The Tesla next-generation vehicle is an electric car platform under development by Tesla after 2022. This will be the third mainstream platform for the company, and it is expected that production volumes will greatly surpass those of the Model 3/Y platform.[1][2] Although the mainline drivable vehicle has not been given an official name, the moniker Model 2 has been used to refer to the vehicle in the media.[3] A fully-autonomous driverless version of the platform was unveiled in October 2024, called the Cybercab.
The vehicles built on the new platform architecture will take advantage of Tesla's advanced production concepts such as large single-unit castings, the "Unboxed Process,"[1] a 48-volt architecture,[4] and a structural battery pack utilizing 4680 battery cells.[5] It is expected to enable vehicles that will cost considerably less to manufacture and sell for approximately half of Tesla's lowest-cost vehicles as of the early 2020s. Cars are expected to be manufactured at Gigafactory Texas, Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, and the planned Gigafactory Mexico.
In January 2024, Tesla announced that the first car to use significant parts of the next-gen platform architecture and production process could see US deliveries targeting the second half of 2025, but in an existing vehicle initially built on the legacy Model 3/Y platform.[2][1] In October 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the "Robotaxi"[6]/"Cybercab," targeting 2026 production.[7]
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