It’s price drop season at Tesla, with the Model S having dropped to $69,420 (USD) in the United States on Wednesday night, and the Model 3 price also having dropped recently to 249,900 yuan in China. Now, according to reports by Seek Device, Tesla will likely drop its Model Y starting price to 275,000 yuan […]
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 […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided more details on the first vehicle to use the company’s new 4680 battery cells, revealed at its recent Battery Day event. Responding to @WholeMarsBlog, Musk said, “Berlin will use 4680 cell with structural battery pack [and] front [and] rear single piece castings. Also, a new paint system.” Essentially, new […]
A user on Reddit has just reported an unfortunate and truly-newsworthy low in quality control for a new Tesla Model Y. User u/Indescribables was driving home from the Tesla dealership in their dad’s new Model Y, when the glass roof came off in its entirety on the freeway. In the original post, the user wrote, […]
Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y have selfie cameras built into the cabin, located above the rearview mirror mount. Back in April, Tesla hackers were able to share the view of just what this camera can see and its angle of view. Why is this selfie camera there? Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter […]
Tesla recently offered an in-app purchase acceleration boost for the Model Y, bringing the feature to its latest compact SUV (it is also available on Model 3). For a cool $2,000 USD, you can tap a few buttons and instantly make your Tesla Model Y faster by half a second. Is it worth it? A […]
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) are both on the rise, in spite of some setbacks due to the pandemic. A new report by EV Sales shows us that while Tesla Model Y saw a major global sales increase in August, the Tesla Model 3 remained the most-sold EV by […]
Tesla has released an Acceleration Boost upgrade for its Model Y compact SUV, available as a $2,000 USD purchase. This addition matches what has been available from Tesla for the Model 3. The Acceleration Boost offers an improved 0-60 mph time, from 4.8 seconds down to 4.3 seconds (it should have been 4.20 seconds in […]
Tesla has been making some major changes to its designs recently, and the newest update comes to us from its Giga Berlin factory. As reported by Teslarati, a new manufacturing process is set to happen at Tesla’s Giga Berlin which will use a single cast for the front of the Model Y. Similar casting machines […]
If you’re looking to buy a Hitch Rack for your Tesla Model Y or X, it’s now back in stock online from Tesla’s online store. “Designed exclusively for Tesla, the Model X/Y Hitch Rack is a premium tilt-down hitch rack that comes fully assembled out of the box. Installation is a breeze with the AutoPin […]
For Tesla Model Y owners with 19-inch Gemini wheels, you can now take off the aero caps and proudly display the wheels underneath with Tesla’s Gemini Wheel Cap Kit, available for $50 USD in their online store. “For drivers who want to display the visually striking design hidden under the Gemini wheel cap. The Gemini […]
Some Tesla Model Y owners are shocked and some impressed at the electric vehicle maker’s ingenuity or lack thereof, when it comes to the cooling system on the new compact SUV. One Tesla Motors Club forum member shared an image of their Model Y and the liquid cooled condenser (LCC), part of the refrigerant manifold […]
Tesla has been gearing up its production efforts to get ready to begin producing its single-cast version of the Model Y. On Thursday, Teslarati reported that a set of Tesla Model Y single-piece rear casts were spotted at Tesla’s Fremont factory. The pieces were spotted by YouTube host Gabeincal in an aerial view video of […]
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has shared his experience driving Tesla’s Model Y, detailing the encounter on his LinkedIn: “Of course I also tested a Tesla Model Y – with my colleague Frank Welsch. This car is for us in many aspects (not in all!) a reference: user experience, updatability, driving features, performance of the top of […]
