Tesla Model Y News
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Autonomy aims to offer a more flexible alternative to traditional buying or leasing, at prices lower than rental services.
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Tesla delivers first cars from Giga Germany
CEO Elon Musk handed over 30 Model Y Performance crossovers to customers at the factory, known as Giga Germany or Giga Berlin
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Tesla Model Y base price breaks $60,000, tops original price of Model S
As of Friday, the Tesla Model Y has an entry price that's $17,000 higher than it was earlier in the year. It's now also topped the original Model S entry price of $57,400.
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Report: Tesla will change battery chemistry for Model Y in China
Tesla may turn to different NCMA cells from LG for its Model Y built in China, so that it can continue to expand production.
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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y recalled for potential brake issue
Loose bolts could allow the brake caliper to separate and contact the inner surface of the wheel rim, preventing the wheel from freely rotating.
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Musk: Tesla Model Y made in Texas will have higher-density 4680 cells
Despite a ramp-up needed to satisfy production needs of the Semi and Cybertruck, Tesla plans to also use them in its top-selling Model Y.
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The Tesla Model Y managed to achieve the best occupant safety ratings in the federal government's dynamic tests.
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Tesla Model Y Standard Range: 244 miles, $43,190 base, 7-seat available
A new Standard Range Model Y undercuts the base Ford Mustang Mach-E in price but beats it in range.
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Tesla Model Y reliability "much worse than average," Consumer Reports says
To be fair, many of the Model Y issues CR suggests sound like fit and finish issues rather than failures that will leave owners stranded.
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Model Y tow package recall points to a continued Tesla strength
Tesla shows—again with a new recall on the Model Y equipped with the towing package—how recalls can be made far more streamlined through over-the-air updates.
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First drive review: 2020 Tesla Model Y sets the benchmark for electric crossovers
The 2020 Tesla Model Y is the first in a series of affordable electric crossovers, and it has set the bar for the competition.
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2020 Tesla Model Y gets a better city efficiency rating than Model 3
EPA ratings released yesterday confirm that the Tesla Model Y has nearly the range of the Model 3—and some unexpected advantages.
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Tesla could be stepping a refresh of the Model S up to September, and planning to make the Model Y crossover in California.
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Tesla Model Y production will strain battery supplies: Panasonic
Tesla's main battery supplier, Panasonic, says the two companies won't have enough battery-building capacity to support production of the Model Y. In a conference announcing the company's annual earnings last Thursday, Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga told reporters that "batteries will run out if...
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Tesla Model Y might be made in California after all
CEO Elon Musk revealed that the company has made more space to assemble its upcoming compact crossover in Fremont, California—although Nevada remains a possibility.
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Which electric SUV would you buy? Twitter poll results
Our readers are nothing if not Tesla fans. After Tesla introduced its more-affordable SUV, the Model Y, earlier this month, we revisited the question of which electric SUV on the market our readers would be most interested in buying. It was one of the most popular polls we've posted in months, with...
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Tesla comparisons, Jaguar I-Pace and Chevy Bolt EV drives: The Week in Reverse
Which self-driving system didn't rank well in the latest study? What car has given us range anxiety at least once? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2019. This week ended with lots of announcements from automakers...
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Amazon charges Kias, Chevy Bolt mountain range, UN climate report: Today's Car News
A second automaker has signed on to Amazon's Home Services charger installation program. We took a Chevrolet Bolt EV to the top of the Continental Divide to see how its range fares in mountain driving. A new UN climate report calls for optimism in tackling climate change. And our latest Twitter...
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The 2020 Tesla Model Y borrows some of the same underpinnings of the Model 3 sedan, and marries it to what so many American families today want: a crossover utility vehicle shape. As such, the Model Y has the potential to amount to an even greater sales success than the Model 3. The California carmaker may have been prescient in seeing a sweet spot for electric vehicles, but the Model Y corrects what many see as a mistake made by Tesla (along with some full-line automakers) years ago in choosing to prioritize sedans. A meandering development trail The Model Y, which has been teased in various...
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2020 Tesla Model Y competitors, no more Mid Range Model 3, new Fisker SUV: Today's Car News
Today, we run down all the current and near-term competitors to the upcoming Tesla Model Y, and look at everything we know about the car to this point. In the meantime, Tesla dropped the Mid Range Model 3 this weekend. And one-time Tesla rival Fisker revealed that it will launch its new lineup with...
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Electric crossover charge: These are the rivals to the Tesla Model Y
As Tesla finds its sea legs as a larger-scale global automaker, the launch of the Model Y small crossover is its most critical test since the California company started in 2003. No other Tesla has faced this much competition. No other Tesla has faced much of any. When Tesla first delivered the...
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Tesla Model Y: Comparing some of the details vs. Model 3
Tesla CEO Elon Musk prefaced his introduction of the company’s more affordable upcoming electric SUV, the Model Y, Thursday night, by noting how hard achieving at-scale mass production of Model X has been—and what a difficult year 2018 had been for him and Tesla. “It was pretty...
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2020 Tesla Model Y first details: 300-mile electric SUV, starting around $48k
Tesla’s Thursday night reveal event for the 2020 Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUV, just as previous events from the automaker, was raucous and packed with enthusiastic fans, including many who appeared to relish everything uttered by CEO Elon Musk. What made this event a bit of a...
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Plug-in cars and concepts at Geneva, Tesla Model Y and Superchargers: The Week in Reverse
Which new electric car may be able to recharge 240 miles in less than five minutes? What is the bestselling electric car in the world, and what milestone did it pass this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 8...
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