Tesla CEO Musk recently said that he will launch a new car with a size smaller than Model 3. Automobile Meta Universe learned that the new car will be designed, developed and produced directly in the country and will be unveiled as early as this year. According to foreign media reports, the car is expected to be named Model Q or Model C, and the price is around US$25,000 (about RMB 160,000). Judging from this price, the main competitors of the new car include Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Sagitar , Honda Accord, etc.
Executive Vice President of BYD Group Lian Yubo recently revealed in an interview that BYD will provide battery products for Tesla. As early as last year, news that "BYD will provide Tesla with blade battery " and "BYD received Tesla's 10GWh order" had already been reported, and it is not ruled out that the new car will be equipped with BYD blade battery.
(the above picture is a hypothetical picture, only schematic)
(BYD blade battery)
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Executive Vice President, BYD Group Lian Yubo
Currently, Tesla's largest power battery supplier in China is CATL . As the voice of "Ningwang" gradually increases, its battery prices have also risen, causing the production costs of OEMs to rise sharply. And companies like Tesla that have extremely strict cost control are naturally unacceptable. Tesla's choice to include its competitor BYD into the supplier system can not only reduce battery procurement costs, but also speed up battery supply. You should know that best-selling cars like the Model 3 have a delivery cycle of up to 20 weeks in China!