The Tesla Model Y gains power and range in China
This page is translated from the original post "La Tesla Model Y gagne puissance et autonomie en Chine" in French.
- 01/10/2023 8:24
Big news today: the Tesla Model Y is evolving in performance and design in China, and soon in France?
Following the purest Tesla tradition: zero communication. It’s up to the media to keep an eye out for any changes, subtleties, both technical and financial.
This morning, October 1, 2023, the big surprise is the technical upgrade of the Tesla Model Y, which has faced some criticism since the refresh of the Tesla Model 3. In China, sales have also slowed due to fierce competition. Tesla needed to react.
Let’s start with what is easy to judge and minor: new wheel covers with a sportier design and an unchanging black color. Not a big change, but the look of the Model Y now appears more dynamic.
The second major update relates to on-road performance, with a 1-second gain in 0 to 100 km/h acceleration for the entry-level version: from 6.9″ to 5.9″, indicating a significant increase in power! Strangely, this is still better than the new Model 3, which achieves this in 6.1″. The top speed (futile) remains at 217 km/h. The other configurations—Long Range and Performance—also see no performance changes: 0 to 100 km/h in 5.0″ and 3.7″ respectively.
Inside, the atmosphere evolves slightly, with wood-like finishes replaced by a colder grey material that also features a LED light strip. A minor change that aims to make the Model Y more up-to-date. Perhaps a preview of bigger updates coming in the coming months?
The final point of inquiry concerns significant improvements in range. We know that the calculation methods differ in China, but the figures are now very different from European versions. The Propulsion version offers 554 km of range in China compared to 455 km in Europe. The Long Range jumps from 533 to 688 km (!), and the Performance from 514 to 615 km.
Finally, there’s no impact on sale prices, which remain unchanged at zero Yuan.
The question now is whether these updates to the Tesla Model Y will soon arrive very soon in Europe.
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