Tesla is about to launch a design refresh for Mannequin Y, its hottest mannequin, and it raises an necessary query: can it reignite Tesla’s progress?
Thankfully, now we have an excellent latest comparability since Tesla refreshed the Mannequin 3 final 12 months.
Tesla doesn’t break down gross sales per mannequin so now we have to depend on third-party knowledge to trace Mannequin 3 gross sales.
There are various estimates, however most of them are placing Tesla Mannequin 3 gross sales between 500,000 and 530,000 items in 2023 previous to the refresh.
In 2024, estimates are placing gross sales at roughly the identical.
Tesla supply analyst TroyTeslike has knowledge pointing to 520,000 Mannequin 3 deliveries in 2024. The manufacturing changeover has definitely affected gross sales within the first of the 12 months, but it surely seems to be like manufacturing and deliveries peaked in Q3 as Troy has Mannequin 3 on the identical quantity of about 149,000 items in Q3 and This autumn.
As with all different Tesla fashions, the peaked supply volumes have been additionally achieved with report incentives and reductions in This autumn.
Can Mannequin Y refresh be totally different?
Mannequin 3 refresh didn’t assist this system that a lot. It’s just about doing the identical supply volumes it was final 12 months, but it surely doesn’t essentially imply the identical will occur with Mannequin Y.
Quite a lot of that is determined by the refresh itself.
Earlier in the present day, we had our greatest have a look at the refresh up to now, and it’s just like the Mannequin 3 refresh within the sense that it options new headlights and taillights, though totally different ones than Mannequin 3, together with gentle bars, in addition to a extra aggressive front-end.
The extent of exterior adjustments is just like the Mannequin 3 refresh in phrases that it’s vital however not massively totally different both.
Tesla didn’t go into too many particulars about “underneath the hood” adjustments with the Mannequin 3 refresh, but it surely did function an improved suspension, a quieter cabin, and a slight enhance in effectivity.
We are able to count on comparable enhancements to the Mannequin Y.
There have been some adjustments that folks noticed as detrimental, with the primary one being the brand new steering wheel. Mannequin Y continues to be the one car in Tesla’s lineup that doesn’t have a stalkless steering wheel with drive contact flip alerts and a gear selector on the middle show.
Contemplating all different Tesla automobiles went that manner, that is anticipated to vary with the Mannequin Y refresh. Personally, I didn’t have any drawback adapting to the brand new flip alerts when driving the brand new Mannequin 3 and Cybertruck, however I do admit that the gear selector is annoying.
I do know many Tesla followers refused to get a Tesla car with steering wheel stalks.
Electrek’s Take
Primarily based on the data now we have proper now, I might count on the Mannequin Y refresh to have an analogous influence because the Mannequin 3 refresh, however we may get a shock.
Clearly, if there have been vital enhancements to the vary, that will make a giant distinction, however I might solely count on small incremental enhancements at finest.
An even bigger shock could be Tesla bringing one thing just like the steer-by-wire and a 48-volt structure from Cybertruck to Mannequin Y. You need to strive it to understand it, however the steer-by-wire on Cybertruck is tremendous enjoyable.
The design replace seems to be good, however I believed the Mannequin 3 redesign was even sharper, and it didn’t have a lot of an influence. I feel new options or extra effectivity/vary could be probably the most vital distinction makers.
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