Tesla has added a Model Y Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive to the UK line-up, aiming at drivers who want the longest possible range without moving to the dual-motor Long Range AWD model. For fleets and salary sacrifice drivers, the appeal is mainly about fewer charging stops across a working day and a bit more distance, on a single charge, when winter temperatures and motorway speeds take a chunk out of real-world range.
The UK price is £44,990 and Tesla’s UK website lists up to 387 miles WLTP for the Long Range RWD. Tesla also quotes 0 to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, DC charging up to 250 kW on Superchargers, and “up to 173 miles added in 15 minutes”.
This version is also a simpler spec than better-equipped versions in the Tesla range. Autocar describes it as a “stripped-back” Long Range variant, with changes including the removal of the front and rear light bars, no panoramic roof, a move to simpler passive dampers, more cloth trim, a reduced centre console, deletion of the rear passenger screen, a cut-down audio system, and manual steering wheel adjustment.
The new Tesla Model Y Long Range offers company car drivers the comfort of longer range in a reduced specification model – and many drivers will be happy to accept this, not to mention the reduced benefit-in-kind taxation thanks to the lower P11D value.
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