Sources say Tesla Model Y will be built in Fremont, California

May 29, 2019 by Steve Hanley

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Note: All of the following is based on feedback from Tesla employees at CNBC News. Nothing has been officially confirmed by Tesla despite multiple requests.

CNBC reports that Tesla has decided to manufacture the future Model Y electric SUV in the existing plant in Fremont, California. It has been speculated for months that the Y model could be the first Tesla vehicle built at Gigafactory 1 in Nevada. Elon Musk has already said that the Y model could be built in Nevada or Fremont, but the decision was not made. However, the Gigafactory seemed to be preferred at one point.

If so, news means that until the Shanghai plant is operational, all Tesla automobiles will be built in California. However, at the rapid pace of progress in Shanghai, model Y production can begin there in the United States.

Employees told CNBC that the company had just begun ordering the tools needed to build the Model Y badembly line. In order to free up space in the already cluttered plant, the S models and X will be built on an badembly line. Today, they are built on separate lines.

The X model, as good as it is (and it is really very good), is a memorial to the inexperience of manufacturing Musk and Tesla. The X was supposed to be built on the S chbadis, but it resulted that 70% of the parts needed to make the X were different from the sedan. In particular, iconic falcon wing doors required a separate badembly line, at least initially.

Tesla learned his lesson. Although Musk wanted significant differences between the 3 and the Y, his manufacturing specialists dissuaded him from doing so. As a result, the Y and the 3 will share many common parts and components, which will speed up production and reduce costs.

Several Teslascenti announced that their factory visits to Tesla had been canceled due to changes in Fremont's facilities, but Elon Musk announced Twitter on one page (seemingly changing business plans) and stated that tours were still available, but some parts of the plant would no longer be available. included due to ongoing upgrades.

(Note: You can still enjoy our personalized Tesla Fremont Factory Tour on YouTube.)

Tesla Model S Refresh to come

People working at the Fremont plant have also announced to CNBC that an updated S model is expected to go into production in September. They say that the "new" S model will have a brand new interior inspired by the minimalist appearance of the Model 3. (That is, if you prefer the more traditional look of the current interior of S & L. X, a good time to buy.If you like the model 3 minimalism, you might want to wait.)

Tesla will also use the same drive motors as the Model 3 and the seats used by the company in the high-end versions of the Model 3.

With more efficient engines and unspecified changes to the battery, the updated S model will have an EPA range of 400 miles or more, they say.

These sources also indicate that S and X models are produced only during normal Monday to Friday work hours – no weekend or second shift work is done. Whether because the demand for both cars is down or because Tesla is getting better at building them, it's not clear.

Tesla reduced the $ 3,000 Model S price and the $ 2,000 Model X price last week. It also increases the amount of free boost available for buyers of both models. In that famous Elon Musk tweet earlier this year, he said his company would produce about 400,000 vehicles this year and would be able to build 600,000 vehicles a year by the end of 2019. composition of the car park has not been revealed.

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