Tesla has yet again broken some records. This time it broke its previous 1st quarter production and delivery records. With 102,672 vehicles produced and 88,400 delivered, despite both its Fremont factory and its Shanghai Gigafactory being shut down for periods of time last quarter due to the coronavirus.
I have to admit to some shame picking up my Tesla Model Y Performance in the middle of this pandemic, but Tesla has designed a thoughtful “touchless” delivery that minimizes chance for contact between customers and delivery staff. To get to the Tampa Delivery Center, I took wipes, a mask, and gloves for my Lyft ride there (my cost). Luis Manuel had sanitized his car and we kept our distance between driver and passenger.
Tesla has scheduled the first Tesla Model Y delivery dates as soon as Friday tomorrow (this morning). This is at least 2 days earlier than what was previously reported, an expected initial delivery date of Sunday.
Tesla Model Y production is in full swing at the Silicon Valley–based automaker’s Fremont, California, car factory. We have been witnessing a stockpile of Model Ys build up in new photos throughout the past several days.
& Testing at the Fremont Track (pics, videos)
Tesla Model Y deliveries are starting in Canada and the USA and it is beginning to feel like Christmas in March.
The news today, provided to CleanTechnica on email by early Model Y reservation holders, is that the Model Y production timeline got significantly better and deliveries for non-employee customers begin in March.
Slipped into other news in Tesla’s fresh shareholder letter, and also mentioned briefly and without emphasis on today’s conference call, was the news that Tesla has started limited production of the Model Y. It was announced in a super quiet way, but this is the first official announcement regarding Tesla Model Y production starting in this quarter, let alone January.
There’s been some chatter on the interwebs that some Model Y reservation owners have received calls confirming their Model Y orders and telling them where their deliveries will occur. One person claims that the Tesla staff member who talked to him or her …
