model Y

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg was approved to begin making around 2,000 test Model Y units before it officially opened, and now the automaker is looking to sell those vehicles. Tesla wants to sell a number of its pre-production Model Y units to normal customers in Germany, as shown in correspondence between Tesla and Brandenburg officials in […]

With viewers anticipating Munro Live’s teardown of the Tesla Model Y 4680 battery, Munro & Associates President Cory Steuben has provided a timely update. On Tuesday, Steuben and @Munro Live shared an update on the crew’s teardown of the 4680 battery cells, saying that the process has been “much harder than we thought.” In the […]

Tesla’s Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been delivered to a few buyers, and one of them has just shared a new test of the vehicle while parked using Sentry Mode. Spoken Reviews shared a battery-drain test with the 2022 Tesla Model Y on Sunday, focusing on how the battery performs while using Sentry […]

Tesla’s Model Y dominated the luxury SUV market in China during the first six months of this year, with sales growing 189.4% year-over-year (via @TSLAFanMtl). 1/Just look at what Model Y is doing to its competitors in China in the 1H of 22. NOTE – and this is IMPORTANT – these cars are the REAL Model […]

Sandy “Teardown Titan” Munro’s team gave us our first look inside a production Tesla Model Y’s 4680 structural battery pack in a teaser video shared on Twitter. We are cracking open the 4680 battery pack! Video coming soon… #MunroLive #TeardownTitan #Tesla #Battery #ElectricVehicle pic.twitter.com/WY8GJYRgDu — Munro Live (@live_munro) July 8, 2022 Munro & Associates is […]

The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling EV in China in June, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (via @42how_). Tesla sold a total of 78,906 vehicles made at its Shanghai factory, and the Model Y alone sold 52,557 units. The domestic sales in China increased more than double compared to one […]

Tesla’s Model Y is the world’s top-selling electric SUV right now, and a new video shows a breakdown of the electric SUV’s frunk compartment and its components. In a new video from Munro Live shared on Thursday, Munro & Associates President Cory Steuben and Lead Engineer Carl Crittenden take a look at the vehicle under […]

Munro & Associates have released their video detailing the company’s hands-on with Tesla’s 4680 structural pack from its Model Y made at Gigafactory Texas. The 17-minute video details the 4680 structural battery pack on its own, which has the Model Y’s seats bolted right onto the pack itself, as part of Tesla’s vehicle design. The […]

The Tesla Model Y was Sweden’s best-selling battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in June, selling a total of 1,876 units in the country, according to data from Mobility Sweden shared on Friday (via Clean Technica). Other notable sellers included the Volkswagen ID.4 in second (759), followed by the Kia Niro (703), the Skoda Enyaq (526) and the […]

The Leawood Police Department in Johnson County, Kansas, has added a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle to its patrol fleet, joining other police departments shifting to greener and cleaner vehicles. The newly-painted black and white Model Y outfitted with lights and more (outfitted by Ka-Comm Inc. in Olathe), was added to the Leawood Police fleet […]

Today ‘teardown titan’ Sandy Munro shared a Tesla Model S Plaid battery teardown, revealing there are 7,920 battery cells inside. But the bigger announcement was Munro’s team has purchased a Texas-made Model Y with a 4680 structural battery pack, and is tearing down the latter the moment they receive delivery of the vehicle in Florida. […]

A new video from RSymons RSEV details the differences between the Giga Berlin-made Tesla Model Y Performance, compared to the channel’s Model Y Long Range made at Giga Shanghai. To start, RSEV says the Berlin Model Y apparently has some revised speakers at the front bar, noting only mid-range speakers are there now and tweeters […]

Police across the U.S. are working to electrify their fleets, and one major city in Texas is now the latest station to be approved for a trial period of electric vehicles (EVs). The San Antonio Police Department is planning to invest in Ford and Tesla’s EVs to test if they were suitable for “law enforcement […]

After offering an Acceleration Boost upgrade for Tesla’s Model Y with 4680 battery pack, the electric automaker has since removed it, as of today, according to YouTube channel Spoken Reviews. Around June 12 or so, the option to purchase the Acceleration Boost was available for $2,000 USD, for Spoken Review’s Model Y AWD with 4680 […]

Tesla’s Model Y All-Wheel Drive with 4680 structural battery pack has hit existing online inventory in Florida, allowing for local delivery in select cities. This means you can purchase one of these new Model Y vehicles manufactured from Gigafactory Texas right away by clicking a few buttons online. The Model Y AWD is available right […]