March 14, 2019 at Tesla’s design studio in Los Angeles.
Debut of Model Y – the full event below:
With introductory version priced at $39K, Model Y will start to deliver next year with premium versions first.
In terms of design, it is more like 7-seats version of Model 3. In fact, they share around 75 percent of its components. (good for supply chain management and another win for modular design)
The “SEXY” lineup has now completed.
Then what is next for Tesla besides mass production and updates of these models?
Bringing Tesla to Mars is one thing mentioned during the event. But that is SpaceX’s work.
Infrastructure for global adoption of EV and solar power is definitely a sexy target to work towards. But that will also rely on governments’ and other organizations’ efforts.
Tesla Semi (the e-truck) is also on the way to deliver. It will be Tesla’s Business Solution, which is different from what Tesla has been doing all the time – selling to consumers. Could Tesla become a service company? E-truck + autopilot as a service? It could be a good spin-off.
[Update March 15] Another product teased on the event is Tesla’s e-pickup truck. [More on e-truck]
There was something, but no one caught it
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2019
About a minute in, we flashed a teaser pic of Tesla cyberpunk truck pic.twitter.com/hLsGsdyuGA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 16, 2019
Smaller e-vehicles + autopilot? for food/grocery delivery on sidewalks. Possible.
Or bigger flying e-vehicles? Possible but requires a lot more new designs/engineering. Would be a tough sell for investors. Besides, Musk seems to be more interested in next-generation transportation underground (with the Boring Company) than in the air.