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Tesla Model Y

In this section of Torque News you will find Tesla Model Y news and reports.

By Jeremy Johnson on January 21, 2023 - 2:33PM
We see a chart of falling Model Y inventories for Tesla. This comes from recent price custs around the world.
By Armen Hareyan on January 20, 2023 - 11:31PM
I love the stories when children honor their parents in a very special way. Today Tesla surprised Maye Musk with an amazing gift. Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk, was taken for a spin around Berlin, Germany in a new Tesla Model Y in a stunning Midnight Cherry Red color.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 19, 2023 - 4:08PM
Brandenburg Economic Ministery Joerg Steinbach has revealed that Tesla's plant in Germany has reached 9000 employees and that the EV maker continues to hire 200 to 300 new employees a week.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 19, 2023 - 2:05PM
We see a picture of hundreds of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles getting ready to ship to Thailand. Why this is important for Tesla.
By Armen Hareyan on January 19, 2023 - 9:25AM
Tesla's US Model Y inventories have been cut down by two-thirds and the total inventories (S3XY) have been reduced by 50% since last week's price cuts. This suggests that the first quarter volumes could be as high as 450,000, exceeding the estimates of 427,000 from analysts.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 18, 2023 - 10:58AM
We can see that due to Tesla's recent price cuts, that its addressable market for its vehicles has tripled. We'll go over why.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 18, 2023 - 10:38AM
We have information that the Tesla Model Y is a best selling vehicle in Europe - for two months in a row now.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 17, 2023 - 10:28PM
We have a video that says range doesn't matter in an EV. Here's why.
By John Goreham on January 17, 2023 - 9:24AM
New to the electric vehicle club? If you are about to install an electric vehicle charger, there are a few things you can do to avoid problems.
By John Goreham on January 17, 2023 - 8:35AM
Ensuring that certain groups unfavorable to society don't get a break outweighs the environmental benefits of more people buying more electric vehicles.
By Armen Hareyan on January 16, 2023 - 10:14AM
Tesla has quietly started selling a cheaper Model Y with a 279-mile range and using the 4680 battery pack, but you won't find this variant of Tesla's electric SUV on the configurator yet. This is in addition to last Friday’s price cuts, which I have reported here.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 14, 2023 - 7:10PM
FSD Beta v11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. And even though since early November Tesla has released FSD beta v11 to internal employees, we have yet to see the software in action in the real world. However, now Elon Musk says the software "should start rolling out later this week, next week at the latest."
By Nicolas Caballero on January 14, 2023 - 1:36PM
The search for a solution that makes it possible to dampen the intermittencies of renewable energies is focused, as it is widely known, on alternative battery technologies. A Scottish company has now just developed an alternative that combines the potential of cheap and long-lasting flow batteries, with high energy and volumetric density; allegedly higher than Tesla 4680 cells.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 13, 2023 - 2:41PM
Tesla recently did major price cuts on the Model Y - is now the time to buy one? Here's what we recommend.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 12, 2023 - 2:02PM
Tesla Model Y inventory is continuing to rise as there is confusion with the IRA tax credit. What should Tesla do about this?
By Nicolas Caballero on January 12, 2023 - 1:25PM
The demand for renewable energy basically skyrocketed last year, encouraged by constant increases in energy costs, and by events such as the war in Ukraine. Now, the main manufacturers of solar panels indicated that in 2023 we will experience a sharp drop in the cost of PV solar panels, thanks to the dramatic drop in the prices of materials such as silicon. This, in turn, will greatly favor Tesla Solar shingles and panels production.
By John Goreham on January 11, 2023 - 10:46AM
Shoppers are starting to compare the tax incentives offered for various EVs and are dismayed to discover that they make little sense. The trouble could be confusion over the objectives of the newly-enacted EV tax incentives.
By Nicolas Caballero on January 10, 2023 - 3:32PM
Given the increasingly common drivers' mistakes (in some cases, “voluntary” mistakes) when using Tesla's FSD package, the Austin company will take rather harsh measures against those who do not comply with the rules when driving its electric cars.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 9, 2023 - 7:07PM
Tesla supplier, IDRA, has announced that it finished work on a 2nd 9000-ton Giga Press. IDRA, however, has confirmed that, unlike the first 9000-t Giga Press which was shipped to Giga Texas, this machine will not be used to build the Cybertruck as it's destined for Asia. IDRA's announcement suggests that the new machine will be used to build Giga China's upcoming compact car in a single piece.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 9, 2023 - 11:03AM
We have a video from someone who drove their Tesla Model Y vehicle across the country in the U.S. on a road trip. Here's how it went.
By Nicolas Caballero on January 8, 2023 - 12:57PM
Tesla's Gigafactory in Shanghai is already one of the fastest production hubs in the world; assembly lines are already capable of assembling a black Tesla Model Y in just 40 seconds, an amazing feature. Now, to make coffee using a French Press would take you 2-4 minutes; espresso has an especially brief brew time: it is in contact with the water for only 30-40 seconds.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2023 - 5:36PM
According to data released by the German Federal Motor Vehicle Office, (KBA), Tesla was able to deliver an astonishing 17,501 vehicles solely in the last month of 2022. If Tesla maintains December’s delivery number for 12 consecutive months then the EV maker will sell 210,000 vehicles in a year.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2023 - 2:27PM
The China Passenger Car Association has revealed that Tesla China was able to produce 55,796 in the last month of the year. This is a 45 percent decrease from the November record when Tesla produced 100,291 vehicles.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 3, 2023 - 6:35PM
We have some leaked Tesla source code which shows a more affordable Model Y coming soon. Is this the standard range for the U.S.?
By John Goreham on January 3, 2023 - 3:00PM
It’s fun to look back and see what Elon Musk said about discounting new cars when Tesla was ascending.
By John Goreham on January 3, 2023 - 2:13PM
Tesla’s stock has dropped dramatically over the past 12 months. Here is just how bad things have gotten.
By Nicolas Caballero on January 3, 2023 - 1:37PM
Although it comes a year later than planned, Tesla can finally say that it has passed the “million-car made and delivered” milestone. The figures for the last quarter of 2022 were simply spectacular.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 2, 2023 - 11:56AM
The IRA is classifying the Tesla Model Y as a Sedan, qualifying it for only up to $55,000 for a tax credit. Tesla should only make the 7 seater version to qualify for the $80,000 SUV credit.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 30, 2022 - 4:54PM
Tesla has revealed that FSD Beta is now running on 285,000 vehicles in North America. Although incredibly impressive and in a league of its own when compared to autonomy programs of other vehicle manufacturers, this is still significantly less than the prediction that Elon Musk made back in May saying FSD Beta will be running on 1 million vehicles by year-end.
By Armen Hareyan on December 29, 2022 - 8:24PM
Tesla took a Giga Berlin delivery warehouse space problem and turned it into a brilliant marketing campaign.