Tesla launches a cheaper Model Y RWD option in the US
Shortly after Tesla us dropped the base AWD Model Y option from its configurator, the company adds a rear-wheel drive option that's $3,750 cheaper. It starts at $43,990 and when you apply the full tax credit of $7,500, the actual asking price goes down to $36,490.
Some believe that Tesla is using Lithium-iron-Phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are cheaper to produce than Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) cells. They are also touted as more durable and more efficient. Perhaps that's the reason Tesla is able to keep the price of the new Model Y so low.
The new trim has 260 miles of range, as opposed to the discontinued AWD option with 279 miles on it. You also can't get the seven-seater configuration on the new RWD and the peak charge rate is set at 170 kW instead of 250 kW supported by the currently existing AWD iterations.
Reader comments
- elliott-65
The tire costs for large wheels really irritate me, so I don't like that the Y comes with 19" wheels as the standard choice.
- 06 Oct 2023
- 6QG
- Salman A
Now, the new Model Y might not have the same range as the discontinued AWD version, but come on, it's still got a respectable 260 miles. That's more than enough for my daily work, and even some road trips. I ain't complain.
- 05 Oct 2023
- fxC
- julianvdm
"Shortly after Tesla us dropped the base AWD Model Y option from its configurator" Uncapitalised "US," (among other errors in punctuation). Maybe take a little more time to proofread posts, or pass them by an editor before pu...
- 03 Oct 2023
- Dp4