Tesla Model YL, Q2 deliveries, BMW iX5, and more
Jul 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 11 segments
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the…
Jul 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 11 segments
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the…
Seth WeintraubHostSo it, it is not, not that much new information here, uh, with the, with the YL 'cause we already knew quite a bit.
It was launched last year in China first, and since it expanded another market in Australia and, a-and elsewhere in, uh, Asia and Pacifica.
It's, it, unlike the previous, you know, third-row Model Y, which was on the same exact frame, which was extremely-- it was basically a joke of a third row.
And, uh, Tesla also, uh, did something else that, that, that helped quite a bit, is that it's not a seven-seater, it's a six-seater with captain seats in the middle, like the picture that you see right now.
So what does that mean is that the, the, the space in the middle, uh, does give you a little bit roomier feel.
Uh, the people in the back can at least, like, extend one of their legs a little bit.
It, it, it doesn't sound like much, but it's big because obviously it, it-- even though it's a bigger wheelbase, it's still extremely small of a third row.
Uh, we've seen probably the pictures that on social media when it launched in China, where people were like, uh, taking picture with the, the trunk open, where [chuckles] you could see the full head like getting over.
It, it's not, it's not a massive third row, but it's usable, especially for children.
... a six-seat Model X, and it was way, way, way less claustrophobic in the back than, uh, for instance, the seven-seat, uh, Rivian-
So it, it is not, not that much new information here, uh, with the, with the YL 'cause we already knew quite a bit.
It was launched last year in China first, and since it expanded another market in Australia and, a-and elsewhere in, uh, Asia and Pacifica.
It's, it, unlike the previous, you know, third-row Model Y, which was on the same exact frame, which was extremely-- it was basically a joke of a third row.
And, uh, Tesla also, uh, did something else that, that, that helped quite a bit, is that it's not a seven-seater, it's a six-seater with captain seats in the middle, like the picture that you see right now.
So what does that mean is that the, the, the space in the middle, uh, does give you a little bit roomier feel.
Uh, the people in the back can at least, like, extend one of their legs a little bit.
It, it, it doesn't sound like much, but it's big because obviously it, it-- even though it's a bigger wheelbase, it's still extremely small of a third row.
Uh, we've seen probably the pictures that on social media when it launched in China, where people were like, uh, taking picture with the, the trunk open, where [chuckles] you could see the full head like getting over.
It, it's not, it's not a massive third row, but it's usable, especially for children.
... a six-seat Model X, and it was way, way, way less claustrophobic in the back than, uh, for instance, the seven-seat, uh, Rivian-
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