On May 20th, it was reported that Tesla has produced the Model Y rear-wheel drive version with BYD batteries at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. This is the first time that Tesla has used Chinese batteries in its Berlin factory, and it is also the first electric vehicle that Tesla has introduced in the European market that uses LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries.
As the blade battery version of the Model Y begins delivering its first batch of test cars to the German market, some users have posted the charging power and SOC data of the new model on the TFF forum. Let’s take a look together.
The new car still uses the integrated casting technology for the front and rear body, and the only difference seems to be the BYD blade battery. Although the battery capacity is lower than the long-endurance version and performance version (Note: RDW registration information shows that the BYD battery version has a capacity of 55kWh and a range of 440 kilometers), the performance of this new car in terms of charging is very surprising.
The peak power of the new car can be maintained in the range of 170kW+ for a long time, and the power in the later stage is also higher than the CATL LFP version. It can also charge from 11% to 71% in 15 minutes.
For reference, the Model Y with CATL LFP battery has similar initial charging performance, but the power will quickly drop afterwards, and at 50% it can only maintain around 110kW.
The BYD blade battery can maintain a power of around 172kW up to 50% battery level, and then it approaches the CATL version again near 90%, but without crossing. It can be said that the performance of the Model Y with blade battery is more impressive than the CATL version throughout the entire charging process. It is expected that this user may conduct more tests in the future, stay tuned.
