It’s only the second image of the Model Y Tesla has ever revealed.
Tesla kicked off its annual shareholder’s meeting on Tuesday, with the company covering a myriad of topics ranging from vehicle production to Supercharger stations. The most intriguing point, however, was the release of a new Model Y teaser image.
The image doesn’t give away too much, but it’s only our second glimpse of the Model Y electric utility vehicle. Tesla has only released one other image of the Model Y to date, and that was almost exactly one year ago.
Like the previous teaser image, the latest depiction of the Model Y is darkened and only shows a portion of the vehicle. But from the new angle we can see that the Model Y will have a vertical front end treatment similar to that of the Model X. It also appears as though the Model Y, which will be roughly the size of the Model 3 sedan, will have a few more curves than the larger Model X, including a more sharply raked windshield.
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the Model Y won’t use any leather in its interior. The executive also joked that the Model Y might not even have a steering wheel. Although clearly in jest, Musk’s statement seems to imply that the Model Y will have a much more advanced version of the company’s Autopilot system.
“Model Y will not have any leather in it, even in the steering wheel….even if it does have a steering wheel,” Musk said, according to Electrek.
Musk assured shareholders that the Model Y would be unveiled in March 2019. Tesla previously stated a late 2019 production goal for the Model Y, but it remains unclear at this point if the company will be able to hit that target.
It's only the second image of the Model Y Tesla has ever revealed.
Tesla kicked off its annual shareholder's meeting on Tuesday, with the company covering a myriad of topics ranging from vehicle production to Supercharger stations. The most intriguing point, however, was the release of a new Model Y teaser image.
The image doesn't give away too much, but it's only our second glimpse of the Model Y electric utility vehicle. Tesla has only released one other image of the Model Y to date, and that was almost exactly one year ago.
Like the previous teaser image, the latest depiction of the Model Y is darkened and only shows a portion of the vehicle. But from the new angle we can see that the Model Y will have a vertical front end treatment similar to that of the Model X. It also appears as though the Model Y, which will be roughly the size of the Model 3 sedan, will have a few more curves than the larger Model X, including a more sharply raked windshield.
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the Model Y won't use any leather in its interior. The executive also joked that the Model Y might not even have a steering wheel. Although clearly in jest, Musk's statement seems to imply that the Model Y will have a much more advanced version of the company's Autopilot system.
"Model Y will not have any leather in it, even in the steering wheel....even if it does have a steering wheel," Musk said, according to Electrek.
Musk assured shareholders that the Model Y would be unveiled in March 2019. Tesla previously stated a late 2019 production goal for the Model Y, but it remains unclear at this point if the company will be able to hit that target.
