Tesla’s long-awaited Model 2, the $25,000 EV promised to change the market, is now in final prep for launch. But here’s the truth: it’s the battery that will be the game-changer. The chemistry Tesla chooses will decide everything: price, range, charging speed, even whether millions of buyers can actually afford one. Right now, two radical contenders are on the table: aluminum-ion and sodium-ion, and whichever wins could reshape the entire EV industry.

So which chemistry will really make it into the Model 2? Could we soon see charging times faster than filling a gas tank? And if batteries start lasting decades, what does that mean for ownership costs, resale value, and the cars sitting in your driveway? That’s what we’ll explore in today’s breakdown.

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