Tesla stopped taking orders for the cheapest version of the Model Y electric sport utility vehicle and just removed it from its online configurator a month ago to launch the vehicle.
The change comes amid broader pricing and configurator changes that are becoming difficult to follow.
Last month, Tesla introduced a new Model Y Standard Range RWD with a range of 244 miles.
The launch was surprising, as CEO Elon Musk said Tesla would not be producing the Model Y version because he said the range would be ‘unacceptably low’ at less than 250km.
Tesla has released the version of the vehicle with an estimated EPA distance of 244 miles and a starting price of $ 42,000.
Last week, the carmaker surprised again by lowering the price of the new base model of the Model Y by $ 2,000 just a month after launching it.
The price change was part of a broader price update in the Model 3 and Model Y series.
Now, just a few days later, Tesla confuses us all by stopping taking orders for the new Model Y Standard Range RWD and removing it completely from its online configurator:
As usual, Tesla did not disclose any reason for this sudden change in the Model Y series.
The Model Y Standard Range has also disappeared from Tesla’s Canadian online configurator.
Along with the removal of the base version of Model Y, Tesla also reduced the price of the Model Y Long Range AWD by $ 1,000 to $ 48,990.
The version of the electric sports utility vehicle, which is now becoming the base version, was the only one that did not get a price change last week.
Electrek’s Take
These moves from Tesla are hard to follow.
It is unclear whether the Model Y standard range is now completely canceled or that Tesla will interrupt to take orders for the version of the electric SUV.
As we reported earlier, we thought it was a great move by Tesla to launch the vehicle and that despite Elon’s previous comment on the Model Y version, we thought it would sell like hot cakes.
Now it’s gone. At least for now.
We need to keep in mind that all the price changes in the US come amid the growing possibility that the federal government will bring back the tax credit for Tesla buyers, which could affect Tesla’s sales in the market until we have more clarity on the situation.
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