Tesla has started to offer its new Giga Texas-built Model Y to some customers as an option to accelerate delivery.
At the Cyber Rodeo event last month, Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles.
We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any details, like specs and pricing, about the new version of the electric SUV.
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.
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 “Model Y Standard Range AWD.”
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.
We were later able to confirm that based on a communication Tesla sent to employees and obtained by Electrek.
It revealed that the new Texas-built Model Y Standard starts at $59,990, has a...
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