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Tesla Launches Cheaper 'Standard' Model Y in Germany at €39,990

The lower-priced trim cuts features to revive sagging sales.

Overview

  • European units will be built at Tesla’s Grünheide factory near Berlin with first customer deliveries slated to begin in November.
  • The Model Y Standard lists at €39,990 in Germany, while the next step up, the Premium rear‑wheel‑drive variant, starts at €49,990.
  • WLTP range for the Standard version is quoted at 534 kilometers compared with up to 622 kilometers for the Premium configuration.
  • The cost-cutting specification removes items such as the rear-seat display and adaptive high beam and reduces speaker count.
  • Tesla is shifting from a previously touted $25,000 new model to simplified trims of existing cars, and its shares fell around 3% after the announcement.