Two major changes have taken place on the Tesla official website today.
The first change is regarding the prices.
The price of the rear-wheel drive Model 3 and Model Y has increased from RMB 250,900 and RMB 276,000 to RMB 255,652 and RMB 280,752, respectively, with both experiencing an increase of RMB 4,752.
- Model 3
- Model Y
The sole reason for the increase is due to the reduction in subsidies.
From a small note found on the Tesla ordering page, it can be seen that the individual car purchase subsidy has been reduced from RMB 15,840 to RMB 11,088, while the enterprise car purchase subsidy has been reduced from RMB 11,088 to RMB 7,761 (a 30% reduction in both cases).
It can also be found on the Tesla ordering page that the delivery time for the Model 3 and Model Y is in the first quarter of 2022. Although the subsidy policy has not officially been announced yet, Tesla has already made price adjustments based on its estimated reduction rate.
According to the usual practice, the price adjustment for subsidies would mostly occur at the beginning of the year. However, Tesla has already begun to adjust the price at the end of this year. Even the sold-out “Ji Ke” model has been listed with the pre-subsidy price, indicating the hot new energy vehicle market this year.
The second change is that the Autopilot interface on Tesla China’s official website no longer displays the detection results of mmWave radar, only showing the visual farthest detection distance of 250 meters.
Starting from May this year, Model 3 and Model Y sold in the United States will remove the front mmWave radar, which means Tesla’s Autopilot has officially switched to the pure visual route.
Therefore, the domestic market is also likely to remove the mmWave radar.
In the past year, Autopilot updates iteration in North America has been very active, but there has been no change in Autopilot in China. Does the removal of the mmWave radar mean that the algorithm of China’s Autopilot has also been adjusted?
However, it can be expected that with the removal of the mmWave radar, the possibility of Tesla being held back by the chip has decreased.
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.