Musk Accelerating Model Y Production Amid Delivery Timelines Of 2023
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will be ramping up right-hand-drive Model Y production amid increased demand. The Model Y is Tesla's crossover SUV that was unveiled in 2019 before production started the following year. It is based on the Model 3 platform and is available in two versions – Long Range and Performance. While the former offers an EPA-estimated 326-mile range, the latter can go 303 miles on a single charge. There have also been rumors of a new Model Y variant with a 400-mile range, but nothing has materialized on that front yet.
Tesla is one of the preeminent electric vehicle makers in the world and has four vehicles in its portfolio — the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X. The current spike in gas prices has raised the demand for its cars significantly, and the company has been countering some of that demand with multiple price hikes. In March, the company increased the prices of all its EV models by up to $10,00, citing increased input costs following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This followed a $1,000 price hike for all its models a few days earlier. The price hikes mean that none of Tesla's offerings qualify for EV subsidies in California anymore.
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Tesla opened orders for the Model Y in Australia just last week, and the company is already overwhelmed with the response it is getting in the island nation. The estimated delivery dates of the vehicle in the country are already running deep into next year, but Tesla is now apparently doing something to change that. In a tweet addressing the situation, Elon Musk said that the company is working on ramping up production for the right-hand-drive Model Y to meet demand. He also claimed
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