The best Tesla models and features coming by 2025: all you need to know

February 17, 2023 by

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Prices of the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y have been slashed, and the Cybertruck has been spotted testing. read on for all the latest Tesla updates…

Tesla dropped the price of the Model 3 and Model Y by up to £8,000 back in January, and the Cybertruck has finally been spotted out and about testing near Tesla’s headquarters in California. If you want to keep up to date with all the latest Tesla news, you’ve come to the right place.

Up to £8,000 savings on Tesla Model 3 and Model Y – 16/01/23

Tesla have cut the price of the Model 3 and Model Y by up to £8,000 depending on which model you pick. The Model Y now starts from £44,900 for a single-motor model, that’s around £7,000 less than it previously cost. Go for a dual-motor Long Range and you’ll pay £52,990, saving around £5,000. The biggest discount can be seen on the Model Y Performance though, with a new starting price of £59,990. That’s a saving of a whopping £8,000.

A Tesla Model 3 rear-wheel-drive now starts at £42,990, saving you £5,500. Dual-motor Long Range models have seen a £6,500 price drop, now wearing a £50,990 price tag. Fancy a fast Performance model? That’ll cost you £57,990, representing a saving of £3,500.

Model S and X Plaid on sale in Europe – cost from £122,740 – 17/02/23

The Tesla Model S and Model X Plaid are on sale in Europe, with prices starting from €137,990 (£122,740) for the Model S Plaid and €140,990 (£125,410) for the Model X Plaid SUV.

These cars both have three electric motors putting out 1,020hp and 1,020Nm of torque. The Model S saloon can do 0-60mph in 1.99 seconds, while the larger Model X will take 3.9 seconds.

You can also order the standard dual-motor versions of both these cars in Europe, with the Model S starting from €112,990 (£100,503) and the Model X costing €120,990 (£107,619). You can pre-order both the dual-motor and Plaid versions of the Model S and X in the UK by putting down a £100 deposit, however it’s not yet known when UK deliveries will begin.

New  entry-level Tesla Hatchback confirmed – 01/02/23

Tesla’s upcoming hatchback will cost less than a Model 3 (the firm’s current cheapest car) and is set to undercut the Volkswagen ID3 by costing as little as £18,000. During the 2022 Q3 financial report, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla has begun developing this smaller, cheaper EV.

He said: “We’ve done the engineering for Cybertruck and Semi, so you can guess what we’re working on which is the next generation vehicle which will be around half the cost of the Model 3 and Model Y.”

Further details of this new hatchback are expected to be revealed at the Tesla investor day on the 1st of March 2023. Click the blue button to get all the details on this exciting new hatchback electric car.

Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted testing – 27/01/22

A production prototype of the Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted testing near the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California. It looks as though it’ll stay true to the concept because it’s still made up of almost entirely flat panels.

Tesla have removed the Cybertruck from its US website, although a production version may be revealed on March 1st during the Tesla investor day.

Still no sign of the Tesla Roadster- 17/02/23/22

The Tesla Roadster was delayed again last year, and there’s still no word on when you can expect to see this super-fast electric coupe.

You can still reserve a Roadster in both the USA and Europe, as well as in the UK. You’ll have to put down a total of £38,000 to get your name on the list though.

When it does finally debut, the Roadster will be able to do 0-60mph in less than 2 seconds, and Tesla claim that it’ll have a monumental 10,000Nm of Torque.

Full Self Driving (FSD) update – 17/02/23

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system (FSD), will set you back £6,800 extra when you buy a Tesla.

While not technically able to drive the car autonomously 100% of the time, it does offer an advanced suite of driver aids from collision warnings and emergency braking assist to auto parking and lane changing. It even has a smart summon feature which allows the car to navigate to you in a parking lot.

With periodic over-the-air updates adding to the systems abilities, Tesla’s FSD tech is one of the most advanced systems of its kind. Features such as automatic steering and stopping on city streets are planned for release in due course.

Tesla Model S Plaid Track Mode revealed – 10/01/22

A new ‘Track Mode’ has begun rolling out for the high-performance Tesla Model S Plaid.

This mode has been honed at the famous Nürburgring racetrack in Germany and is available as an over-the-air update for cars in North America.

It makes key changes to the behaviour of the car’s electric components to maximise its performance around a racetrack.

These include optimised battery cooling to prevent the pack from overheating. This allows for more consistent power use, as well as increased regenerative braking power to return more charge to the battery.

A new torque-vectoring program has been introduced as well. This allows the car to automatically adjust the levels of torque split across the rear axle, improving turn-in response and mid-corner grip.

The Model S Plaid’s stability control also sees tweaks in Track Mode to allow the driver ‘maximum’ control of the car’s movement. Essentially, this will let the car slip and slide about more (if you’re going for style points rather than outright lap times.)

The car’s adaptive suspension firms up to prevent the Model S from rolling side-to-side too, while the icing on the cake is a racier infotainment display in Track Mode. This will show lap time info, vehicle temperatures and g-readings (among other bits.)

Track Mode won’t command an additional cost for existing Tesla Model S Plaid owners.

That said, you may want to consider paying to upgrade the brakes to Tesla’s-own carbon ceramic kit for the best track performance. These will be available later in the year for $20,000 (about £14,700).