Tesla has up to date its Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary in Canada to a Chinese language import. It, sadly, comes with much less vary and the identical value.
Tesla appears to be updating its automobile lineup in Canada.
We reported on Tesla launching a brand new Mannequin Y RWD in Canada that brings the value of the electrical SUV right down to $59,990 CAD – giving it entry to as much as $12,000 in incentives.
The automobile is imported from China and constructed at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai.
Now Tesla can also be altering up its Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary in Canada. The automaker up to date its on-line configurator with the brand new model:
It includes a vary of 497 km – considerably decrease than the earlier 531 km of vary with the earlier model.
Regardless of the decrease vary, Tesla has determined to maintain the identical value of $69,990.
With the decrease vary, it’s attainable that Tesla determined to change to LFP chemistry for the battery pack. The automaker has been more and more switching to the cheaper battery chemistry over the previous few years.
Final week, we reported on Tesla delivery as many as 10,000 autos from China to Canada this quarter alone.
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