Tesla Model Y

The Tesla Model Y is an electric compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV) by Tesla, Inc. Tesla unveiled it in March 2019,[2] started production at its Fremont plant in January 2020[3] and started deliveries on March 13, 2020.[4]

Tesla Model Y
Overview
ManufacturerTesla, Inc.
Production2020–present
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassCompact crossover SUV
Body style5-door SUV
LayoutRear-motor, rear-wheel drive
Dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD models)
Related
Powertrain
Electric motorPermanent Magnet Synchronous Reluctance Motor
Electric range
  • 303 miles (488 km) Performance (EPA-rated)
  • 326 miles (525 km) Long Range AWD (EPA-rated)
  • 244 miles (393 km) Standard Range (EPA-rated)
Dimensions
Wheelbase113.8 in (2,891 mm)
Length187 in (4,750 mm)
Width75.6 in (1,920 mm)
Height64 in (1,626 mm)
Curb weight
  • Long Range AWD: 4,416 lb (2,003 kg) Performance AWD: 4,416 lb (2,003 kg) Standard Range RWD: 3,920 lb (1,780 kg) [1]

It is the second vehicle based on the Model 3 sedan platform.[5] The Model Y shares an estimated 75% of its parts with the Tesla Model 3,[6] which includes a similar interior design and electric powertrain. Model Y will offer optional third-row seats for a seven-passenger seating capacity,[7][8][9] currently planned for Q4 2020.[10][11] The Model Y fills a smaller and less expensive segment from its bigger sibling, the mid-sized Tesla Model X.[12]

There were four planned powertrain configurations for the Model Y: Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD), Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range with Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive (AWD), and Performance (with Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive).[13][14] The Long Range AWD model and the Performance model are currently being delivered.[15] The Standard Range RWD configuration was initially canceled in July 2020, due to the range (230 miles EPA) being unacceptably low to Musk, but is now orderable (with 244 miles of EPA range).[16][17] As of February 3, 2021, the Long Range RWD appears to have been cancelled.[18]

History

In 2013, Tesla Motors filed for a trademark on "Model Y".[19]

In 2015, Elon Musk teased a Model 3-based Model Y with falcon-wing doors.[20]

In 2017, the Model Y's silhouette was teased to Tesla shareholders at the annual general meeting in June.[21] Elon Musk also announced that the Model Y would be produced in a new factory, as it was not likely that the Fremont plant would have room to accommodate another production line.[22]

In June 2018, a new silhouette was revealed by CEO Musk. With the new image, it was stated that the Model Y would be formally announced in March 2019.[23] The Model Y announcement had been planned for 2018, however production problems with the Model 3 resulted in it being pushed to 2019.[24] In October 2018, Elon Musk revealed that he has approved the finalized design for the first production version of the Model Y, however production would not start until 2020.[25] On March 3, 2019, Elon Musk published multiple tweets, announcing the unveiling event and confirming some specifications.[26] Musk confirmed the vehicle will use standard doors, as opposed to the falcon-wing doors used on the Model X.[27]

On March 14, 2019, Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Model Y at an event at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, CA, where specifications were announced and the vehicle was shown. Test drives of multiple Model Y vehicles were also offered to attendees after the presentation.[2][28] Due to its larger size, the Y consumes more energy than the 3, and thus has shorter range. The Fremont Factory was changed to accommodate production of the Y.[29]

In November 2019, Tesla announced that the Tesla Model Y would be the first vehicle to be assembled at the first European Gigafactory, Giga Berlin.[30][31]

Tesla reported in the Q4 2019 earnings report on January 29, 2020, that Model Y production has already started in the Fremont factory, that one can now place an order for their premium versions with all-wheel drive, and that delivery of Model Y will begin in Q1 2020.[32]

On March 13, 2020, Tesla made their first deliveries of the Model Y, along with publishing its owner's manual.[4]

The Model Y design and manufacturing is improving: Elon Musk told interviewer that the Berlin made Model Y is "not just a copy of the Model Y. It’s actually a radical redesign of the core technology of building a car.".[33] On August 13, 2020 it was reported that Tesla Fremont will soon activate the World’s largest unibody casting machine in Model Y production, switching to casting the rear body in a single piece.[34] Made in Berlin Model Y, rear and front portions of the frame will be a single-cast design. Injecting molten aluminum into a cast and having robots pull out the molded metal allows Tesla to combine several manufacturing steps.[35] This manufacturing process is expected to result in significant savings, including lower tool investments, reduced production time, lower number of robots and smaller production area.[36]

On June 5, 2020, Tesla launched Model Y Online design studio for the Chinese Market, allowing customers in China to place orders for the upcoming Made-in-China Model Y.[37] First delivery of the model was made on January 18, 2021.[38]

Initial production of the Made-in-China Model Y begun in mid December 2020, with 250,000 Model Y expected to be produced in 2021 in China alone.[39]

On September 8, 2020, Volkswagen Group Chairperson of the Board of Management, Herbert Diess, wrote about the Model Y: "This car is for us in many aspects (not in all!) a reference: user experience, updatability, driving features, performance of the top of the range models, charging network, range. Big advantage: Model Y was/is thought through as an electric car – as is the ID.3. Many of our competitors still using their ICE platforms. The result: They aren’t getting the best EVs".[40]

On October 7, 2020 Musk tweeted that Giga Berlin Model Y will get single piece rear and front frame cast, structural battery pack, and new 4680 cells.[41][42] Changes will come to the U.S. version two years later.

On January 1, 2021, Tesla started selling the Model Y in China, and it sold out planned production (an unknown quantity) for Q1-2021 within 6 days.[43]

On January 7, 2021 Tesla released the Standard Range Rear Wheel Drive Model Y as well as the optional 7-seat third row seating configuration.[44]

Specifications
Specifications[45][46]
Battery Standard Range Long Range
Powertrain RWD RWD (appears to have been cancelled)[18] AWD Performance (without Performance Upgrade) Performance (with Performance Upgrade)
Base price (US market, includes $1,200 delivery fee) $43,190[47] $45–48,000 $51,190 [47] $61,190[47] $61,190[47]
Range (EPA) 244 miles (393 km)[17] 300 miles (483 km)[48] 326 miles (525 km)[32] 303 miles (488 km)[48]
 303 miles (488 km)[48]
Range (WLTP) Not Available 336 miles (541 km) 314 miles (505 km) [49] 298 miles (480 km) [49]
Acceleration
0–60 mph (0–97 km/h)		 5.3 seconds[50] 5.5 seconds advertised [48] 4.8 seconds advertised [49] 3.5 seconds advertised [49] 3.5 seconds advertised [49]
Top Speed 135 mph (217 km/h)[50] 130 mph (209 km/h) [48] 135 mph (217 km/h) [49] 155 mph (249 km/h) [49] 155 mph (249 km/h) [49]
US Projected Deliveries Jan-Feb 2021[50] H2 2020[51] (not yet released as of January 2021) March 2020[32]
Drag coefficient 0.23[52]
Luggage 68 cu ft (1,926 L) max volume with rear seats down and entire trunk + front trunk (frunk)[53]

Heat pump

The Model Y is the first Tesla car to use a heat pump instead of electric resistance for interior cabin heating.[54][55] (The Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 EV, Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-tron, and Kia Niro have heat pumps.[56]) In cold weather, the Model Y heat pump can be up to 300% more efficient than other Tesla cars' use of electric resistance heating.[57] Because of this, in cold weather the Model Y should be more energy efficient than other Tesla cars.[58] Electric cars can lose 40% or more of their range in cold weather (at 20 °F (−7 °C) or below) when heating the interior cabin.[58][59]

During his teardown of the Model Y,[60] auto analyst Sandy Munro found a component that has been referred to as the "octovalve", which appears to be the next iteration of the superbottle component used in the Model 3.[61] Musk has said that the new heat pump system/octovalve is one of the two most significant changes in the Model Y over the Model 3, the other being the new rear underbody casting.[62] The octovalve supports the Model Y heat pump as part of the car's thermal management system.[63][64]

Production
A Model Y parked

Tesla originally announced plans at the unveil to assemble the Model Y at Giga Nevada (in Sparks, Nevada), along with the battery and drivetrain for the vehicles, unlike the Model 3, where drivetrains and batteries are assembled at Giga Nevada, with final assembly completed at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. Two months later, in May 2019, Tesla confirmed that they instead plan to shuffle production lines at the Tesla Fremont Factory to make space for Model Y production.[65] Later, Model Y will also be assembled at Giga Shanghai in China[66] and Giga Berlin in Germany.[30]

United States deliveries started in March 2020 for the Long Range AWD version and the Performance version. After initial rollout, Tesla is expected to begin shipping cars to the Canadian and Mexican markets, Tesla also plans to assemble Model Y vehicles at the Tesla Giga Shanghai factory[67] and in Tesla's Berlin factory.[33]

In November 2020, Tesla signed an agreement with LG Chem to supply battery cells for Model Y production in China.[68]

See also

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