At the opening ceremony of the Texas Gigafactory on April 7, Tesla showed a Model Y equipped with 4680 batteries in the factory, and some Tesla employees said that they had received it. This new car.
Now, according to Teslarati, Tesla is preparing to officially deliver the Model Y with 4680 batteries to ordinary users, and they have sent emails to Model Y preorders near the Texas Gigafactory, informing them that they can change their orders and choose to change their orders to The new Model Y all-wheel drive (AWD). The Model Y all-wheel-drive model is the first to feature a Tesla-structured battery pack and 4680 cells.
Tesla said in the email: “Choose the Model Y all-wheel-drive version to experience one of the first vehicles built at the Texas Gigafactory and currently only available in the region.” In terms of delivery times, Tesla said in the email Delivery will begin a few weeks after the email is sent, to the company said, without giving a specific delivery time.
The new Model Y AWD is equipped with Tesla’s 4680 battery unit, the cruising range is 279 miles (about 449 kilometers), and the acceleration time of 0 to 60 miles (about 96.56 kilometers) / hour is 5 seconds. In terms of price, the 19-inch Gemini 5-seat base model is $60,990.