{"id":301170,"date":"2024-02-11T14:03:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=301170"},"modified":"2024-02-11T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:03:32","slug":"tesla-temporarily-slashes-prices-for-some-model-y-cars-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=301170","title":{"rendered":"Tesla temporarily slashes prices for some Model Y cars in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"301174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=301174\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla Inc has temporarily cut prices of some of its Model Y cars in the U.S. until Feb. 29, less than a month after the carmaker cut Model Y prices in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla reduced prices for its Model Y rear-wheel drive and Model Y Long Range by $1,000 to $42,990 and $47,990 respectively, representing a discount of 2.3% and 2% from previous prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/tesla-temporarily-slashes-prices-model-y-us-2024-02-10\/\">Reuters<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices of the Model Y Performance variant and other models remained unchanged, according to the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Model Y rear-wheel drive and Long Range model prices will be reduced for deliveries now through Feb. 29, Tesla said in a notice on its website, adding that that price would increase by $1,000 or more on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla slashed prices of its Model Y cars in Germany last month, after most of its car production at its Berlin factory was suspended due to a lack of components after attacks in the Red Sea caused shipping disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, Tesla also warned of &#8220;notably lower&#8221; sales growth this year as it focuses on the production of its next-generation electric vehicle, code-named &#8220;Redwood.&#8221; The latest price cuts are expected to further weigh on Tesla&#8217; margins, already hurt by a price war that started more than a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest price cuts come as Tesla is bracing for cooling demand and rising competition with a growing number of inexpensive EVs, such as those made by China&#8217;s BYD, which overtook Tesla as the world&#8217;s top EV maker in the final quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/tesla-temporarily-slashes-prices-model-y-us-2024-02-10\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla Inc has temporarily cut prices of some of its Model Y cars in the U.S. until Feb. 29, less than a month after the carmaker cut Model Y prices in Germany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":301174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Tesla Inc has temporarily cut prices of some of its Model Y cars in the U.S. until Feb. 29, less than a month after the carmaker cut Model Y prices in Germany.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820950,691818341,691821977,691818051,691826861,691818377],"class_list":{"0":"post-301170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-byd","9":"tag-china","10":"tag-electric-vehicles-evs","11":"tag-germany","12":"tag-model-y-cars","13":"tag-tesla","15":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0-Tesla-Model-Y-Production.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1glA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":240634,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=240634","url_meta":{"origin":301170,"position":0},"title":"The real winners of Net Zero: China\u2019s cheap EVs will swamp Europe\u2019s car market","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"20\/01\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Chinese carmaking giant BYD Co. will start selling vehicles this quarter in the UK, where electric cars are seizing a growing share of the market. 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