Tesla Model Y

The Tesla Model Y electric crossover has finally gone on sale in Australia, after a long two year wait. Specs confirmed.

Its pricing places it well below the $79,659 fuel efficient vehicles threshold for the federal luxury car tax. It also has higher seating and so is easier to get in and out of. The Model Y has been on sale in the US since March 2020, a year after its initial unveiling. This has a 250km/h peak speed, 21′′ Überturbine wheels, performance brakes, reduced suspension, and aluminium alloy pedals. Those opting for the Performance version are being told of deliveries between November and February. It was originally thought it would go on sale in Australia in 2021, however, this did not eventuate.

The American maker has revealed when the first Australian customers will get their hands on the new Model Y SUV. Dom Tripolone. 2 min read.

This is about $5000 more than the equivalent Model 3 sedan. The rear-wheel drive model has a claimed driving range of 455km and boasts perky performance with a 0-100km/h time of 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 217km/h. It will launch initially with two variants: a Rear-Wheel Drive version priced at about $74,000 drive-away and a dual motor Performance version priced at about $105,500 drive-away.

Tesla Australia has revealed pricing for its hotly-anticipated Model Y all-electric SUV that competes directly against the sell-out Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia ...

The Model Y RWD has an expected delivery windows between August and November this year, while the Performance is expected to arrive between November 2022 and February 2023. With storage in both the boot and front trunk, the Model Y boasts up to 2158 litres of storage volume. Tesla also charges a $1375 delivery fee and $350 order fee on all cars purchased, while local stamp duty, registration costs and – in the case of the Model Y Performance – luxury car tax also apply.

Here it is! After an unexplained delay late last year, the world's most popular electric vehicle is now on sale Down Under.

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Dig into the fine print though, and it's actually more than a mere $150 over the EV rebate thresholds in NSW and Victoria.

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Tesla has started taking Model Y orders in Australia and Japan, expanding the all-electric SUVs global market even more. According to Tesla's order page in ...

The start of Australia and Japan’s Model Y orders suggests that Giga Shanghai’s production is returning to normal as it will handle deliveries for those two countries. The estimated delivery dates for Model Y orders in the United States is between December 2022 to March 2023, extending well into next year. On the other hand, the Model Y Dual-Motor All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Performance variant costs AU$93,900 ($66,636.62) before options.

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The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model Y will cost $68,900 in Australia. The dual motor all-wheel drive model will cost $93,900. The rear-wheel drive model can achieve 0-100km/h in 6.9 seconds, while the all-wheel drive model can do this in 3.7 seconds. These were different prices to what was shown in the price configurator when the Model Y briefly went on sale in Australia earlier this year ($65,500 and $90,900, respectively). These prices are a bit different to earlier leaks. Right now, delays are observable across the entire EV market in Australia, with some companies only shipping 500 electric cars down under every year. Unfortunately the price scrapes just above EV incentives in most states.

The Tesla Model Y is finally for sale in Australia, but you'll have to get in quick if you want one this year.

In terms of actual drive-away schedules, at launch Tesla is estimating delivery between August and November 2022. Head there and they will ultimately just redirect you to the website anyway. While the company does have sales rooms in specific locations in Australia, those are for service, delivery and test drives.

Dig into the fine print though, and it's actually more than a mere $150 over the EV rebate thresholds in NSW and Victoria.

“The dutiable value of a vehicle is the total amount paid (including GST) for the vehicle, which includes delivery costs, accessories and options added to the vehicle… The fine print for the NSW and Victorian $3000 rebates at least state clearly the dutiable amount on which the threshold is applied includes delivery costs. At first, we thought this was tantalisingly close to the $3000 rebate threshold in Victoria ($68,740 or under), or New South Wales and South Australia ($68,750 or under).

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By late on Friday afternoon Tesla had increased that estimated delivery time to November 2022 to February 2023. So already the queue is out to five-to-eight months. The Model Y is priced from $68,900 for the entry-level Rear-Wheel ...

So already the queue is out to five-to-eight months. The electric SUV only went on sale in Australia early this morning, but within hours Tesla had increased the estimated wait time by three months. The queue for the Tesla Model Y has already got longer just hours after orders opened.