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I wrote in regards to the new Tesla Mannequin Y final evening, however on the finish of the story famous that we’re fortunate to now have a number of fashions to select from at the same measurement, vary, and worth. A reader commented that there are literally a handful of fashions now with primarily the identical vary as a Mannequin Y however at a a lot cheaper price. I believed I’d soar in and write an article about that, however it’s really a bit extra nuanced.
You may get electrical SUVs which can be less expensive, however they arrive with a lot much less vary. Alternatively, you will discover electrical SUVs with about the identical quantity of vary because the Mannequin Y, however they price about the identical. There’s one notable exception, which you’ll see under. Nonetheless, digging into the small print, I collected the numbers (worth and vary) on 10 fashions — for every of their totally different trims. On 9 of those fashions, you discover trims with very comparable specs and pricing to the Mannequin Y, but additionally some notable variations in some trim.
Nicely, we’ve got to start out with the Tesla Mannequin Y.

- LR RWD = $44,990 — 337 miles
- LR AWD = $47,990 — 311 miles
- Efficiency AWD = $51,490 — 277 miles
- New LR AWD = $59,990 — 320 miles
Then there’s the hyper-competitive, less expensive Chevrolet Equinox EV, 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year. The Equinox EV gives an incredible stability between vary and worth on the decrease finish (the LT trim). The RS trim, in the meantime, is extraordinarily akin to the Mannequin Y.
- LT RWD = $33,600 — 319 miles
- RS RWD = $43,400 — 319 miles
- LT AWD = $40,295 — 307 miles
- RS AWD = $49,090 — 307 miles
In fact, there’s extra to a automotive than its vary and its worth. The Tesla Mannequin Y has sure options and traits that made it the perfect promoting passenger car on the planet in 2023 and the second finest promoting passenger car on the planet in 2024 (the Toyota Corolla retook its high spot). Nonetheless, my guess is that not practically sufficient folks understand you have got selection on the EV market at present and might get comparable electrical SUVs/crossovers from a bunch of different corporations. These different EVs usually simply must be given an opportunity.

- LT = $44,600 — 283 miles
- RS = $49,900 — 334 miles

- Choose = $39,995 — 300 miles
- Premium = $43,995 — 320 miles
- GT = $54,995 — 280 miles
- Rally — $58,995 — 265 miles

- SEL = $ 49,500 – 318 miles
- XRT (AWD) = $55,400 — 259 thousand
- Restricted = $54,200 — 318 miles

Ev6:
- Gentle RWD = $42,600 — 232 miles
- Gentle Lengthy Vary RWD = $45,950 — 310 miles
- Gentle Lengthy Vary AWD = $49,850 — 282 miles
- Wind RWD = $48,700 — 310 miles
- Wind AWD = $52,600 — 282 miles
- GT-Line RWD = $52,900 — 282 miles
- GT-Line AWD = $57,600 — 252 miles
- GT AWD = $61,600 — 218 miles
- Normal = $39,735 — 206 miles
- Professional = $44,875 — 291 miles
- AWD Professional = $48,755 — 263 miles
- Have interaction FWD = $39,770 — 216 miles
- Evolve+ FWD = $44,370 — 289 miles
- Have interaction Twin Motor e-4ORCE® AWD = $43,770 — 205 miles
- Have interaction+ Twin Motor e-4ORCE® AWD = $45,370 — 272 miles
- Evolve+ Twin Motor e-4ORCE® AWD = $48,370 — 272 miles
- Platinum+ Twin Motor e-4ORCE® AWD = $54,370 — 267 miles
- EX RWD = $47,400 — 296 miles
- Touring RWD = $51,700 — 296 miles
- Elite AWD = $57,900 — 273 miles

That’s fairly a listing of choices within the extremely fashionable Tesla Mannequin Y vary by way of pricing and specs! Plus, most of those fashions even have or are gaining access to Tesla Superchargers. There’s lastly an incredible platter of choices within the US!
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