{"id":22551,"date":"2022-05-18T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22551"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:05:54","slug":"tesla-offer-giga-texas-model-y-some-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22551","title":{"rendered":"Tesla starts to offer Giga Texas Model Y to some customers for faster delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla has started to offer its new Giga Texas-built Model Y to some customers as an option to accelerate delivery.<\/p>\n

At the Cyber Rodeo event last month,\u00a0Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn\u2019t reveal any details, like specs and pricing, about the new version of the electric SUV.<\/p>\n

It is equipped with the new 4680 battery cells and structural battery pack technology, which is resulting in a significantly different car with different specs in the new Model Y trim.<\/p>\n

Yet, Tesla never listed this new trim for sale and all we know about it was through an EPA filing that revealed it has 279 miles of range and an all-wheel-drive powertrain. It is billed as a \u201cModel Y Standard Range AWD.\u201d<\/p>\n

We suspected that Tesla is only delivering the vehicle to employees for now through internal deals, which would explain why it never showed up on its website.<\/p>\n

We were later able to confirm that based on a communication Tesla sent to employees and obtained by Electrek<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It revealed that the new Texas-built Model Y Standard starts at $59,990<\/a>, has a 0-60 mph acceleration in five seconds, and is equipped with a few new features, including a magnetic center console armrest and a parcel shelf.<\/p>\n

Now Tesla is reaching out to local buyers around Austin with a Model Y on order to offer them the new version of the Model Y:<\/p>\n

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Accelerate Yout Model Y Delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have the opportunity to experience our latest configuration and take delivery within weeks.<\/p>\n

Select Model Y All-Wheel Drive and experience one of the first vehicles built at Gigafactory Texas \u2013 and currently available in the area. Go anywhere with up to 279 miles on a single charge and accelerate from 0-60 mph in as little as 5.0 seconds.<\/p>\n

Check your Tesla Account regularly for updated inventory, or if you would like to keep your current configuration, we will contact you to schedule a delivery appointment once a vehicle is available.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Buyers then have a few options if they want to technically \u201cdowngrade\u201d their order to the Standard Range version.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

Interestingly, this is basically exactly how I thought it would be the best way to roll out the vehicle in a fair manner.<\/p>\n

If you just add it as an option to the Model Y configurator, you are resulting in a lot of people skipping a long line.<\/p>\n

That way, you are offering the option to existing buyers with a Model Y on order to consider this as an option. It might be a better one for some of them, cheaper, and you get it faster.<\/p>\n

Considering only a few vehicles are made available as inventory right now, it\u2019s likely that Tesla is also simultaneously still delivering the new Model Y to employees. We are likely to see this keep going for the next days and maybe even weeks until the new version becomes available to order for everyone.<\/p>\n

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