged and discarded after use.
Tesla has set up mobile-shipping-container "stores" [9] and 6 Airstream travel trailers each pulled by a Model X, reaching areas not served by brick-and-mortar shops. [26] [27] Tesla's strategy of direct customer sales and owning stores and service centers is different from the standard dealership model in the US vehicle marketplace. [28]