![]() ![]() If Tesla was not able to roll out the new 4680 battery cells by the end of 2021, they would use the standard battery cells until the 4680's are ready. These new cars would be manufactured by the two new Tesla production facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany. In addition, Tesla planned to implement their new structural battery pack to improve range. On July 25, 2021, CEO Elon Musk revealed that Tesla was planning to release an updated design for the Model Y by the end of 2021. On October 7, 2020, Musk tweeted that Giga Berlin Model Y would get single-piece rear and front frame cast, structural battery pack, and new 4680 cells. In November 2020, Tesla signed an agreement with LG Chem to supply battery cells for Model Y production in China. Initial production of the made-in-China Model Y began in mid-December 2020 with 250,000 Model Y expected to be produced in 2021 in China alone. Later in 2020, Tesla began shipping cars to the Canadian and Mexican markets. United States deliveries started in March 2020 for the Long Range AWD version and the Performance version. In November 2019, Tesla announced that the Tesla Model Y would be the first vehicle to be assembled at the first European Gigafactory, Giga Berlin. On January 29, 2020, Tesla reported in its Q4 2019 earnings report that Model Y production had already started in the Fremont factory, that one can now place an order for their premium versions with all-wheel drive, and that delivery of Model Y would begin in Q1 2020. Two months later, in May 2019, Tesla said that they instead planned to shuffle production lines at the Tesla Fremont Factory to make space for Model Y production. Tesla originally announced plans at the unveil to assemble the Model Y at Giga Nevada (in Sparks, Nevada), along with the battery and drivetrain for the vehicles, unlike the Model 3, where drivetrains and batteries are assembled at Giga Nevada, with final assembly completed at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. This section needs expansion with: article is oddly missing nearly all information on actual production since Model Y production began in 2020. Automated parking features relying only on the camera were shown to be unreliable. In early 2023, Tesla removed the ultrasonic parking sensors. Vehicles manufactured from April 2021 no longer include radar for adaptive cruise control. Vehicles manufactured from May 2021 lack lumbar support on passenger seats. ![]() On March 13, 2020, Tesla made their first deliveries of the Model Y, along with publishing its owner's manual. ![]() The Fremont factory was changed to accommodate production of the Y. Due to its larger size, the Y consumes more energy than the 3, and thus has shorter range. Test drives of multiple Model Y vehicles were also offered to attendees after the presentation. On March 14, 2019, Elon Musk premiered the Tesla Model Y at an event at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, CA, where specifications were announced and the vehicle was shown. Musk confirmed the vehicle would use standard doors, as opposed to the falcon-wing doors used on the Model X. On March 3, 2019, Elon Musk published multiple tweets, announcing the unveiling event and confirming some specifications. In October 2018, Elon Musk revealed that he has approved the finalized design for the first production version of the Model Y, however production would not start until 2020. The Model Y announcement had been planned for 2018 however, production problems with the Model 3 resulted in it being pushed to 2019. With the new image, it was stated that the Model Y would be formally announced in March 2019. In June 2018, a new silhouette was revealed by CEO Musk. Elon Musk also announced that the Model Y would be produced in a new factory, as it was not likely that the Fremont plant would have room to accommodate another production line. In 2017, the Model Y's silhouette was teased to Tesla shareholders at the annual general meeting in June. In 2015, Elon Musk teased a Model 3-based Model Y with falcon-wing doors. In 2013, Tesla Motors filed to trademark "Model Y". ![]() Pre-launch Tesla Model 3 (left) and Tesla Model Y (right) side by side This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. ![]()
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