Tesla Model Y and Model 3 delivery time speeds up and gets prioritized by merely adding the $12,000 full-self driving or FSD add-on option.
People view a model of the new Tesla Model Y unveiled earlier in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. - Tesla introduced a new electric sports utility vehicle slightly bigger and more expensive than its Model 3, pitched as an electric car for the masses. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk showed off the "Model Y" late Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the company's design studio in the southern California city of Hawthorne, and the company began taking orders online.
Tesla Model Y, Model 3 Delivery Time SPEEDS Up
As per a news story by Electrek, the website configurator of Tesla has a new update, wherein it shows a faster estimated delivery time for both the Model 3 and Model Y when it comes with the FSD feature.
That said, Tesla decided to make the waiting time of its customers significantly faster when they decided to spend more on it by adding the FSD capability, which costs $12,000.
Tesla Model Y Delivery Time
It is worth noting that the delivery time for the Tesla Model Y significantly speeds up the delivery time as shown in the website configuration of the EV maker.
The estimated delivery time for the Tesla Model Y goes down to two months or in May 2022 from the six months of a waiting period of up to September 2022, if you are going to reserve the EV today.
As such, the Model Y delivery time speeds up by four months by simply adding the FSD feature.
The Model Y Long Range now carries a price tag of $54,940. But to lessen the waiting time from Sept. to May, Tesla customers have to spend around $67,000 in total.
Tesla Model 3 Waiting Time Down to One Month
On the other hand, the Tesla Model 3 also has a faster delivery time when the full self-driving option is added. The waiting time for the EV speeds up to April 2022 when including the FSD Beta from the estimated date of May 2022 without it.
Tesla cars are displayed at a showroom in the Meatpacking district in Manhattan on June 6, 2018 in New York City. Tesla stock had its best day since November 2015 on Wednesday rising more than 9.5 percent after the company revealed it is nearing its Model 3 weekly production rate. Also, in a vote shareholders backed Elon Musk as chairman and CEO.
The Tesla Model 3 Long Range currently sells to the tune of $44,940. Thus, to get it a month earlier, it should cost about $59,000 due to the additional FSD option.
Tesla Model X, Model S: How About Them?
Electrek noted in the same report that both the Tesla Model S and the Tesla Model X did not change their delivery time estimates when the FSD capabilities were added on the configuration website.
Therefore, the latest update in delivery estimates exclusively applies to both the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y.
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Written by Teejay Boris
