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Tesla does get a small buffer for the battery size, due to EV trucks being allowed 82k instead of 80k lbs max.[0] Doesn't save the entire extra budget though.

[0]: https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/11682

> NGVs and PEVs may exceed the federal maximum gross vehicle weight limit for comparable conventional fuel vehicles by up to 2,000 pounds (lbs.). The NGV or PEV must not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 lbs. (Reference Public Law 116-6 and 23 U.S. Code 127(s))



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