Model Y Hits Tesla Website With New Teaser Image

Days ahed of the Tesla Model Y unveiling, the carmaker has started shedding more light on the highly anticipated all electric crossover. Tesla has created a landing page for the March 14 unveiling that uses a similar image of the Model Y released at Tesla’s 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting, but with a bit more brightness to… Continue reading Model Y Hits Tesla Website With New Teaser Image

Tesla Model Y Production & Sales Expected To Far Outpace Model 3

Tesla Model Y is coming – volume production within two years Tesla announced in its Q4 report that this year it will start tooling for Model Y production. The upcoming SUV will be most likely produced at the Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, as there is not much space left at the Tesla Factory in Fremont,… Continue reading Tesla Model Y Production & Sales Expected To Far Outpace Model 3

Model Y Production ‘Likely’ at Gigafactory 1

Tesla plans to achieve “volume production” of the upcoming Model Y electric crossover by “the end of 2020,” according to a shareholder letter released Wednesday. The company added that production for the Model Y will happen “most likely at Gigafactory 1″ in Nevada. Tesla had not previously discussed a U.S. production facility for the Model… Continue reading Model Y Production ‘Likely’ at Gigafactory 1

Report: Tesla Documents Outlined Plan to Build Model Y in Nevada

Tesla's image of the Model Y

Tesla planned to start build the upcoming Model Y crossover SUV at Gigafactory 1 by June 1, 2020, but has since changed those plans, according to a report from Business Insider. The report, citing internal documents given to Tesla employees a few weeks before the company’s October earnings, said the carmaker planned to produce 7,000 Model Y… Continue reading Report: Tesla Documents Outlined Plan to Build Model Y in Nevada

Musk Has Approved Model Y Prototype for Production

Elon Musk said he has approved the Model Y prototype for production. Speaking on Tesla’s Q3 earnings call, Musk noted that he had given the upcoming all-electric crossover SUV his stamp of approval. Now that Tesla seems to have moved beyond its struggles with manufacturing the Model 3, they plan to give more attention to the… Continue reading Musk Has Approved Model Y Prototype for Production

Imagining the Model Y

We saw artists take their best guess in renderings for the new Roadster, which weren’t really on target. Still, it’s fun to imagine. And that game is starting again with the Model Y. Tesla has teased a pair of shadowy rendering, one from the front and one from the side. Based on those, graphic artist… Continue reading Imagining the Model Y

Tesla Offers a New Look at the Model Y Electric Crossover

Tesla's image of the Model Y

A slide used in Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s presentation to shareholders on Tuesday gave us a new look at the upcoming Model Y. While the crossover SUV is expected to be built on the Model 3’s platform, a profile shot of the crossover SUV seems to show a bulkier, more aggressive styling. A high-aching front… Continue reading Tesla Offers a New Look at the Model Y Electric Crossover

Tesla Shareholder Meeting: Musk Remains Chairman, Promises a $35K Model 3 By End of Year

Tesla shareholders voted Tuesday to keep Elon Musk in the position of chairman following a proposal to boot him from the board of directors. “I’ve had the most excruciating, hellish months I’ve ever had. And a lot of other people at Tesla,” Musk told shareholders attending their annual meeting in Mountain View, Calif. Proxy votes… Continue reading Tesla Shareholder Meeting: Musk Remains Chairman, Promises a $35K Model 3 By End of Year

Musk Says Model Y Will Be Unveiled in March

If you consider the statements that Tesla’s chief executive makes on Twitter as official corporate communications, then mark your calendar for the debut of the company’s crossover SUV for March 15, 2019. Here’s how Elon Musk handled the announcement on Twitter. Tesla YouTuber Ben Sullins asked for a date for the Model Y unveiling. Musk… Continue reading Musk Says Model Y Will Be Unveiled in March

Did Tesla Tease an Unseen Prototype in a New Video?

An image of a partially covered vehicle in Tesla’s new promotional video has many wondering if the company is teasing a new model. The slick new promotional video released Wednesday shows off the company’s auto and energy products, but a single frame at 16 seconds has invited some new theories as to what Tesla could… Continue reading Did Tesla Tease an Unseen Prototype in a New Video?