Tesla Model Y Review

Electrifying.com score

9/10

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Price: £60,090 - £67,990

This is a Model 3 without the compromises of a saloon. It's more family friendly with a practical hatchback and SUV-shaped body. It's sure to be Tesla's most desired car.

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  • Battery size: 75kWh
  • Miles per kWh: 4.20
  • E-Rating™: A+

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  • Max charge rate: 250 kW
  • Range: 319-351 miles
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  • Battery size: 75kWh
  • Miles per kWh: 4.20
  • E-Rating™: A+

    Click here to find out more about our electric car Efficiency Rating.​

  • Max charge rate: 250 kW
  • Range: 319-351 miles
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  • Tesla Model Y interior front
  • Red Tesla Model Y driving right side
  • Tesla Model Y boot space
  • Electrifying.com E-Rating A+

Ginny Says

“Forget colonies on Mars and missions to the Moon, the Elon Musk project we’re most excited about right now is the Model Y.  It's been a long time coming and rival cars are catching up fast, but they struggle to match the all-round appeal of the Tesla.”

Nicki Says

“Tesla has a knack of knowing what people want and they’re spot on with the Model Y.  We buy compact crossovers in droves and it’ll be a huge hit. Think of it as a family friendly version of the superb Model 3, with a 3.5 sec 0-60 time that will shake up the school run, a high-tech interior and that brilliant charging network to rely on.”

The Model Y doesn't have quite the range of the smaller, sleeker 3, but it will still stretch to over 300 miles between charges and can use the Tesla Supercharger network too.

  • Range:319- 351 miles
  • Battery:75kWh (70kWh usable)
  • Home wallbox (4kW):15-21 hours (est)
  • Public charger (7kW):8-11 hours (est.)
  • Rapid charging 20-80% (50kW):40-60 mins (est.)
  • Supercharging 20-80% (150kW):20 mins (est.)
Tesla Model Y interior driving
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Range

Unlike with the Model 3, S and Y, there are just two versions of the Model Y currently on sale. The Long Range, as its name implies, offers more miles between charges and is claimed to return 351 miles (when fitted with 19-inch wheels or 331 with 20-inch alloys). The extra oomph you get from the Performance does have a negative impact on its range, but Tesla says it'll still be able to travel up to 319 miles – not bad for a car that can get from 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds! If Tesla brings the Standard model to the UK, you can expect around 240 miles between charges.

Battery 

At launch, you’ll only be able to get the Performance version or the Long Range and both will come with one of Tesla’s big batteries. At 75kW it’s a simplified version of the power pack that’s been used in the big Model S for some time, so it’s been perfected over the years and can be relied upon. Unlike plenty of other rival electric cars which tend to use underpinnings converted to carry batteries, the Model Y has been designed from the outset to be an electric car. So the space between the wheels is where the batteries are, and they are nice and low down to improve the car’s weight distribution.  

Charging 

Flip open the charging port – which is neatly on the left wing within the rear lights – and there you’ll find a Type 2 port with CCS charging. So that means you can charge at home from a 7kW wallbox or a 50kW rapid charger and the Model Y will take around eight hours and one hour respectively. But, of course, buying a Tesla opens up so much more opportunities than any other electric car. Tesla owners can take advantage of the Supercharger network, and when you plug in a Model Y, an 80% charge will take around 30 minutes. You have to pay to use Superchargers with the Model Y, but the ability to use them is a priceless part of owning a Tesla.     


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