{"id":142914,"date":"2020-01-30T16:05:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=142914"},"modified":"2020-01-30T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:09:10","slug":"teslas-musk-says-model-y-400-mile-model-s-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/01\/teslas-musk-says-model-y-400-mile-model-s-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla’s Musk Says Model Y, 400-Mile Model S Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Model Y deliveries will begin in March \u2014 six months earlier than originally projected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the company will begin delivering its new Model Y small sport-utility vehicle in March and that the company is on the cusp of delivering a car with a 400-mile range.<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s news about the earlier-than-expected delivery dates for the Model Y \u2013 it wasn\u2019t supposed to begin production until the end of this year \u2013 wasn\u2019t a shocker for devoted followers of the EV maker. However, his good news about the new ute wasn\u2019t limited to early deliveries.<\/p>\n

Not only will the \u201cY\u201d get here sooner, it\u2019ll also drive further after its arrival. Initially, the company suggested the range would be in the 250- to 270-mile range. However, after testing it\u2019s EPA rated at 315 miles on a full charge.<\/p>\n

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(Tesla sets new production record, posts small loss for 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new mileage is reflected on the configurator now,\u201d Musk said during the company\u2019s investor\/analyst call. \u201cIt beats the earlier projection by quite a wide margin.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Model Y, shown here at its debut, will not only arrive earlier than expected, it’s got more range than originally forecast, now at 315 miles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s good especially good news for the automaker because many of its competitors, such as the Mustang Mach E, are boasting predictions in the middle to upper 300-mile range. The announcement also led him to reveal that the company is treading on a new breakthrough.<\/p>\n

Asked about battery technology, Musk revealed that the newest Model S and X long-range vehicles are getting better range than shown on the website, 373 miles and 328 miles respectively. He said that they were actually getting about 380 miles on the Model S and were \u201crapidly approaching a 400-mile range for the Model S.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk touched on another fan favorite, the Cybertruck, suggesting the uniquely styled pickup is underrated, despite having more than 200,000 pre-orders for it.<\/p>\n

(Is Tesla readying to spring a big surprise about the Model Y?)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve never seen anything like it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we\u2019ll sell as many as we can make for many years. The product is better than people realize even. They don\u2019t have enough information.\u201d He didn\u2019t elaborate on what people don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

However, he said that despite demand calling for more than the company could produce in \u201cthree or four years,\u201d the company is dealing with a delicate balance that is now taking on much of its attention: battery production.<\/p>\n

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The Cybertruck, which starts at $39,900, is not likely to be built in large numbers starting next year until the company can improve its battery production capacity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe thing we\u2019re really going to be focused on is increasing battery production capacity,\u201d Musk said, adding later, \u201cIt\u2019s part of the reason we haven\u2019t accelerated production of the semi because it requires a lot of cells.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that until production is increased, producing the Cybertruck and the Semi truck in large numbers isn\u2019t viable because it takes away from Model 3 and Model Y production. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure we\u2019ve got a very steep ramp for battery production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

(Tesla’s value passes $100B, pushes EV maker past VW)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Despite throwing a wet blanket on building the Semi in large numbers, he did allow that production on the truck is expected to start in the fourth quarter this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the company will begin delivering its new Model Y small sport-utility vehicle in March and that the company is on the cusp of delivering a car with a 400-mile range during a call with investors, analysts and the media. TheDetroitBureau.com has details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":95241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,5,12,9],"tags":[],"make":[110],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,286,150,151,123,287,319,289,155,299,132,284,125,124,139,148,290,128,291,207,278,288],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142914"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=142914"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=142914"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=142914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}