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Compact crossover SUV · First delivery March 2020

Tesla Model Y batteries

Built on four continents' worth of battery supply: Panasonic, LG, CATL, BYD and Tesla's own 4680 cells across Fremont, Shanghai, Berlin and Austin.

Pack timeline

Family
2020202120222023202420252026
Panasonic 2170
LG 2170 NMC
CATL LFP Prismatic
BYD Blade
Tesla 4680
  • NCA · Nickel cobalt aluminium
  • NMC · Nickel manganese cobalt
  • LFP · Lithium iron phosphate
  • In production
  • End date not documented

Battery matrix by generation

Each row is a variant. A variant with several packs means Tesla changed suppliers over time, built it in several factories, or sources disagree. Open the finder to narrow it down.

Model Y (2020–2025)

Long Range AWD

AWD

  • Panasonic 3L2020 – 2025FremontCommunity
  • LG 5L2021 – 2025ShanghaiY5LDCommunity
  • LG 5LMar 2022 – 2025BerlinEuropeY5LDCommunity

Performance

AWD

  • LG 5L2022 – 2025Shanghai, BerlinCommunity

Rear-Wheel Drive

RWD

  • CATL 6L2022 – 2025ShanghaiCommunity
  • BYD 7CMay 2023 – 2024BerlinEuropeY7CRDocumented

AWD (4680 structural pack)

AWD

Model Y Juniper (2025–)

Long Range AWD

AWD

  • Panasonic 3L2025 – presentFremontNorth AmericaCommunity
  • LG 5LJan 2025 – presentShanghai, BerlinY5LDCommunity
  • LG 5M2025 – presentShanghaiY5MDCommunity

Long Range RWD

RWD

  • LG 5M2025 – Feb 2026BerlinEuropeCommunity
  • Tesla 8LFeb 2026 – presentBerlinEuropeCommunity

Performance

AWD

  • LG 5M2025 – presentFactory not documentedCommunity

Rear-Wheel Drive

RWD

  • CATL 6MJan 2025 – presentShanghai, BerlinEstimated

Standard

RWD

  • CATL 6MOct 2025 – presentFactory not documentedCommunity

Model Y L (2025–)

Six-seat long-wheelbase model built in Shanghai.

Model Y L (six-seat AWD)

AWD

  • LG 5NSep 2025 – presentShanghaiChinaDocumented

Variants or periods missing here are not yet documented with evidence we trust. Help fill a gap.

9 documented packs

Panasonic 2170 · Gen 2

Panasonic 3L

Panasonic · 2170 · 2020–now

3L
Gross capacity82.1 kWh+1 other figure
Usable
76 kWh
Cells
4,416
Modules
4
NCAModel 3Model Y

6/11 specs known · 6 sources

LG 2170 NMC · Gen 2

LG 5L

LG · 2170 · 2021–now

5L
Gross capacity78.8 kWh+2 other figures
Usable
75 kWh
Cells
Unknown
Modules
Unknown
NMCModel 3Model Y

4/11 specs known · 6 sources

LG 2170 NMC · Gen 3

LG 5M

LG · 2170 · 2025–now

5M
Gross capacity84.7 kWh+2 other figures
Usable
Disputed
Cells
Unknown
Modules
Unknown
NMCModel 3Model Y

4/11 specs known · 8 sources

LG 2170 NMC · Gen 4

LG 5N

LG · 2170 · 2025–now

5N
Gross capacity88.2 kWh
Usable
Unknown
Cells
Disputed
Modules
Unknown
NMCModel Y

3/11 specs known · 2 sources

CATL LFP Prismatic · Gen 2

CATL 6L

CATL · prismatic · 2021–2025

6L
Gross capacity60 kWh+2 other figures
Usable
57 kWh
Cells
108
Modules
Unknown
LFPModel 3Model Y

5/11 specs known · 6 sources

CATL LFP Prismatic · Gen 3

CATL 6M

CATL · prismatic · 2025–now

6M
Gross capacity62.5 kWh+1 other figure
Usable
60 kWh
Cells
Unknown
Modules
Unknown
LFPModel 3Model Y

3/11 specs known · 6 sources

BYD Blade · Gen 1

BYD 7C

BYD · blade · 2023–2024

7C
Gross capacity55–60 kWhdisputed
Usable
Unknown
Cells
Unknown
Modules
Unknown
LFPStructuralModel Y

2/11 specs known · 7 sources

Tesla 4680 · Gen 1

Tesla 4680 Structural (Model Y)

Tesla · 4680 · 2022–?

Gross capacity69 kWh+1 other figure
Usable
Unknown
Cells
828
Modules
4
NMCStructuralModel Y

4/11 specs known · 3 sources

Tesla 4680 · Gen 2

Tesla 8L

Tesla · 4680 · 2026–now

8L
Gross capacity79 kWh+1 other figure
Usable
74 kWh
Cells
Unknown
Modules
Unknown
NMCModel Y

2/11 specs known · 5 sources

Largest documented gross capacity: 88.2 kWh