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Tesla Model Y

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

By Nicolas Caballero on April 13, 2022 - 6:23PM
Tesla has already delivered the first Model Y units with 4680 battery cells manufactured at the Giga Factory in Austin, Texas; some of its lucky owners didn't want to miss the event in order to tell about them on social media.
By Jeremy Johnson on April 13, 2022 - 11:09AM
Tesla is beginning production of a standard range Model Y from Giga Texas. This vehicle is eventually going to have huge margins - as high as 35% or more, once Tesla reaches volume production.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 11, 2022 - 7:39PM
In an update to the company's online configurator, Tesla has removed all pricing information for the Roadster. This hints at an upcoming price increase. The EV maker has also sold out of the Founders Series Roadster after making $250 million from reservations.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 11, 2022 - 5:17PM
Tesla China has just posted its second-highest monthly delivery number in March producing and selling 65,814 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account Shanghai, the location for Tesla's only China factory has been experiencing lockdowns due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 11, 2022 - 8:33AM
In the past 2 years, prices of lithium have gone up 11 folds. Following this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk now is saying the EV maker is considering entering the lithium mining and extraction business at scale. Musk also added Tesla has pioneered a sustainable process of lithium mining.
By Nicolas Caballero on April 6, 2022 - 10:50PM
The idea is based on the use of a liquid that is basically pumped through the interior of the entire seat, and a series of three layers that allow the flow to permeate through them.
By Jeremy Johnson on April 6, 2022 - 10:34PM
Tesla is set to have its biggest celebration yet, Cyber Rodeo, tomorrow. There's a number of covered cars that I am hoping will be unveiled and talked about.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 10:06PM
Twitter in a regulatory filing today announced Elon Musk's stake in the social media platform had gone down by 371,900. This fueled rumors Musk was offloading his Twitter shares after gaining a seat on the company's board. However, Musk says he hasn't sold any shares.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 7:58PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, today it was revealed Musk is enriching the Russian government through the use of Russian for its gigafactory in Germany.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 6:01PM
At a recent flyover of Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, we spot two different-sized Cybertruck prototypes parked next to each other. The 2 prototypes were under a car cover still, the difference is easily noticeable.
By Jeremy Johnson on April 5, 2022 - 8:52PM
Tesla is dominating growth in Germany and the U.K., being one of the only few companies to have a positive growth in market share. Let's look at the details of this.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 4, 2022 - 3:46PM
Tesla is currently conducting a pilot program to open up the supercharger network to none-Tesla vehicles. And this has raised the question, how much profit can the EV maker make from this move. Today, Elon Musk revealed the surprisingly small profit Tesla plans to make.
By Nicolas Caballero on April 4, 2022 - 2:33PM
Tesla's sales data for the first quarter 2022 will be known in a few days: a period in which countless difficulties with the supply chain were in turn aggravated by the war in Ukraine. Nevertheless this is a factor that would not apparently affect Tesla sales, as according to analysts it will be a record-breaking quarter once again.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 3, 2022 - 9:48PM
Elon Musk has given us a detailed explanation of why Tesla Model S Plaid motors can't be used to power, his other venture, SpaceX's Starship rocket.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 2, 2022 - 10:07PM
Today, Tesla announced yet another record delivery number for Q1 2022. Still, despite Tesla's incredible performance, CEO Elon Musk says China's zero COVID policy and supply chain disruptions have made the quarter exceptionally challenging.
By Nicolas Caballero on April 1, 2022 - 8:37PM
Volkswagen is basically threatened by Tesla's presence in its own territory; the Trinity Project aims to match Tesla's capabilities in terms of production efficiency, for which they will also start using a Gigapress system.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 1, 2022 - 1:53PM
Despite Tesla increasing vehicle production at an incredible pace, demand for the EV maker's vehicles seems to have no end. And in a new sign of the skyrocketing demand, today Tesla inventory tracking sight announced the EV maker ended the quarter with only 17 inventory vehicles in the US.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 31, 2022 - 6:07PM
Elon Musk for years has been promising level 5 autonomy is just around the corner to no avail. However, with the release of FSD Beta 10.11.1 to LVCC Loop Teslas, the EV maker has taken the first bold step in the company's Robotaxi future.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 30, 2022 - 6:53AM
Senator Elizabeth Warren in a new CNBC Squawk Box interview has softened her criticism of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In the interview, Warren says she celebrates Elon Musk's success and that she is asking the richest individuals to pay their fair share of taxes so that the next Elon Musk has a chance.
By Jeremy Johnson on March 30, 2022 - 12:51AM
We have pictures of what appear to be the first Model Y deliveries to customers from Giga Berlin, something we've been waiting for since the 30 Model Y vehicles were given to customers at the opening event.
By John Goreham on March 28, 2022 - 3:52PM
Most Tesla owners don’t buy Full Self Driving. Increasing FSD orders could present a huge opportunity for Tesla.
By John Goreham on March 28, 2022 - 12:50PM
A stock plan by Tesla to increase the amount of stock offered has created a surge in the value of its stock (Mid-Day Report).
By Tinsae Aregay on March 26, 2022 - 6:49PM
After 3 and a half years since Elon Musk and Tesla paid $40 million to settle Musk's "funding secured" tweet, the SEC will finally be dispersing the funds to Tesla investors. The move comes following a decision by Judge Alison Nathan of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.
By Nicolas Caballero on March 26, 2022 - 11:20AM
Elon Musk confirmed during Giga Berlin event that Tesla is working on a manganese-based battery cell that due to its properties, could be placed between the more expensive, higher energy capacity NCM/NCA ternary chemicals, and the cheaper LFPs with less range.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 25, 2022 - 9:20AM
Wedbush Technology analyst Daniel Ives believes Tesla can finish the year with a run rate of 2 million vehicles a year. Ives says Tesla's strong sales in Europe and China have increased his confidence about Tesla's 2022 performance.
By Jeremy Johnson on March 24, 2022 - 8:10PM
Tesla is having construction workers prepare a grand entrance for Tesla's Giga Texas factory, which will have its opening event, Giga Fest, on April 7th. We're looking forward to watching this event and seeing deliveries happen shortly after.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 24, 2022 - 2:12PM
At the recent Giga Berlin Model Y delivery event, Elon Musk finally gave us an update regarding the new vehicle colors expected to come out of the new factory. According to Musk, there will be two new colors - a new 13 layer red and an 8 layer liquid silver.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 23, 2022 - 10:27AM
Elon Musk at Tesla's recent Model Y delivery event at Giga Berlin made Cybertruck comments which suggest the futuristic truck might not begin customer deliveries until late 2023, perhaps 2024.
By Jeremy Johnson on March 22, 2022 - 7:54PM
We have some stunning video of the inside of Giga Berlin from a flying drone. It shows the inside of Giga Berlin and some of the Model Y vehicles. Let's talk about the video and how Tesla finally got Giga Berlin approved.
By Nicolas Caballero on March 22, 2022 - 2:33PM
As we announced in an article yesterday, Tesla today (March 22) opened a new chapter in its growth phase by starting production at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany: an event of enormous importance that finally gives the green light to its European production.