The new extended-wheelbase EV arrives in America with a six-seat layout, effectively stepping in to replace the aging Model X

The Model Y L (long wheelbase) three-row, six-seater variant has arrived. The L extends the length of the current Model Y by about 7 inches.

Tesla Inc. TSLA has officially launched the six-seater Model Y L in the U.S. after the electric carmaker had earlier mulled launching the China-exclusive model in Europe. Tesla Model Y L Premium Launch Series The automaker unveiled the U.

This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers for the second quarter of the year. And if you’re a fan of activist CEO Elon Musk, it’s good news, as April, May, and June were great months for the company.

Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the April-June quarter, easily outperforming expectations of 406,000 and up from about 358,000 deliveries in 2026’s first quarter, according to an Securities and Exchange Commission filing ahead of the company’s second quarter financial results expected later in July.

Tesla Inc.’s vehicles sales beat Wall Street’s modest expectations by a wide margin, gaining in a slower-growing global market for plug-in cars.

Tesla also said that it delivered a total of 480,126 vehicles, including 467,762 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 12,364 other vehicles — about a 25 percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2025, when it delivered 384,122 vehicles. (For a direct-to-consumer company like Tesla, deliveries are a proxy for sales.)

The EV company has filed a new insurance policy with a launch date of Sept. 1 that would lower premiums for some drivers but still has gaps in coverage.

Tesla is facing an unusual security challenge after multiple truckloads of batteries were allegedly stolen directly from its Nevada manufacturing facilities before reaching their intended