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The US model 3 didn’t use LFP. See https://evcentral.com.au/teslas-made-in-china-versus-the-usa....

> While the cars look identical to those still made in America, there is one key difference: the batteries.

> Chinese Model 3s use lithium-iron phosphate (or lithium ferro phosphate/LFP) batteries instead of the previous lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxide (NCA) batteries.

But maybe this changed recently? Here it says the model 3 standard doesn’t qualify for the credit because it uses a Chinese made LFP: https://pandaily.com/batteries-from-chinese-made-tesla-model...



Yes, the base Model 3 was switched to an LFP pack a while back. It is now ~60kwh LFP, and also quite a bit slower than it was before.

This new base Model 3 dropped the "SR+" designation at the same time.




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