According to the latest report, Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory, which held a grand opening ceremony on April 7, is already producing Model Y equipped with 4680 batteries and structured battery packs. Some lucky preorders are also A Model Y with this battery has already been received.
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Moreover, Ryan Levenson, a loyal fan of Tesla’s electric vehicles, who already owns multiple Teslas, has leased a Model Y recently produced by the Texas Gigafactory through a rental platform. According to the source, the Model Y leased by Ryan Levenson is a standard dual-motor version with a cruising range of 279 miles or 449 kilometers.
The sources said in the report that after the vehicle’s cruising range was displayed as 0, Levenson drove the Model Y into a charging station with a V3 supercharger to charge. He started charging at 12:25 and ended at 1:17 pm, the vehicle displayed a range of 270 miles. This means that the Model Y he was driving was charged to nearly 97% in 52 minutes.
The loyal fan of Tesla’s electric vehicles also revealed on social media that after analyzing the charging power curve, he found that the Model Y equipped with 4680 batteries quickly reached 250kW after charging, which is not a problem. As he had previously charged, it was gradually increased to 250kW.
In addition, Levenson also revealed that the 4680 battery Model Y he drove continued to drive 3 miles after the displayed range was 0, and the acceleration did not seem to be affected.
