Here’s everything you need to know about the Tesla Model Y: a compact SUV, or crossover, that will serve as a companion vehicle to the Model 3. The car was first unveiled in 2019 and will begin production in late 2020.
The Model Y shares about 75 percent of its parts with the Model 3, which is currently Tesla’s most affordable car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Model Y will be about 10 percent bigger, cost about 10 percent more, and will have slightly less range than the Model 3. The Model Y won’t have the “Falcon Wing” doors that are found on Tesla’s bigger SUV, the Model X. But drivers can expect to sit up higher and enjoy less obstructed views in a Model Y.
The Model Y will be the linchpin to Tesla’s goal of delivering 1 million cars by 2020. Compact SUVs are among the most popular vehicle class in the world. The Model Y could help Tesla tap into that wave of demand and vacuum up customer’s reservation payments before production begins.
Mar 15, 2019, 11:31 AM UTCSean O'Kane
My brief but familiar ride in Tesla’s brand-new Model Y
It’s quick, it’s sleek, and it’s... not very different from the Model 3
Mar 15, 2019, 4:37 AM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Watch this supercut of Elon Musk unveiling Tesla’s new Model Y
Y a supercut? Who cares, enjoy!
Mar 15, 2019, 4:35 AM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Tesla Model Y preorders are now live
Reserve your place in line
Mar 15, 2019, 3:55 AM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins and Sean O'Kane
Tesla Model Y announced: release set for 2020, price starts at $47,000
Roomier than a Model 3, less bulky than a Model X
Mar 14, 2019, 4:00 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Watch the Tesla Model Y reveal live
Elon Musk’s fifth electric car is a compact SUV
Mar 14, 2019, 1:00 PM UTCSean O'Kane
What to expect at Tesla’s Model Y event
The much-teased compact electric SUV is about to break cover
Mar 14, 2019, 12:00 PM UTCSean O'Kane
The Model Y will be a test of Tesla’s popularity
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Mar 3, 2019, 10:28 PM UTCSean O'Kane
Tesla Model Y SUV will be unveiled March 14th
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Dec 21, 2018, 9:25 PM UTCSean O'Kane
Tesla’s competition for the Model Y is growing quickly in China
Startups NIO and Xpeng announced slick, affordable electric SUVs this week — and they’re just the tip of the iceberg
Oct 25, 2018, 12:51 AM UTCSean O'Kane
Tesla’s Model Y crossover is ready for production, Elon Musk says
But it still won’t be built until 2020
May 2, 2018, 10:40 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be a ‘manufacturing revolution’
Forthcoming electric crossover will begin production in 2020
Aug 2, 2017, 11:15 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Tesla shifts focus to bring Model Y to market faster
Elon Musk says the forthcoming electric crossover will share many components with the Model 3
May 3, 2017, 10:35 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Elon Musk just teased some tantalizing details about Tesla Model Y
Key in Tesla’s plan for 1 million cars by 2020
Oct 6, 2015, 5:38 PM UTCTamara Warren
Elon Musk just teased the Model Y in a tweet (which he immediately deleted)
