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Elon Musk says Tesla to unveil Model Y electric SUV next week

  • March 4, 2019
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  • Bridie Schmidt
The Model Y shares 3/4 of its architecture with the Model 3. Source: Tesla
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Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla is taking another big step next week, with news that its new all-electric SUV will be unveiled at its Los Angeles Design studio.

The news of the imminent unveiling of the Model Y comes hot on the heels of the base Model 3 release, and price cuts for the Model S and Model X versions,. The Model Y also completes Musk’s promised acronym for the company’s first four models: S3XY.

As is Musk’s modus operandi, the announcement was made via social media channel Twitter this morning (Australian time):

Model Y unveil event on March 14 at LA Design Studio

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019

He followed this up with the news that the Model Y will be cost approximately 10 per cent more than its cousin, the Model 3 – meaning it could start as low as $US36,500 ($A51,535 at today’s rates, plus shipping, GST and other add ons) for a standard range, base version.

It will also have exactly the same battery as the Model 3 – using 2170 cells produced at its Gigafactory – but about 10 per cent less range due to a heavier body.

Model Y, being an SUV, is about 10% bigger than Model 3, so will cost about 10% more & have slightly less range for same battery

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019

Those attending the reveal will also possibly have a chance to take a test ride in the highly anticipated Model Y.

 

Detailed specs & pricing will be provided, as well as test rides in Y

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019

Musk commented in the Q4 2018 earning call that tooling for the Model Y was underway and would be a much easier task than switching from the Model S to the Model X, because the Model Y shares 3/4 of its architecture with the Model 3.

Musk also commented during that call that he thinks the Model Y could be even more popular than it’s best-selling Model 3 sedan that has upturned the American auto market and may be about to do the same in Europe and China, having been introduced onto those markets in recent weeks.

“I expect the demand for the Model Y will be maybe 50% higher than the Model 3,” Musk said.

“It could be even double. The mid-size SUV segment is worldwide the most popular type of vehicle, so we will probably see higher volume of Y than 3.”

 

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Bridie Schmidt

Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.

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