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What Drove Surprise Release Of Tesla Model Y Standard Range? (CleanTechnica)
Half a year after Elon Musk said, in July 2020, that Tesla would not launch an under-250-mile-range Model Y Standard Range, the company did just that, rolling out the cheaper Model Y on its website on Thursday, January 6 2021.