A key partner for Elon Musk’s Tesla is threatening to sue the U.S. government over the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist it from federal contracts, blasting it a “mistake”.

Ford has a licensing agreement to manufacture electric vehicle batteries with technology from a Chinese company that's under scrutiny at the Pentagon.

The Pentagon recently added Tesla’s battery suppliers, Contemporary Amperex Technology, and Tencent to its list of companies with ties to the Chinese military. While the designation has minimal direct business impact,

Tesla is already working on the Performance variant of the upcoming Model Y Juniper refresh, as revealed by a prototype that wears the Model 3 Performance cues

Model Y 'Juniper' is expected to feature many updates as seen in the Model 3, and introduce a new long-wheelbase version in China