For years, we’ve been hearing about the arrival of an electric people’s car that would finally shatter the myth that EVs are only for digital nomads and crypto-portfolio enthusiasts. Tesla is at the center of the action here – and now it seems to be coming up with its most ambitious promise yet: the Model Q, named as if it were invented by a Bond inventor or a parody of itself. On June 12, 2025, Elon Musk will take the stage in Austin and – we hope – unveil his new visionary trick. This time, it’s not just another car, but potentially the biggest breakthrough in electric mobility for the masses.
We have been hearing about the arrival of electric people's car, which is supposed to finally dispel the myth that EVs are only for digital nomads and enthusiasts with crypto portfolios. Tesla is at the center of the action here – and now it seems to be making its most ambitious promise yet: Model Q, named as if it were invented by a Bond inventor or a parody of themselves. June 12, 2025 will be in Austin Elon Musk takes the stage and – we hope – introduced his new visionary trick.
This time it's not just another car, but a potential the biggest breakthrough in electric mobility for the masses.
What do we know? What do we suspect? And where is the rabbit, if not the entire cyber-rabbit, in the bush? Let's skim through the latest information, comments from the automotive community and ask ourselves whether the Model Q will really be the one. “an electric beetle for the 21st century”.
If the designers took the Model 3 as a basis, lifted it up and "placed" something new on its base.
Small SUVs are a hit in the EU.
Latest information and official statements (until 5.6.2025)
At Tesla, communication is a kind of mix of revelation and poetry – and in this spirit, the company affirms that it is a new, cheaper model on the wayIn the quarterly report, they wrote that they will “Vehicles on the new platform, including more affordable models, in production in the first half of 2025.” Elon Musk is not known for being modest about deadlines, so "first half of 2025" translated to mean anything from August to… say, spring 2026.
Nevertheless, it is CFO Vaibhav Taneja directly stated that the plan for June remains. And if that really happens, it will be a miracle of sorts – Tesla will produce a vehicle in record time, based on existing platforms, which means: no production turnarounds, just a much “skinnier” version of the existing model. Yes, just like with an airline, where the basic ticket includes a seat and oxygen – everything else is an add-on.
Lars Moravy, Tesla's engineering guru, reveals that upcoming models will be “similar to the ones we already make.” Which means the Model Q might be baby version of the Model Y – a smaller, lighter, more plasticky, but (hopefully) still decent Tesla. Musk himself recently claimed that “a regular $25,000 model doesn’t make sense” – but now, apparently, it makes a lot more sense. Especially for investors.
The event on June 12th will be as announced primarily intended for the presentation of robotaxis, but many are suggesting that the Model Q will at least vaguely depicted as part of a broader vision of future mobility. So can we expect a steering wheelless crossover? Maybe. Can we just expect renders and a few enthusiastic tweets? Very possible.
Comments and ratings from automotive media
The automotive media landscape is a mix of enthusiasm, moderate skepticism, and subtle mockery. InsideEVs reports that “Tesla still insists on launching a new model as early as 2025,” which, at today's pace of car development, sounds almost like startup optimism in its latest funding round.
MotorTrend warns that it could just be a “trimmed version” of the Model Y or 3 — meaning: goodbye ambient lighting, hello cloth seats. If it “walks like a duck and quacks like a duck,” writes InsideEVs, then it’s probably a Model Y without leather, with hard plastic and a single button. But hey — If the price is right, it will be a duck that can fly..
Electrek but warns of a change in strategy: first we waited revolutionary Model 2 with a new platform, now we get a practical evolution of the Model Y with a few haircutsIt seems that Elon Musk has given robo-taxis first violin – and the Model Q will be, if anything, a choral accompanist.
Car and Driver and Auto Express They are not overly enthusiastic either – they expect a price of around 30.000 €, which is already on the border between "the people's car" and "the car that people look at on a leasing calculator with sadness in their eyes". And yet: if Tesla hits range, price and technology, the competition will be in trouble.
Analyst ratings and impact on the EV market
Analysts are divided like guests at a wedding dinner: some are optimistic, others are on the verge of cynicism. Gary Black from Future Fund says he is skeptical – if the Model Q is just a “skinny version” of the Model Y, it could be that this model cannibalized existing offer. Which is not exactly the business diet you want.
But still – the EV market is expanding rapidly, especially in the lower price segments. Tesla here has no choice – if he wants to sell 20 million vehicles per year, must have something for every pocket (and at least three continents). The Chinese with their BYD Seagull and the like are already conquering Europe with cars that cost less than a new kitchen at Ikea. Tesla needs to show that it can play this game too.
Comparison with competing models
If the Model Q really offers around 480 km range, 50 kWh battery and price between 25,000 and 30,000 €, it will be a strong, perhaps even brutally competitive offer. The only question is: How many Teslas will there be in Tesla? If it loses too much in the name of price, it will just be an “electric car with a logo” – no longer the dream digital product on wheels that users expect.
Conclusion
Thursday, June 12, 2025, will be reveal day – or just another day in Tesla's calendar of promises, presentations, and prototypes that will still not be in production a year from now. But despite all the reservations, optimism remains: if Tesla really launches the Model Q with the promised specifications, this could mean the start of mass electrification of roads.
Tesla is missing the Model 1 – a sort of urban SUV.
Elon Musk will be in the spotlight again – this time as the salesman of a vision where everyone can park a Tesla in front of their block. If the price is right, the range is concrete and the model is at least roughly finished, we might actually get one. new age bugWithout the smell of gasoline, with its own aromatic electric touch.
Until then – we hold the chargers. And breath.
