Following the introduction of the up to date Tesla Mannequin Y in Singapore in January this 12 months, the American model has now added a brand new Class A COE-friend variant of the Juniper facelift referred to as the Rear-Wheel Drive 110.
In line with Tesla Singapore’s official web site, the Rear-Wheel Drive 110 is priced at SGD103,476 (about RM342k) earlier than certificates of entitlement (COE). By comparability, the mid-spec Rear-Wheel Drive is listed at SGD106,502 (RM352k), which is SGD3,026 (RM10k) extra.
Whereas the distinction in pricing is comparatively minor, the Rear-Wheel Drive 110 provides consumers an opportunity to save lots of in different areas. Referring to the outcomes of the second spherical of COE bidding for the month of March 2025, the distinction between Class A and B is about SGD22,388 (RM74k), with the latter being relevant to the Rear-Wheel Drive.
For electrical autos (EVs) to qualify for a Class A COE, they should have a most output of as much as 150 PS (148 hp or 110 kW). As its identify suggests, the Rear-Wheel Drive 110 meets this requirement whereas the Rear-Wheel Drive with 347 PS (342 hp or 255 kW) doesn’t, which suggests it goes into Class B. BYD did one thing related when it revealed the Seal Dynamic 100kW in July final 12 months.
Along with paying much less for a COE, the Rear-Wheel Drive 110’s decrease output additionally ends in cheaper street tax. As a substitute of paying SGD3,478 (RM11k) a 12 months with the Rear-Wheel Drive, the street tax for the Rear-Wheel Drive 110 prices lots much less at SGD1,562 (RM5.2k).
Past the cash stuff, the Rear-Wheel Drive 110 is an identical to the Rear-Wheel Drive and makes use of the identical 62.5-kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for as much as 466 km of vary following the WLTP commonplace. Much less energy means the Class A COE-friendly variant, which serves up 350 Nm of torque, will take longer to finish the 0-100 km/h dash at 9.6 seconds as a substitute of 5.9 seconds with the Rear-Wheel Drive (450 Nm).
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