Model Y

In a recently published video, YouTuber Bjørn Nyland puts the Tesla Model Y Long Range through his custom-designed 1,000 km challenge during a trip from Norway to Sweden and back. Tesla’s Long Range Model Y is equipped with a 75 kWh battery and has an estimated EPA range of 525 km (326 miles) on a […]

The Tesla Model Y was recently registered with Israel’s Ministry of Transport — reports Calcalist (via Tesmanian). It shouldn’t be long before the all-electric compact SUV finally launches in the country. With Model 3 deliveries kicking off back in March, the Model Y is the only one of Tesla’s offerings yet to launch in Israel. […]

According to an image shared by @tslaqq2, Tesla has reportedly completed its first pre-production Model Y vehicle at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. It would seem as though the test Model Y's are in production at #GigaTexas! This photo was posted publicly, I won't link to it in case they weren't supposed to share. @JoeTegtmeyer […]

The Random Thought Project recently published a guide on replacing the air filters in a Tesla Model 3 or Tesla Model Y, which is pretty easy to do on your own and doesn’t necessarily require a visit to a Tesla service center. Like pretty much all air-conditioned cars ever, Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with […]

Another day, and another police department has added a Tesla to its fleet in the United States. The most populous county in New Jersey, Bergen County, has purchased a Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUV, as part of a pilot program for public safety agencies, reports North Jersey. The Long Range all-wheel drive version of […]

Tesla confirmed on Monday what many have been speculating, that Shanghai-made Model Y vehicles have been exported to Europe for the first time. According to the South China Morning Post, Tesla said it shipped 8,210 Model Y compact crossover SUVs to Europe in July. “It goes without saying that the Shanghai Gigafactory is playing a […]

Tesla’s Model Y Long Range is now sold out in the United States and Canada until January 2022 (via @SawyerMerritt). New orders for the Long Range Model Y are now showing an estimated delivery date of January next year, which is just under five months from now. Those that have already ordered Model Y Long […]

Image credit: Maarten Steinbuch Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV has landed in Europe, making its way to showrooms with ‘Not Model Y’ plastered on the side, as part of a marketing campaign. According to an image shared by Maarten Steinbuch based in Eindhoven-Helmond/Brainport in the Netherlands, a Model Y can be seen in a […]

Tesla has told its internal teams select Model Y owners in parts of the United States and Canada will be receiving free ‘All-Weather Protection Kits’ free of charge. This kit for Model Y owners consists of both Paint Protection Film (PPF) and Mud Flaps at no extra charge. Tesla says this complimentary offering is for […]

The Tesla Model Y has finally made landfall in Europe — reports Teslarati. Tesla’s all-electric CUV has been available in the U.S. since March 2020, and in China since January of this year, but European deliveries kept facing delays due to backlogs in other regions. The Model Y was originally expected to arrive in Europe during […]

Tesla has shared a new video in China, showing off its Model Y factory floor in action at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, as recorded and shared by Jason Yang on YouTube. The 39-second time-lapse video above shows Tesla’s incredible robotic production line for its Model Y compact crossover SUV. The machines making the Model Y […]

June proved to be a record-breaking month for electric vehicle (EV) sales across the globe, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) making up approximately 20% of all vehicles registered. Fully electric vehicles saw a total of 407,000 registrations worldwide in June and accounted for 6.1% of […]

Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV is seeing some heavy demand it appears, as new orders are now showing estimated delivery dates of December for the USA and Canada, for the entry Long Range configuration. Performance versions of the Model Y are showing delivery in 7-9 weeks, however. During Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Elon […]

According to Kaushik VR (@kkvr2823), founder of the ByteofWhy podcast, Tesla has enabled the in-cabin camera for the Model Y in Canada with software update 2021.12.25.7, which started rolling out on Wednesday. Canadian Model Y units now join their Model 3 brethren, which had their in-cabin cameras enabled previously in software update 2021.12.25.6. With the […]

A thread posted to Reddit on Friday highlights the possibility of the 2021 Model Y and the 2021 Model 3 getting yet another new icon for the electric door release button — an arrowhead pointing towards the direction the door is supposed to open. Originally, the door release buttons on the Model 3 and Model Y […]