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Tesla Makes Top-Selling Model 29% Cheaper in Just Three Months

Tesla Cuts Prices on Model Y, 3 Ahead of Earnings
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Tesla Inc. has slashed the starting price of its top-selling vehicle by almost a third in just over three months, making discounts that had already divided analysts all the more unprecedented.

At $46,990, the cheapest available Model Y sport utility vehicle costs 29% less than it did in mid-January. Tesla’s other high-volume car, the Model 3 sedan, can now be had for less than $40,000 for the first time in years.