(Reuters) -Tesla (TSLA) has launched a brand new model on the highest value of the Model Y, his finest -selling automotive, within the United States, in Canada and Europe Thursday, weeks after he was launched for the primary time in China.
The new Y mannequin, an extended -range all -wheel drive variant, will price $ 59,990 within the United States, in response to the United States web site of the electrical automobile producer, 25% greater than its predecessor which prices $ 47,990.
The new variant is supplied with the supervised autonomous driving software program, which is an non-compulsory addition in earlier Model Y vehicles for $ 8,000.
Tesla will begin deliveries of the brand new automotive in March.
With the launch, Tesla now lists 4 variations of the Y mannequin within the United States, with the brand new automotive that prices extra and even greater than the efficiency variant.
The new variant additionally has exterior redesigned, up to date options inside and a barely intensive vary of 320 miles (515 km), in response to Tesla.
Tesla launched the Model Y for the primary time in 2020 and have become one of the best -selling automotive on this planet in 2023. The ageing mannequin misplaced some gross sales of gross sales final yr, broken by the competitors of rivals in China, While in different markets the demand for electrical automobiles has weakened.
(Report by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; enhancing by Alan Barona and Rashmi Aich)
