Tesla plans to install Iron-based Batteries According to reports, Tesla Inc. intends to use cheaper and less fire-risky Iron-based Batteries in a semi-heavy electric truck and a version of an affordable electric car. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is quoted by Reuters as saying that “the vast majority of the heavy lifting for electrification will be Iron-based Batteries cells” and that he is a strong supporter of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology. A Master Plan Currently, Tesla uses nickel-based batteries , allowing semi-electric trucks produced by the business to go 500 miles on a single charge. The nickel-based batteries used in the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles have a 75 kilowatt-hour (kWh) capacity, as contrast to LFP batteries, which will only be able to carry 53 kWh. Given the increased political tensions between the United States and China, convincing Chinese suppliers to develop factories in the United States may prove difficult. Although a launch date was not ...