Tesla Model Q: Is a Compact Car Coming After All?

The Tesla boom is over worldwide: The once ambitious double-digit million unit sales targets are unlikely to be reached in the foreseeable future, and the brand can be glad if it maintains its 2023 sales figures. And with many affordable models from other brands announced for 2025, Tesla may have to counteract. With a Model Q that could be even more important than the Model Y facelift, referred to as "Juniper."

Investor meetings provide important clues

According to GlobalChinaEV, the Model Q is supposed to be a compact model, which is not expected to be as small as the once envisioned Model 2. The portal bases its claims on information from Tesla during an investor meeting with Deutsche Bank. Tesla's Head of Investor Relations, Travis Axelrod, is said to have participated in this meeting.

So, is there another small Tesla coming after all? Musk has often wavered in his announcements about this. However, it fits that an analyst from the Bank of America reported in the first week of December that the announcement of at least one new model below the Model 3 and Model Y will occur in the Q1 business report in April 2025.

There is already a length: 3,988 millimeters!

The image from China EV shows a rendering of a pre-facelift Model 3 with a shortened rear – so it doesn't say much. Some specific details are interesting, such as a length of 3,988 mm. It is also supposed to be 30 percent lighter than the Model 3 and, of course, much cheaper to produce.

GlobalChinaEV is also specific about the batteries and drives: There are supposed to be LFP batteries with 53 kWh and 75 kWh capacities. Additionally, of course, there are two drives: one with rear-wheel drive, one with all-wheel drive. The performances are likely to be lower than the Model 3.