Tesla Model Y Performance: Its Price in Australia Will Annoy You
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla Model Y Performance : son prix en Australie vous agacera" in French.
- 14/09/2025 11:34
Tesla has opened orders for its new Model Y Performance in Australia and New Zealand at very competitive prices.
Tesla is starting to market its Model Y Performance in small non-European markets. Australia and New Zealand, with their right-hand driving, will absorb part of the production currently limited to the Berlin factory in Germany.
Sales figures are expected to remain confidential, but one can understand a lot by looking at prices practiced abroad.
Thus, we find that the Tesla Model Y Performance will be strangely affordable in Australia, with a selling price of 89,400 Australian dollars, about 50,700 euros. In France, the same car, although delivered at low cost by truck from Germany, and without customs fees, is priced starting at 61,990 euros. That is more than a 11,290 euros difference!
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VAT is not everything!
One might immediately blame the VAT difference between France and Australia: 20% for the former, 10% for the latter. But this would ignore the costly Australian customs fees, as well as the huge transportation costs from Germany (train then boat) to the other side of the world. This can amount to up to 10,000 euros per car, including insurance.
Taking all these costs into account, a Tesla Model Y Performance should logically cost around 70,000 euros in Australia, which is not the case. The American manufacturer adjusts its prices according to the capacity of each market to spend on a vehicle. This is not new.
However, let’s clarify that Australia, one of the most polluting countries in the world, does not incentivize its motorists to switch to electric. Thus, when purchasing a Model Y Performance, the customer must pay a registration tax of 6,745 Australian dollars, or 3,823 euros, bringing the final price down to 54,500 euros. It’s still cheaper than in Europe where the Tesla is indeed produced.
In other words: wait for the hype wave of the Tesla Model Y Performance to pass, and prices will surely drop. We bet on it.
Finally, Australians will need to be patient: first deliveries will begin between December 2025 and February 2026. The boat journey takes time…
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