Model Y

Tesla has lowered the price of its Model 3 and Model Y on Wednesday evening by up to $2,000 USD in the United States. Model Y Price Drop The entry Model Y Standard Range is now starting from $39,990 USD, instead of $41,990 USD, a $2,000 USD price drop. The Model Y Performance also gets […]

According to a Reddit thread, the city of Logan in southeast Ohio is poised to add Tesla’s all-electric Model Y to its fleet of police patrol cars (via  The Daily Logan News). “Logan is the first city in southeast Ohio getting Teslas”, Mayor Greg Fraunfelter told The Logan Daily News. It may be the first in […]

Tesla has launched sales of its Model Y compact crossover in South Korea on February 12, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Tesla Korea says there are three trim levels of Model Y available: Standard Range RWD: 59.99 million won ($54,320 USD) Long Range AWD: 69.99 million won ($63,375 USD) Performance AWD: 79.99 […]

Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with heated steering wheel, but also the new center console from the recent Model 3 refresh, to new owners in the United States. A new video from YouTube channel Another Tesla dives into a quick hands-on with the new Model Y center console, seen at the […]

It looks like Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with new heated steering wheel and center console for owners in the USA and Canada. According to TMC forums user ‘BojangleGuy’, the new Model Y owner shared images of their new February 11 delivery, that includes a heated steering wheel and new center […]

If you’re thinking of getting a Tesla Model Y with the 7-seat configuration for your growing family, some pictures have been shared of a rear-facing car seat in both the second and third row. Rear-facing car seats are supposed to be for newborns until they are two years old, depending on their weight. The configuration […]

Back in September, Tesla launched an Acceleration Boost upgrade for its Model Y compact SUV, which brings an improved 0-60 mph time. The upgrade is available an in-app purchase within the Tesla mobile app and is also available online on the web. The $2,000 USD upgrade would improve the Model Y acceleration from 0-60 mph, […]

Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with new headlights, the same ones seen on the recent Model 3 refresh. This updated headlight design has a more powerful beam, while the pattern itself is more square. According to u/kaess on Reddit, the user shared images of their Model Y Performance in the United […]

For Canadians awaiting delivery of the Tesla Model Y Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive, it now appears the latter will not qualify for the $5,000 CAD federal iZEV rebate. According to Dave Pitt from the Tesla Model Y Owners Club Vancouver Facebook group, he says his Standard Range is set for delivery on Wednesday (Feb. 10)—and […]

Yesterday we shared some images from Chinese media publication PC Auto, as the latter was given exclusive access inside Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the Model Y assembly line. Now, we have a 15-minute video of the tour (it’s in Mandarin), shared by @JayinShanghai. The takeaway: Tesla’s Model Y team is […]

Tesla has quietly made a change to its website to no longer offer the option to add a factory tow hitch for its Model Y compact crossover SUV (via Reddit). “Just went to order and the option is no longer there. Was there a couple days ago so must have just been removed,” said u/Roisen. […]

The City of Seaside in California has approved the purchase of two Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUVs to be added to the police department’s fleet, part of a larger spend on transitioning to electric and hybrid vehicles. Seaside City Council passed a resolution on Thursday, February 4, authorizing the police department to purchase two […]

Tesla has shared a new video of a Model Y “making its way through the body shop.” The nearly 1-minute video shows a first person point of view of the Model Y being built on the assembly line, with both humans and robots tending to the vehicle and adding parts. https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1357477459218857986 The video shows the […]

When considering buying a Tesla, many don’t realize that you can also purchase them lightly used or in older models directly from Tesla’s website. On Thursday morning, one user reported that a small batch of rear-wheel drive 2021 Standard Range Model Ys had been posted to the existing inventory page on Tesla’s website (via Reddit). […]

Tesla appears to have updated its Model Y production timeline in Germany, according to the electric vehicle maker’s website. The Tesla website in Germany is now showing a production timeline of “mid-2021”, whereas previously it was only showing just “2021” for the compact crossover SUV, according to Reddit. While the production date is showing “mid-2021” […]