The Tesla Model Y Thread

Is Irmscher paying tribute to Nigel Mansell with this moustachioed Tesla Model Y?

German tuner tackles the Tesla Model Y, fits an interesting fake grille…

Think of Irmscher and you’ll likely be imagining modified Vauxhalls or old-school Opel Mantas. The Irmscher i240 Dakar is a particular favourite of ours. And yet, the German tuner doesn’t actually limit itself to the works of just one manufacturer, as evidenced by its latest project – a modified Tesla Model Y.

Now, these renders are a little bit budget, but we’re loving the fake grille up front. A very classy tribute to the face fuzz of Nigel Mansell, we think you’ll agree. Plus, there’s also a full bodykit for the Model Y with a new front splitter, side skirts and a rear diffuser.

You can spec some rather garish colour combinations too, and Irmscher will fit its 20-inch ‘Heli Star’ wheels. We’re yet to see inside, but apparently the interior has been ‘tidied up’ with retrimmed seats and fancy new materials.

There’s no extra power for the Model Y (probably for the best given the Performance iteration already makes 563bhp and claims a 0-60mph time of just 3.5 seconds) and no word on how much Irmscher’s upgrades will cost, but at least they’d help you find your generic electric crossover in a car park.

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Is Irmscher paying tribute to Nigel Mansell with this moustachioed Tesla Model Y?

German tuner tackles the Tesla Model Y, fits an interesting fake grille…
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Tesla achieves 5,000 electric cars a week at Giga Berlin

Another week - another milestone for the team at Giga Berlin. The production ramp-up is accelerating and last week the magic number of 5,000 vehicles per week have been finally cracked. That brings Giga Berlin into volume production of 250,000 units of Model Y per year.

Tesla’s original plan for Giga Berlin was to achieve this number by the end of 2022 but with global problems affecting supply chains, the factory managed to produce 3,000 vehicles per week last December. Only last month we reported on Giga Berlin ramping up production to 4,000 vehicles per week and already the team is smashing 5,000 cars off the production line.

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Tesla achieves 5,000 electric cars a week at Giga Berlin

Team at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin managed to produce 5,000 electric cars a week which is considered by the company a volume production.
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Tesla quietly launches new, cheaper Model Y in the US

A few hours ago Tesla quietly added a new Model Y variation to its website for its US customers. This starts at $49,990 before subsidies, and speaking of subsidies, it qualifies for the $7,500 federal tax credit.

It's simply called "Model Y", as opposed to "Model Y Long Range" which starts at $52,990, and "Model Y Performance", which starts at $56,990.

This new Model Y has a 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time of 5 seconds, a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h), and an estimated EPA range of 269 to 279 miles (432 to 449 km), the former if you opt for 20" wheels, the latter if you stick with the standard 19". It's a dual-motor all-wheel drive EV, although the exact details regarding power haven't been made public yet.

You can order it in five colors: the included-in-the-price Pearl White Multi-Coat, the $1,000 Midnight Silver Metallic or Deep Blue Metallic, the $1,500 Solid Black, or the $2,000 Red Multi-Coat. As always, you can purchase Enhanced Autopilot for an additional $6,000, while the "Full Self-Driving Capability" that is nothing of the sort will set you back a whopping $15,000.

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Tesla quietly launches new, cheaper Model Y in the US

It starts at $49,990 before subsidies.
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Design and order your Tesla Model Y, the car of the future.
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Tesla Model Y is now cheaper than the average new vehicle in the US

This much is clear from Tesla's fifth price cut in the US this year: Elon Musk is dead set on seizing much more of America's SUV market.

Tesla's Model Y already became one of the three best-selling sport utility vehicles in the US last year. That was remarkable considering the starting price of the Model Y was more than double the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, the market's perennial favorites.

Now, that cost barrier has been reduced to a speed bump. Since January, Tesla has lowered the Model Y starting price by 24%, the biggest drop of any of its vehicles. On top of that, the Model Y became eligible for $7 500 (R135 000) federal tax credits for the first time. Taking that into account, an all-wheel-drive Tesla SUV with 279 miles (449km) of range can now be had for 10% less than the average price of a new vehicle sold in the US.

The Model Y drop is transformative

A 24% price decline in three months is practically unheard of for such a high-volume vehicle. The closest analogy may be the Model T, which Ford made dramatically cheaper in the 1920s by way of the moving assembly line.

The Model Y now starts at $49 990 (R902 000), or $42 490 (R767 000) for those who qualify for the federal incentive. That's about $5 300 (R95 000) less than the average price paid for a new vehicle in the US during the month of March, according to Edmunds.

Tesla's top models have never been cheaper

The base versions of the Model 3 and Y have never been cheaper relative to the average new vehicle selling price. The Model S and X were slightly less expensive on this basis in late 2020.

The Standard Range Model 3 now starts at $41 990 (R758 000). It's eligible for a $3 750 federal tax credit as of April 18, which would bring the price to $38 240 (R690 000) for eligible consumers. That's considerably less than the BMW 3 Series - a model it's often measured up against - which starts at around $44 000 (R794 000).

 
Tesla lowers Model 3 and Model Y prices in the US once again

This is the sixth time Tesla is slashing its prices (with the occasional hike inbetween) - this time it's the Model 3 and Model Y. Back in January, the company started the so-called price war with drastically slashing prices of all its vehicles.

According to the US website, the RWD variant of the Model 3 is now selling for $39,990, which is $1,000 down from its original price. The LR and Performance iterations of Model Y both cost $3,000 less.

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Tesla lowers Model 3 and Model Y prices in the US once again

The price war it's only heating up.
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Cheapest Tesla Model Y in Canada is now available with LFP battery and rear-wheel drive

Not a day passes without Tesla changing its prices - they go down, they go up and there’s no indication whether this will ever stop. The good thing is that Tesla is trying to adjust its prices to make its cars even more desirable and to allow customers to take advantage of local EV incentives.

That’s exactly what happened in Canada. Tesla not only dropped the prices but is introducing a completely new version of the Model Y to the market. The company is using the same idea it applied to the cheapest Model 3 - RWD single electric motor and a cheaper LFP battery. The Model Y RWD with this new specification is listed at CAD 59,990 ($43,800).

The new version of Model Y is rated at 394 km (245 miles) of range, its top speed is 217 km/h (135 mph) and it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds making it the slowest Model Y. While this is a completely new trim for the Canadian market, it has actually been available in Europe for a while where it’s marketed as the Model Y SR+ RWD.

Thanks to the new trim now available in Canada as well, the vehicle qualifies for the iZEV CAD 5,000 rebate. In Canada, any electric car below CAD 60,000 receives an automatic discount at the point of sale while more expensive EVs still qualify for a partial discount and local incentives. The interesting rule in Canada is that if the cheapest trim of a given EV model qualifies for the discount, the more expensive trims of the same model qualify as well - as long as the price doesn’t go over CAD 70,000 ($51,175).

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Cheapest Tesla Model Y in Canada is now available with LFP battery and rear-wheel drive

Tesla is experimenting with new trims, after introducing the new Model 3 the Model Y gets the same treatment - cheaper battery and only one electric motor means lower price and that means EV incentives in some markets.
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Testdrove a Model Y long range for a few hours the other day.
Amazing machine... the acceleration is just crazy, and it wasn't even the performance model. And with no engine noise you can hear your passengers grunt as they hit their headrests when you floor it... most gratifying

I will most likely be getting one, but sadly just the RWD as I can't justify the extra cost of the faster ones. 0-100 in 6.6 sec is good enough.
 
It is here...
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FiestaST said:
Sjoe that was fast, congrats!

Spec? First impressions?
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Absolute bottom of the range

Model Y RWD, slowest tesla ever sold, but at 250kw it's not exactly pokey. White with black interior and standard 19" wheels.

250 mile road trip from delivery as I could get one from Manchester yesterday or wait till the end of May. Fuk that ****

Superb in traffic jams on the freeway, autopilot is great.

Car was delivered with 20% battery (it has the small 60kwh battery but it's lifepo not nmc or whatever that other one is, so you can keep it charged to 100%) so I had to charge up a bit before I set off from the dealer.

The navigation with its integration into the supercharger network is incredible. You tell it where you want to go, it directs you there via whatever chargers are needed to get the job done as quickly as possible (batteries charge a lot slower as they get fuller so it aims to keep the charge level as low as possible with about 20% contingency at your next stop.
So when you plug in to the charger it tells you how long you need to stay plugged in for before you go on to the next leg.

I charged for about 15 minutes at the departure point. Reached the next charger with about 40% battery (car didn't have enough data to accurately work out expected consumption, had just 7 miles on the odo). This was not a great experience, this charger only had 4 points, and they were full with one car ahead of me in the queue. So I waited about 15 minutes (watching YouTube on the touchscreen) and then got onto the charger. 40 minutes it reckoned, so I wandered into the little service center, had a pee and grabbed a drink and some chips, then back into the car to wait. Watched most of an episode of Brooklyn 99 on Netflix, then it told me I was ready to go (81% battery).
120 miles later, next charging stop, much better. 8 stations, only one occupied. Plugged in at 30%, wandered over to the building hoping for another pee, all closed up. Ah well, back to the car which was charging at 160kw, 3 minutes till ready to go!
Last 80 miles home and pulled into the driveway with 15% (there was some heavy rain on the way and dispersing water from the tyres increases rolling resistance).
Plugged into the home charger, set to charge during cheap rates (7.5p per kwh) and woke up to a 100% battery this morning at a cost of about £3

Supercharging isn't cheap (around 40-50p/kwh) and you'll get nearly 4 miles per kwh so works out to 15p per mile. But it works really well for long trips.
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There's a nifty companion app for Tesla cars called Tessie. It hooks into the tesla APIs and does a bunch of data gathering and calculations, as well as having an alexa skill.. (alexa, warm up the car type vibes).

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My home charger integrates with my energy company and with the tesla back end, to only charge during cheap time, and also to only charge during the minimum demand periods overnight, while still getting enough in to do a charge to 100%. This maximises use of renewable energy.
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Loving this tech!
 
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