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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 December 29, 2022 - 3:19PM
As we look at the upcoming IRA tax credit, there is an inconsistency with how the Model Y qualifies. It's very strange and here is how Tesla can get around it.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 29, 2022 - 2:36PM
Since Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's market cap has gone down by more than $600 billion. This has caused a lot of concern to investors and Tesla employees who are all shareholders. However, today in a company-wide email Musk told employees to ignore the EV maker's stock market decline and that he believes Tesla will be the most valuable company on earth.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 27, 2022 - 12:34PM
Reverse engineering specialist Sandy Munro will tear-down a Tesla Semi to find out what technologies make it such a disruptive vehicle in freight transportation; the purchase of the truck will be financed with crowdfunding.

By Tinsae Aregay on December 26, 2022 - 1:59PM
With the launch of supercharger V4 and the expansion of the charging network to none Tesla EVs, 2022 has been a great year for Tesla’s supercharger network. However, adding the icing on the cake, with few days to go until the end of the year, today Tesla has announced it has officially launched the 10,000th supercharger in mainland China.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 24, 2022 - 6:12PM
Norway intends to be more than a decade ahead of Europe's plans regarding electric cars. The market penetration rates of the Tesla Model Y are so good that it has just broken a record of more than 50 years ago.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 23, 2022 - 10:46AM
Although Tesla grabs headlines for its amazing electric cars - and for the adventures of Elon Musk -, the company also offers a wide variety of products that are increasingly successful, such as its Megapack stationary batteries.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 22, 2022 - 8:35AM
For the past year, Tesla has been working on a program to grant supercharger access to non-Tesla EVs. And today, the EV maker has reversed the role and has started to add third-party charging stations to Tesla's in-car navigation. Below are Tesla's requirements for a third-party charger to be added to the in-car navigation.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 21, 2022 - 6:25PM
When searching for information on the purchase of the next car, it is clearly seen that electric cars generally cost much more upfront than combustion engine (ICE) cars. But the low operating cost of EVs means that they are already cheaper today, as per the total cost of ownership (TCO), as is the case in practically all European car segments and countries.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 21, 2022 - 6:02PM
Tesla has affirmed 50% growth for the foreseeable future. Many doubt this is possible. What is true?
By John Goreham on December 20, 2022 - 3:07PM
Looking for a fantastic gift idea for the Tesla owner in your life? Here are two holiday gift ideas they will be thrilled to have.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 20, 2022 - 11:22AM
For a few months now the rumor has been running on social media that Tesla is preparing to launch a new model (“Model C” or perhaps “Model 2”: name not official yet). A proposal confirmed by Elon Musk himself, who also indicated that it will cost half the price of Model 3 or Model Y. Now it has been reported that Tesla would have acquired land in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, where it will build a new Gigafactory.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 19, 2022 - 4:14PM
Last week we got reports suggesting Tesla has chosen Mexico as the site for the company's next Gigafactory. And today we have gotten further details regarding Giga Mexico including the fact that the plant when fully built out could cost as much as $10 billion and that Tesla is looking to announce it as soon as this Friday.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 19, 2022 - 11:29AM
This solar electric car, built by Australian university students, has covered 1,000 Km (621 miles) at an average of 84 km/h (52 mph) on a single charge of its battery, beating the previous Guinness record (though not officially at the moment).
By Nicolas Caballero on December 18, 2022 - 5:40PM
According to German manufacturer ZF, its new electric motors are superior in every way to those developed by in-house manufacturers, including Tesla, NIO, Porsche, and Nissan.

By Jeremy Johnson on December 18, 2022 - 4:05PM
Tesla just announced that Giga Berlin just produced 3,000 Model Y vehicles this week. Giga Berlin continues to ramp production.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 17, 2022 - 1:54PM
Two days ago, on December 15th 2022 Chinese manufacturer SVOLT made an important presentation, where it showed the world its commitment to development of high-tech batteries, and where up to three different chemical models were presented - all promising a high energy density-. Each one has its own physical characteristics and costs, which will basically allow electric cars that mount them to reach ranges of up to 1,000 km by 2023, when their production will begin.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 16, 2022 - 8:07PM
Since Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's stock price has gone down by more than 50% or by around $500 billion. This has undoubtedly angered Tesla investors who today have officially begun a campaign to upend Tesla's Board of Directors for failing to reign in Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans. Musk in response has dismissed the concerns.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 16, 2022 - 1:15PM
Two companies, Plastonix (Canada) and Elemental Recycling (Texas, USA), have done what others could not in the last half a century: they have just found technologies that recycle all kinds of plastics, an amazing achievement that benefits the environment and the whole world.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 15, 2022 - 7:41PM
Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Texas only 8 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 3000 vehicles a week for the first time. This gives Giga Texas an annualized production rate of 150,000 vehicles per year.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 15, 2022 - 1:16PM
Tesla just launched a major system update for its electric vehicles, which allows existing customers to receive upgrades remotely, and more importantly, completely free of charge: a "Holiday Update" that has interesting features, such as the incorporation of the Steam system or the possibility of holding video conferences via Zoom.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 14, 2022 - 8:18PM
There is a new feature of the Tesla Model Y that will further separate it from its ICE car equivalents.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 13, 2022 - 6:42PM
Today was the second-highest trading volume for Tesla shares. However, despite the unusual interest in Tesla, the stock still finished down 4% for the day. This has fueled speculation that Musk is once again selling Tesla shares.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 12, 2022 - 7:49PM
A few days ago, we got our first picture of the Cybertruck's exoskeleton chassis as it was being worked on in Giga Texas. And today, Sandy Munro has reacted to those pictures and has called the Cybertruck's body "more revolutionary than I thought."
By Jeremy Johnson on December 12, 2022 - 6:50PM
The Tesla Model Y has held the #1 place as the worlds safest EV. But another vehicle has come along to take its place. What is this vehicle?
By John Goreham on December 12, 2022 - 12:14PM
A new Level 2 Home EV charger from a company in Colorado looks to offer a lot of features for the dollar.
By John Goreham on December 12, 2022 - 10:18AM
Notable EV experts sound the alarm that your home EV charger may not be as safe as you think it is.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 12, 2022 - 2:42AM
The 2023 Model Y has the new comfort suspension. This is being added to non performance models 3 and Y without affecting handling.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 11, 2022 - 10:12AM
Tesla has been working on a model smaller than the Model 3 and Model Y for some time now. Known by mainstream media as Model C or Model 2 (names that most probably will not correspond to the final name chosen by Tesla), this vehicle will fit into segment C (that is, compact) and will apparently have a starting price of $25,000.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 10, 2022 - 5:27PM
It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to Europe. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait is finally over as Tesla has delivered the first Model X Plaid to a customer in Germany.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 10, 2022 - 2:30PM
There are reports that Tesla is going to be suspending output of the Tesla Model Y in China. Is something bad going on, or is there a good reason for this?