Tesla has launched a new Model Y 20″ Induction Wheel and Winter Tire Package, priced at $4,000 USD ($5,360 in Canada). According to Tesla, the package “provides maximum safety and grip when driving in wet or dry conditions and on icy or snow-covered roads.” “The winter package guarantees a high level of traction, stability, and […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai factory plans to produce roughly 550,000 cars in 2021, according to industry insiders speaking to Chinese website 36kr.com (via Reddit). According to an unnamed source, Tesla plans to produce 300,000 Model 3 and 250,000 Model Y units, with order requests apparently already sent to component suppliers. While Tesla’s Shanghai factory has a planned […]
According to a video from @bentv_sh, an apparent Tesla Model Y has been spotted outside Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. “On the morning of November 6, I was passing by the west gate of the factory on my way back to the original location after completing the ground recording of the west side of the factory, when […]
The long-anticipated Tesla Model Y is one step closer to becoming available to fans of the electric vehicle (EV) company in China. Tesla has now completed its filing for the made-in-China (MIC) Model Y crossover, filed with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The news was first reported in a tweet by Twitter user […]
Tesla has launched a new winter wheel package for the Model Y (via @kkvr2823). The Model Y 19″ Gemini Wheel and Winter Tire Package is now listed on Tesla’s online shop, priced at $3,500 USD ($4,700 in Canada). The website listing doesn’t allow you to order online yet. “Model Y 19” Gemini Wheel and Winter […]
Up until now, Tesla has produced the Model Y to order. Once you place your order for a Model Y, it goes into production and is delivered to you in 4-8 weeks. However, on Friday, Twitter user @klwtts spotted the very first Model Y Performance units being sold out of inventory on the Tesla website. […]
On the weekend we saw a picture of new double-paned windows on Tesla’s Model Y, but now we have the clearest image to see the major changes in glass on the company’s compact SUV. As shared by Tesla owner @tesla_raj, we see a couple of images comparing the old Model Y front glass versus the […]
In a Reddit thread in a community dedicated to Tesla’s Model Y, user /u/Pirate43 shared an interesting discovery — their freshly delivered Model Y, with a VIN number on the higher end of the 63XXX series, came fitted with double-paned glass windows. Not long after Tesla confirmed the Tesla Model 3 2021 refresh would come with double-paned laminated […]
Tesla has some more goodies coming for Model Y, according to hacker @greentheonly. According to @greentheonly on Thursday afternoon, the hacker says 7-seater Model Y configurations will include a “flat fold” for the extra third row. This should enable a flat trunk for storage for these extra seats. Also coming for Model Y is a […]
After reports earlier this month of a family’s Tesla Model Y glass roof falling off while driving on the highway, there is another Model Y owner who has reported a similar story. According to Business Insider, Tesla Model Y owner Joe Fraga was contacted by Tesla October 7th, the day after the original family’s glass […]
With so many exciting developments in progress, it can be hard to keep up with all the news of Tesla units to come. Leaving the Tesla Design Studio in California, Twitter user @teslaphotografr spotted what many believe might be a wrapped Euro Model Y test vehicle on Tuesday. Users on Twitter speculated as to just […]
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Tesla says it is recalling over 2,500 of its 2020 Model Y SUVs (via CNET). The NHTSA letter to Tesla dated October 16, 2020, details acknowledgment of the recall issue, described as “trailer brake lights that fail to illuminate during braking increase the risk of a […]
Aside from unleashing its refresh for the Tesla Model 3 tonight, the company has also updated the Model Y, increasing its range for both Long Range and Performance versions. The Tesla Model Y Long Range now has a range of 326 miles, up from 316 miles (525 km in Canada; was 509km), while the Performance […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just confirmed Model Y 7-seater configurations will start production in November, with the first deliveries to take place in early December. “Starting production on 7 seater next month, initial deliveries early December,” said Musk in a reply to @teslaownersSV. Starting production on 7 seater next month, initial deliveries early December […]
After being unable to comprehensively review the Tesla Model Y upon its release due to the ongoing pandemic, the folks at MotorTrend finally got their hands on a Tesla Model Y Dual-Motor Long Range All-Wheel Drive and put it to the test. We put the 2020 @Tesla Model Y Long Range electric SUV on our test […]
