--- title: "Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Model Y Next Week" description: "Tesla's Model 3 successor, the Model Y is being revealed at an event on March 14 in Los Angeles — that's just ten days away from today." date: "2019-03-04" modified: "2019-03-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-tesla-model-y-next-week" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "Model 3" - "model y" - "tesla" --- # Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Model Y Next Week ![Tesla's Model 3 successor, the Model Y is being revealed at an event on March 14 in Los Angeles — that's just ten days away from today.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Model Y On Sunday, Elon Musk's space company SpaceX made history by [docking the first private American passenger]() spacecraft to the International Space Station. The same day, Musk announced big news about Tesla, his electric car company, [on Twitter](): Tesla's Model 3 successor, the Model Y, will be revealed at an event on March 14 in Los Angeles at which attendees will be able to test ride Tesla's newest car. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1102332778492772352 ## Sounded Good In May 2018, Musk predicted the reveal date [to be March 15]() — but subsequently [walked the promise back](), saying that "I just made that up, because the Ides of March sounded good." Musk also offered up some further details [on Twitter]() about Tesla's upcoming SUV: it will be about 10 percent bigger than the Model 3, while also costing about 10 percent more. The range will be impacted due to its bigger size and weight, while still featuring the same battery as the Model 3. ## Much-Anticipated Musk first [teased the Model Y in 2015](), saying it will be an intermediary crossover SUV that's larger than a Model 3, but smaller than a Model X. The CEO also teased that it will have falcon-wing doors, but on Sunday Musk corrected himself, saying it will feature ["normal"]() doors. The car will share many similarities with the Model 3. According to a [letter from Musk]() to shareholders in January, the Model Y will share 75 percent of its components with the Model 3 and be built on the same platform. According to the letter, many Model Y cars will be produced in Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada, [despite rumors]() it was going to be built in Shanghai, China. Tesla enthusiasts have even more car announcements to look forward to. On Sunday, [Musk also promised]() Tesla's [much-anticipated pickup truck]() will be unveiled "later this year." **READ MORE:** [Tesla Model Y to be revealed on March 14 at LA Design Studio]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on the Model Y:** *[Tesla Plans to Mass-Produce the Model Y SUV Next Year]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()