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$39,000 Standard Range Model Y in 2021 (missed)

Elon Musk promised $39,000 Standard Range Model Y in 2021 by the end of 2021. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

“And then sometime in 2021 we'll have the sort of standard version which will be have a $39,000 price point.”

— Elon Musk · Mar 14, 2019 · Tesla Model Y Unveiling (March 14, 2019), video, ~00:03:11 00:03:11 ↗

▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:03:11 — TESLA MODEL Y UNVEILING (MARCH 14, 2019), VIDEO, ~00:03:11

What actually happened

Tesla listed a Standard Range Model Y in January 2021 at $41,990, not $39,000, and pulled it within weeks. No $39,000 Model Y was sold in 2021. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (pricing history) ↗

The Progression

Mar 14, 2019

The promise: “And then sometime in 2021 we'll have the sort of standard version which will be have a $39,000 price point.” · Tesla Model Y Unveiling (March 14, 2019), video, ~00:03:11 00:03:11 ↗

Dec 31, 2021

Deadline passed. Tesla listed a Standard Range Model Y in January 2021 at $41,990, not $39,000, and pulled it within weeks. No $39,000 Model Y was sold in 2021. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (pricing history) ↗

Today · Oct 12, 2026

Status: Missed · 1,746 days past due. Never happened.

At the March 2019 Model Y unveil Elon Musk said a standard version at a $39,000 price would come in 2021. It briefly appeared at $41,990 and was dropped.

• [VIDEO] Tesla Model Y Unveiling (March 14, 2019), video, ~00:03:11 @ 00:03:11
• [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Model Y Unveiling, March 14, 2019 — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:03:11

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