On June 26, driveteslacanada discovered that the delivery of Model Y Performance produced at Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory has been delayed multiple times. Some "prospective car owners" have reported that their new car deliveries that were scheduled to be delivered today or next week have been canceled or delayed indefinitely.
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The reason for the delay in delivery is that there seems to be a problem with the electric SUV drive unit on Tesla Model Y Performance. There have been previous responses saying that the problem of the drive unit can be solved through OTA online upgrade, but the reality is not as simple as imagined. has Tesla employees said that the problem is related to the voltage converter on the drive unit, but this part is currently unavailable.
The drive unit plays a very important role in an electric vehicle. Damage will cause the car to be unable to drive normally, such as being unable to start, or driving at a slow speed, etc. Some media said that this problem still exists in some Model Y performance versions that have been delivered, but the official has not responded to this.
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Some foreign media quoted a Norwegian Tesla Model Y owner as saying that his car had just been picked up less than three weeks ago and he also encountered similar problems. At least for now, the car is Can't open. Tesla service advisors responded that they were waiting for relevant repair parts and hoped to get them before Wednesday, but car owners questioned whether the parts would arrive on time.
The Berlin factory is a super factory that Tesla has just launched recently. It is mainly used to produce Model Y and other models. Maybe it has just started, and the production line is still immature. There may also be some problems in the supply of some parts. The problem.
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As the world's leading company in electric vehicles, Tesla can be a "negative example" of new energy car companies. The quality control of cars is not as stable as imagined. A high-end car worth 100,000 yuan will still have various problems. In addition, Tesla is also one of the manufacturers that recalls the largest number of cars in the world. However, Tesla has not yet formulated a corresponding recall plan for the drive unit. Xiaolei is more worried about whether the domestically produced Model Y has similar problems.
Having said that, Model Y is also one of Tesla's best-selling models. Since it began to be delivered in Japan, Australia and other regions, the sales situation has also been very hot, and the delivery time in some areas has to wait at least half a year. Although there are not many Model Ys delivered from the Berlin factory, Xiao Lei still hopes that Tesla can pay attention to the problems reported by car owners and solve them as soon as possible so as not to damage the reputation of this car.
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