Chinese-Powered Tesla Model Y Are Being Made With Lighter Batteries

The new Tesla Model Y uses Chinese batteries approved for Europe. The Tesla Model Y sure seems to be the right car at the right time. For starters, it’s electric and has the features and cargo space that today’s consumers demand. Tesla frontman Elon Musk claims that the Tesla Model Y is now the highest revenue vehicle in the world and predicts it will be the best-selling volume car sold worldwide by next year. Clearly, Musk knows something we don’t, and now Tesla has also quietly deviated on its core battery technology by using Chinese BYD batteries for European Model…