Tesla has filed for a brand new Mannequin Y in China, as per latest regulatory filings from the Ministry of Business and Info Expertise (MIIT). Apparently sufficient, the brand new Mannequin Y within the submitting is listed with radar as an choice.
China’s Ministry of Business and Info Expertise (MIIT) just lately launched its catalog of fashions which are up for public remark, and the brand new Mannequin Y occurred to be included within the doc. The general public will likely be allowed to submit their suggestions in regards to the autos within the catalog between October 17 and 23.
As famous in a CNEV Submit report, coming into the MIIT’s catalog is extensively thought-about to be the final main regulatory course of {that a} automobile sometimes goes by earlier than it’s rolled out to customers.
The brand new Tesla Mannequin Y was listed with two new mannequin numbers within the MIIT catalog: TSL6480BEVAR3 and TSL6480BEVAR4. Each fashions are geared up with a single motor that boasts a most energy of 220 kW. They’re additionally geared up with LFP batteries from longtime Tesla battery provider CATL.
$TSLA 🇨🇳NEWS: Mannequin Y upgraded from Giga Shanghai has been registered with MIIT of China.
In line with the doc, size: 4,750mm / width: 1,921mm / peak: 1,624mm and wheelbase is 2,890mm.
– Most pace is 217 km/h – Battery is LFP (BYD/RWD) – Motor most output… pic.twitter.com/yeCFE7tke4
— Tsla Chan (@Tslachan) October 16, 2023
Apparently sufficient, the brand new Mannequin Y within the MIIT catalog helps choices for radar. In addition they have totally different wheel kinds and entrance fog lights. Measurement-wise, the catalog listed the Mannequin Y with a size, width, and peak of 4,750 mm, 1,921 mm, and 1,624 mm, in addition to a wheelbase of two,890 mm. The automobile’s prime pace is listed at 217 km/h (134 mph).
The Tesla Mannequin Y is the corporate’s best-selling automobile in China, particularly up to now weeks because the market waits for the primary deliveries of the upgraded Mannequin 3, recognized amongst EV watchers because the Mannequin 3 Highland. Tesla launched the up to date Mannequin Y in China on October 1 with minor updates. The automobile’s value was unchanged, beginning at RMB 263,900 ($36,120).
Contemplating latest posts on social media, deliveries of a brand new Mannequin Y in China seem to have already begun. Thus, it stays to be seen if TSL6480BEVAR3 and TSL6480BEVAR4 characterize Mannequin Ys which are already being delivered or in the event that they characterize fashions which are but to be delivered to customers.
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