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@Teslaconomics Yup. Really hoping to see it once the X is retired. But, but - Tesla would need an entirely new manufacturing line at Austin or Fremont, and therein lies the rub. This is because of the longer wheelbase and entirely different back end. I want to be wrong.

I bet if the new Tesla Model Y L was sold in the U.S., it would sell like hot cakes

@BozackDakilla @FredLambert Yahtzee.

@FredLambert Seems like hitting the breaks would have been a start. Tesla fans are not the ones doing the “gotcha”. Every time a Tesla has any issue, the media jump on it as a “gotcha” and almost 100% of the time are lying because they hate Elon.

Tesla fans using the “4-second disengagement” as a gotcha are missing the forest for the trees. Yes, the driver was technically in control of the vehicle at the moment of impact. But she was in control because FSD was already failing by driving too fast ahead of this sharp turn — it was heading straight into a concrete barrier at highway speed with no sign of correcting. Everyone who has frequently used FSD or Autopilot and paints this 4-second disengagement as a “gotcha” moment is being disengenous, and that includes Elon Musk. I have tens of thousands of miles on FSD, and I’ve experienced the system coming too fast into a turn at least half a dozen times. We’ve said this before and we’ll keep saying it: the problem with FSD isn’t what happens when the driver is paying attention and the system works. The problem is what happens when the system gives you every reason to trust it, and then suddenly doesn’t work. The driver has to recognize the failure, assess the situation, decide on a correction, and physically execute it, all in less time than the system needs to create the danger. Musk and Tesla’s propagandists can point to the logs all they want. The video shows what actually matters: FSD approaching a standard highway curve at full speed with zero indication it was going to navigate it. That’s the failure. Everything that happened after, including the panicked disengagement, is a consequence of that failure. The framing that this was “manual driving, not FSD” is technically true for the final 4 seconds and deeply dishonest about the full sequence of events. It’s exactly the kind of liability shell game that courts are increasingly rejecting, as that $243 million verdict makes clear. Tesla created the system, sold it as “Full Self-Driving,” and profits from the ambiguity. At some point, it has to own the consequences.

@ElectrekCo @FredLambert Electrek can’t help itself. Never one to forego an opportunity to smear Tesla.

Tesla says FSD was off before Cybertruck crash — but the video tells a different story electrek.co/2026/03/18/tes… by @fredlambert

@Teslarati Yup. To nobody’s surprise.

Elon on the crash that is being reported on where video shows a Tesla Cybertruck colliding with a wall on a Texas highway:

@1GamewithDave1 Middle school vibes.

Are you this old?

@SpaceBasedFox Loved the book, hopefully the movie does it justice.

Just saw Project Hail Mary. Holy cow that was peak. 3 hours long and it felt like 3 minutes. Definitely need to see it a few more times in theaters

@djcows $99/month isn’t chump change. FSD, though cool, is a mere luxury.

i keep seeing people driving their hw4 Teslas MANUALLY and i'm just so confused WHY

@MatRabbit @djcows I’m calling bogus on this. FSD just doesn’t take corners this fast.

@djcows hope this helps x.com/i/status/20338…

@PatricknLA @Mattlinn01 In which direction? It says my 2023 long range with 34k miles has 15% degredation.

@Mattlinn01 Actually it is 5-8 percent on a regular basis.

Where were all those TSLA people saying a Tesla pack would hold up just as well as that Ford Mach-E that’s well over 300,000 miles with only 8% degradation?

@ChinaEV_Eng_Lif @Mattlinn01 Consider yourself fortunate. Mine is at 15% after 34k miles.

@Mattlinn01 My Model Y LR pack is also at 8% degradation, after 37k miles. 💀

@Tesla This is such an important car. Please stay committed to passenger automotive. Also, the YL in the states would be great!

7 years ago today, we unveiled Model Y It became the world’s best-selling car of any kind just 3 years later

@honeymoon250 When Obama was elected for his first term. This started America’s militant march to the progressive left. His reelection defeat of Romney ensured Trump’s subsequent election. That paved the way for the massive poo sandwich that is Trump-Biden-Trump.

Can anyone?

@SDembraski @elonmusk Yes. The wise move is to dedicate the X line to the YL, and the S line to Optimus. Then scale YL accordingly.

The more I see all these photo's of the Model Y L the more I am excited for it to come to the US. Please @elonmusk you are only hurting sales delaying it.

@Teslaconomics I hope it comes to the US, but I worry that Tesla doesn’t have the manufacturing plans in place. The lines which have built the S and X are being converted entirely to Optimus (snd Cybercab?). Tesla wouldn’t import. Where would they be built? What lines need to be changed?

I honestly have no doubt that if the Model Y L were sold in the U.S., it would sell super well. I know so many people who want the Model X but can’t justify paying that price. The Model Y L would give them X features, but at a much more reasonable cost.

@Travorio_Travel @Teslaconomics Yep.

@Teslaconomics A more affordable 3-row Tesla could open the door for a lot more families to go electric.

@OverlyTrev I suspect we will see it after the X is formally retired at the end of Q2. To keep it out of the US at that point would be a colossal market whiff.

What’s it like to drive a Model Y L, and how much room does the third row actually have? (You’ll be surprised—it’s a good amount.) Ryan did a great overview of the ins and outs. Everyone should watch this video; he’ll have a more in-depth one later. After seeing just this 5-minute video, I have one question: Why is this not available in the U.S.? It would sell incredibly well here!

@GigaBasedDad Facts.

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@SDembraski Yep. Hoping to see this once the X is formally retired. Doubt we’ll see it before, though.

Lars asked, Simple answer is: Model Y L in US x.com/larsmoravy/sta…

@brandenflasch @JamesMcPherson We should want to see both companies succeed.

@JamesMcPherson Why the negatively? Rivian succeeding is not a 0 sum game with Tesla

RJ Scaringe: Temu Elon for people who hate Elon.

@VideoGameHstry @DavidDiFranco This.

Without saying anything, how long have you been playing video games?