Tesla announced record Q1 2022 earnings today and within its shareholder slide deck, the company detailed it is now producing single-piece front castings for its Model Y from its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The company has long teased a single-piece front was coming, to join the single-piece rear casting in the Model Y. According to […]
Tesla announced record Q1 2022 earnings on Wednesday, and the company also shared more about its factory operations in the U.S. and abroad. When it comes to Gigafactory Austin in Texas, Tesla confirmed the first Model Y cars made used its 4680 cells, single-piece front body castings and structural battery packs. Tesla said, “this is […]
YouTuber Ben Vallack recently traded their Fremont-built Tesla Model 3 for a Giga Shanghai-made 2022 Model Y in the U.K. and shared his first impressions of the electric crossover in a video. Having already owned a Tesla, Vallack noticed a number of differences and improvements Tesla has made to the 2022 Model Y. One of […]
Image via Gravity (via InsideEVs) Sustainable mobility startup, Gravity, has announced Tesla’s Model Y has joined its electric taxi fleet in New York City. “This is another major first for Gravity as we reinvent what it means to ride a taxi in the world’s greatest city. The Model Y is the first Tesla that really […]
We’ve recently heard reports of Tesla’s internal memo to employees detailing its new Texas-made Model Y with 4680 battery cells and a $59,990 USD starting price. Now, we appear to have our first public look at this internal documentation, shared by @WholeMarsBlog, seemingly confirming the previous reports. “We’re excited to introduce Model Y AWD – the […]
Image via @BLKMDL3 Tesla kicked off deliveries of Texas-made Model Y vehicles at its Cyber Rodeo event last week, with the first confirmed to include new 4680 battery cells, as we previously reported. At the Giga Texas factory was also a Model Y on display that was discovered to be a ‘Standard’ Dual Motor version […]
Giga Texas Model Y; Image via @BLKMDL3 According to changes made in Tesla’s website code, the company may be starting Giga Texas-made Model Y Standard Dual Motor vehicles soon. This is according to website code changes spotted by @Tesla_Adri, shared on Saturday morning. Seems like Tesla is preparing the order page for the Texas Model […]
Tonight was Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event at its newest Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Tesla threw an incredible event for invite-only participants, offering them a self-led tour of the factory, then CEO Elon Musk joined the stage after 9pm local time to share details about Tesla’s past, present and future. Later in the talk by Musk, […]
Tesla Model Y pricing in Australia has reportedly leaked ahead of an imminent launch, reports Chasing Cars. Currently, only the Model 3 is available down under, but the Model Y will soon launch in single motor rear-wheel drive variants and the more powerful dual motor all-wheel drive Performance version. Australian pricing for the Model Y […]
Last November, Tesla started including a new rear trunk cargo cover in China for its Model Y, which then spread to vehicles made at Giga Berlin-Brandenburg this month. Now, it appears the Model Y made at Giga Texas will also include this rear trunk cargo cover, as seen in a drone video flyover shared by […]
Sweden is adopting electric vehicles (EVs) at fairly high rates and recently surpassed some important milestones with Tesla at the forefront of the shift. Sweden’s first and second best-selling EVs in March were the Tesla Model Y and 3 with 1,363 and 990 units sold, respectively, according to data compiled from BIL Sweden by CleanTechnica. […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is officially delivering vehicles, and one observer showed off a Model Y Performance in what appears to be the electric SUV’s first delivery, from the Tesla service center in Mannheim, Germany. @Samuel_glb shared videos and photos of the newly delivered made-in-Germany Tesla Model Y Performance on Tuesday, saying two trucks arrived at […]
Tesla Model Y units modded for off-road use have been seen a time or two before, but a new one built in China in recent months is taking the concept to the next level. Chinese car show YiChe developed an off-road Tesla Model Y, which even features a roll cage, according to a video shared […]
After seeing black and white Tesla Model Y vehicles rolling out of Giga Texas, we now have what appears to be the first red version of the car. That’s according to drone pilot Jeff Roberts on Saturday, sharing a clip from his latest footage. “I bet this is the one I saw speeding up the […]
It’s not uncommon for Tesla to make small changes to each of its vehicles as they come out, and with a new factory in Germany, the company has officially switched out the C pillar down trim in that region. Tesla has switched out the C pillar down trim from plastic paneling to a fleece cover […]
