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Title: Tesla starts selling cheaper Model Y EVs in the US

Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 12:45:06 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/t...

Tesla has started offering a cheaper configuration of its refreshed 2025
Model Y electric vehicle in the US. As first noticed by Electrek, you can now
get a Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive Model Y in the US with prices starting at
$37,490 if it's with $7,500 in tax credits. Without tax credits, prices start
at $44,990. The automaker was only previously offering the Long Range All-
Wheel Drive version in the country for at least $48,990 without tax credits.

The updated Model Y retains the old version's proportions, but it has rounder
edges and smaller headlights, as well as taillights bookending a redesigned
lightbar. It has ambient lighting wrapping around most of the car inside, and
it also comes with ventilated seats and a 15.4-inch touchscreen display in
the front. Passengers in the backseat have access to a Bluetooth-enabled 8-
inch display. The new rear-wheel drive model has an EPA-estimated range of
357 miles on a single charge, 30 miles longer than the all-wheel drive's 327-
mile range. They have the same top speed of 125 mph, but the all-wheel drive
has a faster acceleration rate and can go from zero to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds.
It will take the rear-wheel drive 5.4 seconds to reach 60 mph.

Delivery for the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive Model Y in the US starts in the
next three to five weeks. As Electrek noted, the automaker has already
started deliveries in China and Europe. Tesla's sales continue to plunge
across Europe, however, and have plummeted to their lowest in years for
certain regions, including the UK and Germany. Elon Musk's politics and his
backing of far-right political candidates in the continent have sparked
backlash and inspired protests against the company. In addition, Tesla is
facing increasing competition from Chinese rivals, such as BYD, which is the
best-selling EV car brand from the country.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/t...
model-y-evs-in-the-us-124506011.html?src=rss

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