Tesla unveiled the Model Y, on March 14, 2019, touting it as the “safest mid-size SUV in the world”. Today, the all-electric crossover celebrates its third birthday.
Watch Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s 2019 unveiling of the Model Y in the video below:
At launch, Tesla announced three trims for the Model Y: Long Range RWD, Long Range AWD, and Performance AWD, which came out in the fall of 2020 and started at $47,000 USD, and the short-lived Standard Range RWD that debuted in the spring of 2021.
Today, the Model Y is available in two trims — the Model Y Long Range for $61,990 USD before incentives, and the Model Y Performance for $64,990 USD before incentives, both featuring a Dual-Motor All-Wheel Drive configuration.
To learn more about the Model Y’s evolution over the past three years, check out our list of all the changes Tesla has made to its electric crossover since 2020.
Tesla’s Model Y topped global electric vehicle (EV) sales for January 2022. During the company’s annual meeting of stockholders in October 2021, Musk said the Model Y “should become the best-selling vehicle of any kind,” globally, soon.
Tesla is gearing up to start shipping Model Ys to customers out of its new factories in Austin, Texas, and Berlin-Brandenburg. Gigafactory Berlin has a Model Y delivery event scheduled for March 22, and Gigafactory Texas is just one EPA approval away from kicking off deliveries.
There’s even talk of a new Model Y Standard Range AWD, reportedly launching soon in North America.
