Tesla Model Y L’s impressive specs surface in China’s recent MIIT filing

751km for the LR Y and 830km for the LR 3?! Wowsers That will be the very generous Chinese scale no doubt but still

The current LR Y is 750km in China. And the current LR 3 is 753km. So the only impressive evolution here is for the Model 3.

Woah. I had no idea. I was just comparing to North American standards. That's not huge then as you say

A vehicle that’s seven inches longer and ending up with the same range is great.

The current Model Y LR in China weights 1992 kg, while the new Model Y L weights 2088 kg (~5% heavier likely due to being longer and more seats), while maintaining similar range

lol, how do they do range estimation in china? 634km for the rwd.

WLTP so different numbers

That’s not wltp, wltp range is 513km

Not really, there's no real change to the frontal area, the prime determinant of drag

It’s same as before

The "new" model 3 is literally just a long-range RWD variant. It wasn't available in China before.

So bigger battery ?

Does it have the bigger 92kwh battery ?

If this comes to the US, I'm buying it. There just aren't any EVs with Captain's chairs that don't drive like tanks.

Possible, no idea

A sign of things to come here in USA. Now that competition is in the space, they have to pull the range levers now to differentiate between competitors. They’ve probably had this tech for multiple years on their batteries and battery advancement but there’s was no reason to put it into action because competition wasn’t catching up (they still arent). Now that market share and retraction is happening, in order to get back on mass adoption, they have to pull this battery extension in China where it’s more competitive market there. Same thing will happen rest of the world as this becomes their new standard.

The article says 82kwh

There's basically no change in battery capacity. They already put a ~82kwh pack into the 3/y.

CLTC, not WLTP, which is closer to the old NEDC.

If its only 100kg heavier, and it has the extra seats and it’s larger. The battery can’t be alot bigger. It would add alot more weight

There's been no battery advances for Tesla. Not one.

Model X drives like a tank?

Model 3+ is confusing. It seems to have the same battery pack (78,4kWh) but somehow 10% range boost? How? I mean Model 3 was already crazy efficient, did it get new motors? IIRC late production Model 3 and Highland have same motors.

Don’t the current LR Model Ys have 82kWh packs?

And the Model 3 increase is basically the same as the Model 3 LR RWD that’s in the US. They only had the LR AWD before in China.

They’re just adding the LR RWD model in China, the range increase is over the LR AWD.

No that one's okay, I just feel like the doors are over engineered.

I'd buy a Model X with 2-3" more inches in the 3rd row and regular doors for 60k. It's current price is too high

What makes you think the competition hasn't caught up? Who hasn't? Every ev in America has an option for more real world range than the outgoing model y. The model y is one of FEW ev's that don't meet their range claims in the real world anymore, and efficiency is starting to lag behind now that most competitors are getting 4mi-kwh to the model y's 3.3-3.5, and with more competitors entering between 2026 and 2028 model year than exist as of right now, we are going to see the Tesla formula less and less appealing to the avg American buyer who would rather pay less and get more, or pay more and get what they are used to/wanted in the first place. Americans by and far drive work trucks and rugged SUV's which Tesla doesn't make compelling offers for. The model y and cyber truck are both fragile machines with VERY high repair costs. I don't think many Americans are prepared when they get hit with a labor bill for over 200$ an hour, often times eclipsing 275 and 300$ an hour. That's what the local Ferrari mechanic charges when he doesn't like you.

A Model X with normal doors would move some units.

Grand Cherokee L absolutely does not feel like a tank. It’s not the greatest, but it’s not a tank.

20kms more on CLTC for the model Y?

Only in US with the Panasonic packs. Rest of the world gets the 78kWh LG pack.

Yeah, need a 6/7 seater and really struggling justifying an X. Maybe an EV 9 or IONIC 9 but my recent experience driving a Santa Fe was so painful not sure I bring myself to do it. Releasing this Y in the United States is one of the most likely ways Tesla could get me to buy another.

What’s a captains chair

Elon is going to add falcon doors for the rear seats also! /s

Is this RWD or AWD?

Over engineered? Its under engineered, so many issues with them.