What's the story Tesla has introduced its latest Model Y in the US market, following its debut in the Chinese market earlier this month. The company updated its website on Thursday with information about the new EV. As of now, only one variant is up for pre-order - the Long Range all-wheel drive (AWD) version, dubbed as "Launch Series." It is priced at $59,990, excluding destination charges and taxes. Price hike Improved performance and features in new Model Y The new Model Y also offers better acceleration with a 0-97km/h time of just 4.1 seconds, as opposed to the previous model's 4.8 seconds. This variant comes fully loaded with Full-Self Driving (Supervised) as standard, a vegan suede interior, and special Launch Series badging. The design has been made sleeker and now features a full-width light bar at the front and a chunky one at the rear. Interior upgrades