It is the Tesla sales centers that will be getting the new demo MYs. My local Tesla manager said, a week ago, they expected a new MY demo unit coming from Austin on or around Jan. 24th. However, as of a week ago they had not yet received any specifics on the vehicle. I could see that Tesla would want a MY 2.0 in the showrooms and for demos if that is more or less what the customer would get if they placed a new order today going forward. You also seem to assume that Fremont is not making the transition to producing ver. 2.0 MYs, and that may not be a correct assumption. We all should learn a lot more about Tesla's plans thiis coming week. So stay tuned.Sigh.
Let’s ask ourselves a few questions.
Has Tesla ever shipped a new model to Service Centers ahead of release?
What would a Model Y 2.0 at service centers even be for? Here’s a new model you can’t have and if you order we won’t promise you can get?
What is Tesla showing with these demos as they’ve been fairly transparent the new Model Y 2.0 is more about them than anything buyers would see.
What is the source of these demos? SAs? Have they proven reliable in the past?
On the other hand:
Is it likely if this picture appears, these are being sent for testing and road validation? Which would be a logical step prior to any public releases?
Just encouraging some counter thought here. Because maybe the insider is just a guy who sees things but doesn’t have the full context. And then assumptions are made. And maybe the article yesterday was a planted leak to quiet down the wild assumptions. And maybe Jan 26 we will hear an update, but it won’t be “Rush out to your local Service Center to see the new model y we secretly shipped overnight! But not you on the west coast. You don’t get this yet.”
But what do I know.