These Teslas Are Sold Out Until 2023

Tesla has no intention of letting legacy OEM competition stand in its way of maintaining its status as the world's best-selling EV automaker. It also happens to be the world's most valuable automaker. This past week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk inaugurated the opening of the Berlin, Germany Gigafactory and is expected to do the same for the still under construction facility in Austin, Texas. The latter will build the Cybertruck and Model Y.

More recently, Tesla has come under fire for raising vehicle prices by fairly significant amounts. For example, the cheapest Model Y Long Range will set you back at least $62,900. Are these increases putting a dent in sales? Not at all. In fact, the opposite is true. According to Electrek, Tesla has updated the delivery timelines across its entire lineup. The reality is that there's a significant backlog of orders, the Model Y in particular.

Anyone placing an order today is being told a delivery time isn't expected to happen until between January 2023 and April 2023. The only way to speed this up is by checking the box for more options, such as bigger wheels or the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package. The more you spend, the higher your order's priority. Any order with those more expensive features will push the order to the second half of this year.

New orders for the Model 3, which now begins at $47,000, have scheduled delivery dates between July and September 2022. Want a Model 3 one month faster? You'll have to pony up an extra $1,500 for the 19-inch wheels or get the Model 3 Long Range and you'll have the vehicle in your driveway between June and August. The Model 3 Performance, however, won't arrive until June 2023 at the earliest.