Tesla Model Y (Page 18)

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, and 2024 Republican Presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy recently engaged in a Twitter back-and-forth about Tesla’s continued expansion in China and its implication for the US automotive market and national security.

Following the success of the Lathrop, Califonia Megafactory, Tesla at the recently held Investor Day said the plant will be replicated all around the world. And today, Tesla has officially signed a deal to build a new 40GWh Megafactory in China.

Comparing the Tesla Model Y to the Nissan Arya can be tricky, as they are two very different vehicles with different target markets. The Tesla Model Y is an all-electric crossover SUV with a stylish design, long range, and a relatively low starting price. The Nissan Arya is an all-electric hatchback with a sleek, sporty profile and a surprisingly affordable starting price.

Popular YouTuber Zack from JerryRigEverything has released a new teardown video of Tesla's latest wireless charger. In his video, Zack showcases all the technologies that allowed Tesla's wireless charger to achieve a feat that Apple had called impossible and given up on.

We see Tesla offering a standard range Model Y in the U.S. with 4680 batteries. Will the price go down?

There is great anticipation for one of Tesla's next launches: the Model 2, an affordable proposal with which the Austin manufacturer wants to take a huge leap forward in terms of volume, and that according to experts will have more than significant production numbers.

Tesla released details of their Master Plan part 3 and shared that the compact car has a 53 kWh battery. What does this mean for its range?

Tesla's biggest advantage in the race to level 5 autonomy is the hundreds of thousands of Tesla vehicles out on the road collecting real-world data. However, now Elon Musk says Tesla's autopilot has gotten so good that the EV maker has to rely on simulation to train its AI on serious accidents. Musk also added that this is the case despite FSD Beta driving 1 million miles per day.

Tesla China has just posted a record delivery number for the month of March producing and selling 88,869 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account that Tesla has been dealing with numerous challenges in China.

Tesla is releasing the Model Y long range in Japan and Australia, brodening its market by 150 million people.

News is circulating that Tesla will produce a compact Model Y and aim for 4 million units per year. I think it will be the size of a Honda Fit.

After adding a third shift at Giga Berlin and reaching a production rate of 5000 vehicles a week, Tesla is now reportedly looking to add a fourth shift. With the addition of the new shift, Tesla plans to grow vehicle production at the plant to 10,000 vehicles a week or 500,000 vehicles a year.

It has been widely confirmed that Tesla managed to close a record first quarter 2023 in terms of car production and deliveries, even exceeding the expectations set by Wall Street. The electric vehicle giant produced a total of 440,000 cars, surpassing analysts' estimates, which hovered around 420,000 units.

Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Texas less than a year ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 4000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Texas an annualized production rate of 200,000 vehicles per year.

Tesla has posted its Q1 2023 production and delivery numbers and despite the massive price cuts the EV maker instituted at the beginning of the quarter, Tesla has nonetheless posted flat growth. Although disappointing, several factors suggest that Tesla will increase production and deliveries in the coming quarters.

We see some jaw dropping new LED headlights being installed on a new Tesla and they are much better than the original headlights.

According to data released by JATO, in the month of February, the Model Y has become the best-selling vehicle in Europe. And even more impressively, the Model Y was able to beat not only battery-electric vehicles but also internal-combustion vehicles with a significantly lower starting price.

During February 2023 more than 900,000 cars were registered in Europe - an interannual increase of 12% - which shows the recovery of the market after a 2022 marked by problems in the supply of semiconductors. In the first two months of this year, registrations amounted to 1.81 million units, 11% more.

Following the success of the Lathrop, Califonia Megafactory, Tesla at the recently held Investor Day said the plant will be replicated all around the world. And today, a new job opening by Tesla China has all but confirmed that the EV maker is planning to build a new Megapack factory in China.

Tesla is in the process of massively expanding vehicle production. And of these expansion projects, the latest one is Tesla's new factory in Mexico. Giga Mexico is expected to produce vehicles built on Tesla's next-generation, much more efficient, Gen-3 platform. And today, Elon Musk has confirmed that Giga Mexico will use less water per vehicle than any other car factory in the world.

We make the case that the Tesla Model Y makes a perfect livery vehicle.

Elon Musk says Tesla will start utilizing the inward-facing cabin camera to detect occupants. And if the camera detects passengers, Tesla will keep the car “on” for entertainment & comfort even if the driver has locked the car and walked away.

According to insurance registration data for the Chinese market released today, in the week between March 20 and 26, Tesla insurance registrations totaled 15,886 vehicles. This pushes Tesla’s insured vehicles in Q1 2023 up to March 26 to 126,000 vehicles. This is already higher than the previous quarterly record Tesla set in Q3 2022 delivering over 122,000 vehicles.

The Cybertruck has seen several improvements since it was unveiled back in 2019. One of those improvements targeted at the truck's practicality and maneuverability is 4-wheel steering. And today, in response to a new video of a preproduction beta Cybertruck showing off its agility in Californian streets, Elon Musk has suggested that the Cybertruck will be easier to maneuver than the Model Y.

The German factory is a real source of pride for Tesla: it is already planning its expansion to be able to build up to 750,000 additional units.

We see the first deliveries of Model Y vehicles in midnight cherry red arriving at the Ottersberg/Bremen area. They are stunning.

In recent times, Tesla has been massively increasing vehicle production and in order to keep demand in line with the added capacity, the EV maker has been cutting vehicle prices and offering incentives to entice new buyers. And today, Tesla has added a new incentive for Model S & X buyers in the form of 10,000 free supercharging miles.

Last week Tesla released FSD Beta v11.3 to Tesla owners in the company's Early Access program. This is the last major FSD update and has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, after bug fixes Tesla has released FSD Beta v11.3.3 to the wider public.

Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 5000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 250,000 vehicles per year.

Cathie Wood and her firm ARK Invest are famous for their optimistic Tesla prediction. According to the firm's latest analysis, ARK has a $1,500 price target for the EV maker's shares. However, despite the bullish call, ARK has offloaded a notable proportion of the firm's Tesla holdings from two of its funds.