Tesla has expanded the availability of its new Texas-built Model Y by adding units to new inventory and it raised the price of the brand-new electric SUV.<\/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\u00a0Electrek<\/em>.<\/p>\n It revealed that the new\u00a0Texas-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