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Elon Musk Tweets New Details About Tesla's Model Y Electric SUV (mashable.com)
"For anyone who thought that there was too much Tesla news this weekend, I've got some bad news for you," writes long-time Slashdot reader Rei, sharing new information gleaned from a series of tweets.
"Elon Musk just announced the unveiling of the Model Y SUV on March 14th at Tesla's LA Design Studio." A surprising number of details were revealed, including non-falcon doors, a similar appearance to the Model 3, and pricing about 10% more than a Model 3, with slightly lower range, due to the increased mass and cross section.
The unveiling will not include the Tesla pickup truck; that will be later this year. Model Y is to share 75% of its hardware with Model 3 to simplify the development process, with volume production targeted for late 2020, and initial production in early 2020. Musk also stated: "First public Tesla V3.0 Supercharger Station goes live Wed 8pm" (V3 is the much awaited new generation of higher power, cheaper to operate Superchargers).
"Personally, I'm most excited by the Tesla Truck," Musk posted on Twitter. "Maybe it will be too futuristic for most people, but I love it."
"Elon Musk just announced the unveiling of the Model Y SUV on March 14th at Tesla's LA Design Studio." A surprising number of details were revealed, including non-falcon doors, a similar appearance to the Model 3, and pricing about 10% more than a Model 3, with slightly lower range, due to the increased mass and cross section.
The unveiling will not include the Tesla pickup truck; that will be later this year. Model Y is to share 75% of its hardware with Model 3 to simplify the development process, with volume production targeted for late 2020, and initial production in early 2020. Musk also stated: "First public Tesla V3.0 Supercharger Station goes live Wed 8pm" (V3 is the much awaited new generation of higher power, cheaper to operate Superchargers).
"Personally, I'm most excited by the Tesla Truck," Musk posted on Twitter. "Maybe it will be too futuristic for most people, but I love it."
PI Day.
Pay not attention to the fact that they have no money to build it and no place to build it. Gotta try to change the subject from last week's disaster. If it ever exist the Y is years from being available. Desperate for reservation deposits.
I don't think it will work. More likely to hurt M3 demand even more though.
If I am annoyed at Tesla for anything it is calling the Model X an "SUV."
* No roof rack capability. Lots of storage space but where goes the windsurf board, the hang glider, the canoe?
* No trailer hitch.
* No ability for off-road (clearance of a sport sedan).
* No ability to carry a spare tire.
Great for soccer moms. Great for sales execs to drive clients around in. It is not an SUV it is a minivan.
I hope the model Y is better but I doubt it.
Next, do a partnership with Jeep and build a trail rated Jeep/Tesla doodad.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
Rei and her other 30 paid shill accounts rejoice.
Welcome to /. where we advertise directly from inside the corporate Tesla toilet.
But, when the Tesla Semi hits the roads, it might be able to soak it all up. Semi is supposed to be 600 mile range on a 1 MW battery. It could soak up SCV3 at full blast for 2 hours may be.
It would be better if Tesla designs a charger that send down super chilled coolant and the battery gets a heat exchanger to keep it cool. That can charge 325 miles in 35 minutes. But very complicated, and will involve lots of expenses.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
It is not 110% of 35K version. SUVs are dual motors. So we are looking at 45K for model Y. Plain ICEV Rav4 is 24K, fully loaded Rav4 hybrid is 35K. Still it will sell well. It can probably sell as much as Rav4.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Perhaps this means they are finally going to admit that the Model X is a minivan? Let's just say that a search of pictures of the Model X actually being used off road results in a lot of very flat terrain...
Seriously... S3XY? Beavis and Butthead give it two thumbs up...
Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!
S 3 X Y
Rei, we need you to step in here and explain why Tesla is doing great, why closing stores is good, why having no cash is good, why all the big auto makers are running scared, why Tesla getting down graded in consumer reports is good, why Musk antagonizing the SEC and getting his ass a step closer to jail is good.
Help us, Rei, you are our only hope!
-Musk fanboy
He's too much of an egomaniac. Just let Tesla's PR department tweet about the company for fucks sake.
You heard it here first, with 1101010101's endless posts about how they'd never have a profitable quarter, or 101010101's endless posts about how the $35k version would never get released.
When they do finally go bankrupt Rei will be here claming it’s just his genius to drive the company into bankruptcy.
All that comes into the equation for buying commercial trucks is capital cost, running cost and logistics.
I think logistics will hurt Tesla, as the range and charge time put it at a disadvantage. Diesel trucks can be run 20+ hours a day, everyday.
Anyone claiming to be for Tesla's mission and caring about current vehicle owners should be in favor of a Chapter 11 reorg. That's the only way the company survives, service/warranty promises will be honored and existing vehicles maintain any resale value. Existing equity will be wiped out though, so that says all you need to know about the people pushing back against it. They're just as greedy if not more so than the evil shorts they constantly rail against.
S, 3, X, Y..... I wonder if Musk is trying to send a subliminal message here.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Yes, this is also why he's got the hair implants.
When men get older and no amount of sildenafil helps them anymore, they do really desperate shit.
*kicks a Tesla* just you reconsider playing that message for him!
Of course, that is what the Reis did when Solar City collapsed and was bought out by fElon with other people's money.
How about that autonomous level 5 self driving?
Hey Rei, will Y launch at level 5 and get upgraded to level 6 by year end//
Level 6: it knows you are low on milk and goes to the store without being told to fill your fridge. I bet Musk is in late beta testing on level 6 autonomy right now!
Sarcasm aside, I do wonder what the Musk worshipping sheep like Rei will say when Tesla finally goes under.
Elon wanted to call the Model 3 the 'Model E' but Ford complained about trademark infringement so he compromised with the number 3 instead. He explicitly said at the time that he wanted the initialism to spell 'SEX'.
Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
So cool, more nuclear/coal powered oversized vehicles on the road, with drivers thinking they are greener than anyone.
Yes, companies with billions of dollars of cash on hand and expanding much faster than even Amazon did into a market that most people consider to be the future of transportation and energy storage should totally declare bankruptcy. That makes a ton of sense; I don't know why we didn't think of it before!
When was the last time you ran anywhere? I mean with your own legs, not by pressing 'X'?
he's got the hair implants.
When men get older and no amount of sildenafil helps them anymore
If you're trying to solve your hair problems by using Sildenafil , I think you're doing it wrong.
"Sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from reality." - [Tips: 1DrYakQDKCQ6y52z6QbnkxHXAocMZJE61o ]
So, just like Solar City, eh?
After YOU're caught lying saying you're no jew but are quoted years before saying you are https://hardware.slashdot.org/... ? Game over for you JEW liar.
What about Solar City? Did Solar City have a cash pile of billions of dollars and no looming major debt payments?
BTW, I never cared about Solar City (their business model was fundamentally based on the concept of solar panels being expensive, which is sort of an anti-cleantech-advancements play). Not that you care, of course. I do like the solar roof idea a lot, however. But obviously vehicles get first dibs on investment money, since they're higher margin.
When was the last time you ran anywhere? I mean with your own legs, not by pressing 'X'?
If this is going to be based on the Model 3, then is it actually going to be an SUV, or a CUV? Even the "SUV" Model X had rather unimpressive ride height and ground clearance. It was much closer to a CUV than a proper SUV in that respect.
Sorry Rei, Tesla is done. Game over man.
To be fair, I think you also predicted Tesla would never produce the model 3: would be bankrupt within a year (years ago), the electric car would never take off, no one besides rich people would buy electric cars...etc
You've been wrong on every other prediction about Musk and Tesla so far.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
So many questions, so few answers!
How will I debate with my short selling, Tesla hating friends who are armed with facts that demonstrate Tesla is rapidly swirling down a financial toilet bowl when you just deflect and dissemble?
My Elon/Tesla local fan club is in full on panic mode! We are relying on you, Rei!
"Yes, companies with billions of dollars of cash on hand and expanding much faster than even Amazon did into a market that most people consider to be the future of transportation and energy storage"
Energy Storage and generation - NO. Tesla couldn't even get us to produce their utter garbage panels. We took one look at their shit roof tile design and laughed them off our production floor. So much blank space in those panels that you'd need $20,000 of their shit to match $2,000 of ours.
No wonder Solar City is swirling around the toilet.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
Even a puny Nissan Leaf will do most daily driving for most people. If you're like some people and have a four hour commute each day - any Tesla should get you there and back on a single charge. A Tesla will help you plan longer trips, with routes and stops for charging stations. The rest is the fallacy that EV's have to be all things to all people. But you wouldn't rubbish a Honda Civic just because it can't drive you through foot deep snow on a trip to the Northwest Territories, would you?
I've been holding out for a truck for the same reason I didn't own a sedan since before the electric sedans started hitting the market: I need a TRUCK!
Call me when you make a truck.
Tbf, the model 3 took so long, has so many issues, base model with cloth and manual seats. It's a piece of shit. And if you think by owning one you are somehow saving the world, well then you are a cunt.
It's got a 410 mile range (+400 if you replace the tool box with a spare battery), a real winch, and is designed to actually work in off road conditions.
A real truck, not a city truck like Tesla will have.
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Anyone else make the "Eating Pi at the Y" connection, or am I the only one in the gutter here?
3.14... model Y....
'like a model 3', sounds to me nothing like a real SUV, just as ugly/boring as the Model X which was also just a morphed upwards Model S. Wake me up when they release a real SUV.