Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD is back

The Standard Range of the AWD Model Y is back after a short hiatus. Tesla has quietly slipped the model back into the lineup and slapped a $64,000 starting price on it with only 40 units available from stock in the US to start with.

Quite a while back, Elon Musk, the multi-tasking CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter and few other businesses, promised the Model Y was going to be the world’s best selling car. While we are still waiting for that to happen, it has to be said that the car is selling rather well and it certainly is at the top of electric car sales.

BREAKING: It appears Tesla is has restored the Standard Range AWD Model Y (269mi range) with 4680s built in Texas to their inventory with ~40 currently for sale across the county starting at ~$64,000 just a couple thousand dollars cheaper than a Long Range AWD (330mi range). pic.twitter.com/EPPhBXaPWa

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First picked up by Twitter user The Kilowatts, the “new” Tesla Model Y Standard Range is equipped with the 4680 battery cells and sports 269 miles of range. It is listed for sale at $63,990 which was about $2,000 less than the 330 mile capable Long Range version until last week.

With the latest sweeping price cuts from Tesla, the Model Y Long Range now has a sticker price of $52,990, even the Performance model sits at $56,990. Why would anyone buy a Standard Range for $7,000 more than the Performance version?

It’s a surprising move by Tesla and one that’s difficult to pick apart. The company has just embarked on a price cutting spree and brought Model Y within the threshold of the 2023 EV tax credit for the very first time. Is it because the new 4680 battery cells are so much more expensive? Or is it simply a mistake?

Tesla has increased the production capacity of Model Y to over 1,000 vehicles a week and it has finally reached a feasible output of the new, structural 4680 battery cells. Eventually the company wants all of its models to be powered by the new cells but it will take a while longer before we see that happen.

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