If the Model Y was considered an SUV, would Tesla have dropped the price so much?

[patmurphey]

I fail to understand why the MY AWD 5 seater has a 55K limit while a "Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro" has its price cap at 80K. To me they are both in the same league.

The VW id4 AWD Pro sneaks by the definition of SUV used to exclude Tesla's Model Y because it has a max gross weight slightly over 6000 pounds. Ford's Mach E exclusion was collateral damage to punishing Tesla for existing.

 

[vishnumrao]

The VW id4 AWD Pro sneaks by the definition of SUV used to exclude Tesla's Model Y because it has a max gross weight slightly over 6000 pounds. Ford's Mach E exclusion was collateral damage to punishing Tesla for existing.

Thanks now I get Elon’s comment about being penalized for being lighter!

 

[ucmndd]

The VW id4 AWD Pro sneaks by the definition of SUV used to exclude Tesla's Model Y because it has a max gross weight slightly over 6000 pounds.

No, it doesn’t.

It qualifies because it has 4wd and the necessary ground/axle clearance, departure, and breakover angles to meet the long-standing DOT definition of a SUV.

Model Y fails all of the clearance tests, because anyone with two eyes can see it’s a tall car and not much else.

Mach E fails for all the same reasons, so all the tinfoil hat nonsense about Ford and others manipulating the rules is exactly that - nonsense.

At any rate, glad to see the bill doing what it was intended to do - reducing inflation and forcing automakers to produce reasonably priced electric vehicles.

 

[TuMadre1337]

At any rate, glad to see the bill doing what it was intended to do - reducing inflation and forcing automakers to produce reasonably priced electric vehicles.

Definitely the key takeaway.

 

[funkatation]

the funny thing is we are trading in an XC40 recharge for a Model Y, and the Y definitely sits up higher, at least in the seating position.