Model Y

In a recent progress update for Tesla’s Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai, JasonYang (@JasonYangSHA) reported that the facility is now capable of producing more than 1,600 Model Y units and more than 2,000 Model 3 units every day. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory has optimized its production line expansion project, and its capacity expansion this year has been […]

“The Tesla Model Y seems like the complete package, but its active safety suite is so fundamentally flawed that the whole dish is completely ruined,” said Roadshow by CNet in its first review of the 2021 Tesla Model Y. The publication tested a 2021 Model Y Long Range in Deep Blue Metallic color, a hidden […]

The police department of Logan City, Ohio, received its very first all-electric Model Y police cruiser earlier this week — reports The Scioto Post. At the beginning of the year, Logan City announced it would go electric for some of the new additions to its fleet of police cruisers. When city officials weighed their available EV […]

On Thursday, Tesla China delivered the first-ever Gigafactory Shanghai-made Model Y Performance to a lucky Tesla Employee in Shanghai (via @JayinShanghai). The news comes just a couple of days after Tesla China announced it would start delivering the Model Y Performance sometime this week. Tesla China delivered the first MIC Tesla Model Y Performance to this […]

According to Reddit user alternativebeats, who is currently waiting to take delivery of a Model 3, Tesla has now started restoring full USB-C functionality to Model 3 units prior to sending them out for delivery. Last week, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners in the U.S. were shocked to find missing USB-C ports and […]

Tesla has added a new feature to the Model Y, but only for vehicles made at Gigafactory Shanghai in China. The Model Y now comes with a factory cargo cover, as shown in a video shared by @EVOffer_HK. MIC Model Y now comes with OEM Cargo Cover!Car delivered in Hong Kong starting from yesterday comes […]

After picking up their 2022 Model 3, Reddit user CalligrapherNo4617 made a peculiar discovery — the car had no wireless charging functionality, and the two USB-C ports in the front center console were outright missing. Upon calling Tesla support, CalligrapherNo4617 was informed that Tesla is aware of the problem. Both wireless charging and the front center […]

According to Tesla enthusiast Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) the company has just launched leasing options for its all-electric Model Y CUV in a number of European countries. BREAKING NEWS: Model Y leasing in Europe is now available! pic.twitter.com/OXC3hMOuZR — Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) November 12, 2021   Leasing mostly makes sense for businesses and enterprise customers. It is unclear […]

Tesla increased the price of its Model Y in the U.S. on Thursday evening, raising the price by $1,000 USD. The automaker also made some updates to the Model Y in China. According to CnEVPost, the Model Y rear-wheel drive, the entry version, drops the ‘Standard Range’ moniker. This entry model also now shows a […]

Looks like Tuesday is Tesla police fleet news on Tesla North, it appears. Police departments continue to try out Tesla electric vehicles for cruisers, with the latest coming from the Cambridge Police department in Maryland. The Cambridge Police Department unveiled a new Tesla Model Y cruiser, which Police Chief Mark Lewis says will save taxpayers […]

Tesla has increased the price of its entry Model 3 and Model Y tonight, by $1,000 in the United States (via @SawyerMerritt). Another major change is the fact Midnight Silver Metallic (MSM) is now a free color, joining Pearl White Multi-Coat. Previously, MSM was $1,000 USD extra. Also, Solid Black is now a $1,500 extra […]

Tesla has changed the range estimates of its Model Y compact crossover SUV, as numbers now differ based on your wheel choice (via @SawyerMerritt). Here are the changes for the Model Y Long Range, which originally stated 326 miles of range based on Tesla’s EPA estimate: 19-inch Gemini Wheels: 330 miles 20-inch Induction Wheels: 318 […]

Tesla has increased the estimated delivery dates on its Model Y compact crossover SUV, yet again. The entry Long Range Model Y with 19-inch Gemini Wheels is now showing an estimated delivery date of September 2022, which is a staggering 11 months from now (via @SawyerMerritt). Want to get a Model Y Long Range sooner? […]

On Thursday evening, Gilbert Tang (@gtangjr) and his wife were driving home in their Tesla Model Y in the center lane of a California freeway at 73mph with Tesla Autopilot enabled, when they were rear-ended by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel going over 90mph. The collision caused the Model Y to spin […]

After Tesla increased the price of the Model Y Long Range (along with the Model 3 Standard Range Plus) in the U.S. by $2,000 USD Friday evening, a similar price hike was observed in Canada around the same time. The base price of the Model Y Long Range has gone up by $4,000 CAD, from […]