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- Oct 7, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Tesla Launches the Cheaper Model 3 Standard and Model Y Standard
- Tesla began selling Standard versions of the Model 3 and Model Y on Tuesday 7 October 2025, at $36,990 and $39,990, the result of more than a year of promised 'more affordable models'[1][3]
- Both are rated at an estimated 321 miles; they lose Autosteer (keeping traffic-aware cruise control), the rear screen, the power-adjusted steering wheel and mirrors, FM/AM radio and the glass roof, and get 7 speakers instead of 15 plus a subwoofer[1][3]
- The Model Y Standard drops the front and rear light bars and gets 18-inch wheels and a 69 kWh battery; paint is grey, or white for $1,000 and black for $1,500[3]
- The existing trims were renamed Premium and kept their prices, about $42,500 for the Model 3 and $45,000 for the Model Y[2][3]
- The launch came a week after the US federal EV tax credit of $7,500 expired, so the Standard Model Y costs $2,500 more than a Model Y did net of the credit the week before[3]
- Tesla plans to sell the Standard trims in other markets, including Europe[1]
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- [1]90%techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/tesla-reveals-slightly-cheaper-standard-versions-of-the-model-3-and-model-ytechcrunch.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Oct 7, 2025 ✓· 66% of score
TechCrunch, 7 October 2025: 'on Tuesday, the company finally revealed them. The company is now selling a more bare-bones version of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y SUV'.
- [2]75%Tesla Model 3 and Model Y: Differences in Premium Trimnotateslaapp.com· Published Oct 8, 2025· 17% of score
Compares the new Standard trims feature by feature with the Premium trims Tesla renamed the day before.[1]
- [3]80%Tesla releases 'more affordable' Model 3/Y that costs $2k+ more than last weekelectrek.co· Published Oct 7, 2025· 17% of score
Details the Standard trims on Tesla's configurator: no light bars, 18-inch wheels, fewer speakers, no rear screen or ambient lighting and a smaller 69 kWh battery; the renamed Premium trims still start at about $42,500 (Model 3) and $45,000 (Model Y); after the tax credit's end the Model Y Standard costs $2,500 more than last week's net Model Y price.[1]
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