Hey everybody, Rob Mauer here, and today we are going to be talking about a new configuration

for the Model Y out of GigabreLin.

We've also got a couple other updates on Europe, some news on a Tesla's Model S Plaid,

and more.

Nice slight outperformance from Tesla stock on the day-to-day finishing up 4 tenths

of a percent to $161.20, while the NASDAQ was down half a percent on the day.

Getting right into the news then, we've got a report today from TeslaMeg.de that

Tesla is beginning production of a new configuration of the Model Y at GigabreLin.

We know that Tesla in Europe does offer the rear-wheel drive Model Y, however currently that

version of the Model Y is produced in Shanghai and then imported into Europe.

Now the report from TeslaMeg is that Tesla has started production on a similar rear-wheel

drive smaller battery capacity Model Y at GigabreLin.

With Berlin now hitting true volume production and hopefully continuing to ramp up from here,

I think the timing makes sense to expand to a lower price Model Y.

And unlike the rear-wheel drive version from Shanghai, TeslaMeg is reporting that this

version will be using front castings in addition to the rear castings similar to what we see

on the 4680 Model Ys from GigabreLin.

Instead of using 4680s though, the report is that these vehicles will in fact feature

a battery from BYD.

So over the last year or even two years there had been various reports that Tesla was

going to be using BYD batteries at one point we had a report that was no longer going

to be the case because of safety concerns Elon then came out and said that that report

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