[Stuart]

I saw the information about battery price in an article that described how Tesla is in a price war with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers. It said the price they pay for batteries from their supplier has dropped 20%. I don't know how that percentage translates into dollars, but I assume it's a pretty substantial amount.

Tesla did just announce an refreshed version of their Model 3, it's referred to as the Highland. My understanding is it's currently for sale in some other countries, but isn't available in the US just yet. From Wikipedia:

Tesla announced a major design refresh of the Model 3 on September 1, 2023, bringing a longer driving range, along with a restyled exterior and interior.

Tesla says the refreshed Model 3 will have about a 10% improvement in range, largely from a more aerodynamic front-end which led to a drag coefficient of Cd=0.219, an improvement from the prior design's Cd=0.225. On the interior several new features were added including an 8-inch touchscreen for rear seat passengers, ventilated front seats, a 17-speaker sound system (up from 14), customizable interior accent lighting, a larger 21-cubic-foot (594 L) rear trunk (up from 19.8 cu ft [561 L]), and a new steering wheel without turn signal and gear selector stalks. The touchscreen for rear seat passengers and the steering wheel without stalks are changes that were previously implemented on the Model S and X during their "Palladium" refresh.