Tesla will use new battery tech at Berlin factory, Musk says

Tesla Model Y web_2.jpg — Tesla plans to build the Model Y with new battery technology at its European factory near Berlin.

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Reuters

October 08, 2020 08:40 AM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker will build the Model Y with a new structural battery design and technology at its new European factory next year and the plan could result in a "significant production risk."

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