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Tesla Model Y

In this section of Torque News you will find Tesla Model Y news and reports.

By Tinsae Aregay on December 19, 2022 - 4:14PM
Last week we got reports suggesting Tesla has chosen Mexico as the site for the company's next Gigafactory. And today we have gotten further details regarding Giga Mexico including the fact that the plant when fully built out could cost as much as $10 billion and that Tesla is looking to announce it as soon as this Friday.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 19, 2022 - 11:29AM
This solar electric car, built by Australian university students, has covered 1,000 Km (621 miles) at an average of 84 km/h (52 mph) on a single charge of its battery, beating the previous Guinness record (though not officially at the moment).
By Nicolas Caballero on December 18, 2022 - 5:40PM
According to German manufacturer ZF, its new electric motors are superior in every way to those developed by in-house manufacturers, including Tesla, NIO, Porsche, and Nissan.

By Jeremy Johnson on December 18, 2022 - 4:05PM
Tesla just announced that Giga Berlin just produced 3,000 Model Y vehicles this week. Giga Berlin continues to ramp production.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 17, 2022 - 1:54PM
Two days ago, on December 15th 2022 Chinese manufacturer SVOLT made an important presentation, where it showed the world its commitment to development of high-tech batteries, and where up to three different chemical models were presented - all promising a high energy density-. Each one has its own physical characteristics and costs, which will basically allow electric cars that mount them to reach ranges of up to 1,000 km by 2023, when their production will begin.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 16, 2022 - 8:07PM
Since Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's stock price has gone down by more than 50% or by around $500 billion. This has undoubtedly angered Tesla investors who today have officially begun a campaign to upend Tesla's Board of Directors for failing to reign in Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans. Musk in response has dismissed the concerns.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 16, 2022 - 1:15PM
Two companies, Plastonix (Canada) and Elemental Recycling (Texas, USA), have done what others could not in the last half a century: they have just found technologies that recycle all kinds of plastics, an amazing achievement that benefits the environment and the whole world.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 15, 2022 - 7:41PM
Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Texas only 8 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 3000 vehicles a week for the first time. This gives Giga Texas an annualized production rate of 150,000 vehicles per year.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 15, 2022 - 1:16PM
Tesla just launched a major system update for its electric vehicles, which allows existing customers to receive upgrades remotely, and more importantly, completely free of charge: a "Holiday Update" that has interesting features, such as the incorporation of the Steam system or the possibility of holding video conferences via Zoom.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 14, 2022 - 8:18PM
There is a new feature of the Tesla Model Y that will further separate it from its ICE car equivalents.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 13, 2022 - 6:42PM
Today was the second-highest trading volume for Tesla shares. However, despite the unusual interest in Tesla, the stock still finished down 4% for the day. This has fueled speculation that Musk is once again selling Tesla shares.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 12, 2022 - 7:49PM
A few days ago, we got our first picture of the Cybertruck's exoskeleton chassis as it was being worked on in Giga Texas. And today, Sandy Munro has reacted to those pictures and has called the Cybertruck's body "more revolutionary than I thought."
By Jeremy Johnson on December 12, 2022 - 6:50PM
The Tesla Model Y has held the #1 place as the worlds safest EV. But another vehicle has come along to take its place. What is this vehicle?
By John Goreham on December 12, 2022 - 12:14PM
A new Level 2 Home EV charger from a company in Colorado looks to offer a lot of features for the dollar.
By John Goreham on December 12, 2022 - 10:18AM
Notable EV experts sound the alarm that your home EV charger may not be as safe as you think it is.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 12, 2022 - 2:42AM
The 2023 Model Y has the new comfort suspension. This is being added to non performance models 3 and Y without affecting handling.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 11, 2022 - 10:12AM
Tesla has been working on a model smaller than the Model 3 and Model Y for some time now. Known by mainstream media as Model C or Model 2 (names that most probably will not correspond to the final name chosen by Tesla), this vehicle will fit into segment C (that is, compact) and will apparently have a starting price of $25,000.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 10, 2022 - 5:27PM
It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to Europe. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait is finally over as Tesla has delivered the first Model X Plaid to a customer in Germany.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 10, 2022 - 2:30PM
There are reports that Tesla is going to be suspending output of the Tesla Model Y in China. Is something bad going on, or is there a good reason for this?
By Jeremy Johnson on December 9, 2022 - 7:54PM
Tesla has some secrets hiding in plain sight, including secrets about the Cybertruck. Let's take a look at what Kim Java has discovered.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 9, 2022 - 4:02PM
Last month Tesla's Giga Press supplier, IDRA, announced that it has completed assembling and testing a new 9000-t Giga Press that will be used to build the Cybertruck's body. And today, after being disassembled and shipped to the US, the 9000-t Giga Press has finally made it to Giga Texas.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 8, 2022 - 4:25PM
Since Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's stock price has gone down by 47% or by around $500 billion. However, there might be more bad news for Tesla investors as a new report suggests Musk is reconsidering taking out a Tesla-backed margin loan to ease Twitter's Debt burden.
By John Goreham on December 8, 2022 - 9:07AM
We all know Tesla is the hottest EV brand in America. But which models from which brands are being searched for and discussed the most if we look past the top brand? One new study helps illustrate other EVs on consumers’ minds today.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 7, 2022 - 4:16PM
Tesla recently removed radar from the company's vehicles and moved to a camera-based pure vision system. However, today we have gotten conflicting information that suggests, Tesla is planning to bring back updated HD radar to the company's vehicles with the upcoming Autopilot Hardware 4 upgrade.
By John Goreham on December 7, 2022 - 9:30AM
The competition has passed Tesla by when it comes to automated assisted-driving technology. Here is a look at where the industry stands with regard to hands-free automated driving technology.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 6, 2022 - 8:17PM
The Tesla Model Y is the king of all EVs and will be for some time. It has the perfect blend of range, performance, and space.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 6, 2022 - 2:14PM
The final presentation and the first deliveries of the Tesla Semi have opened the door to speculation about its viability; the company did not actually tell everything about its new electric truck: battery capacity, total weight and price, and advantages as compared to regular, legacy diesel trucks.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 5, 2022 - 6:23PM
Elon Musk has said that in the future Tesla will "make an international version of Cybertruck that will be kinda smaller, kind of like a tight Wolverine package." And today we have seen our first glimpse of a smaller, 2 door Cybertruck design directly from Tesla.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 5, 2022 - 11:08AM
Production of electric cars at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is steadily ramping up, with amazing output numbers. The brand has just announced that last November it produced more than 100,000 electric vehicles, a new record for the factory.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 4, 2022 - 3:25PM
Tesla recently cut prices on some of its vehicles by up to 23%! In December, 2022, Tesla cut prices on its Model 3 and Model Y by almost $4,000 dollars! Here's why they did it.