Honestly this is good. Tesla was already making 99% of their parts here in the US.
I don’t think this is even going to affect them. It will pull other US automakers back to producing parts in the US.
It’d be nice if the US could partner with China to produce a better EV with partnerships between companies, but that was never going to happen anyways. 🤷♂️
Hopefully this doesn’t have a big impact on imported lithium ion batteries.
The aerodynamics are better. Drag coefficient is .23 in the Model Y LR
Vs
.28 in the Kia EV9
Weight is lower: 4,555lb in the Tesla Model Y LR
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5,873lbs in the Kia EV9 with the large battery pack and AWD
The RWD version might be a bit lighter, but it’s still over 750lbs more than the largest Model Y.
These are the two biggest factors of efficiency, but there may be some other little stuff that Tesla has done to improve it.