Tesla has elevated the worth of the Yoke steering wheel choice for the Mannequin S and Mannequin X at $1,000, based on its on-line configurator, as noticed by Sawyer Merritt on X.

The controversial steering wheel has had fairly a journey since its introduction in 2021 as a part of the 2 flagship EVs’ refresh, when it turned the one selection for newly configured vehicles, whereas the conventional spherical steering wheel was nowhere to be discovered on the choices checklist.

Nonetheless, issues began to alter a couple of years later, after folks complained concerning the yoke’s lack of practicality, particularly at low speeds, so Tesla launched a spherical steering wheel in January 2023 as the usual spec for the Mannequin S and Mannequin X, whereas the yoke was reworked right into a no-cost choice.

Then, in March, the Austin-based EV maker ran a quick retrofit campaign the place house owners of yoke-equipped automobiles might get a spherical steering wheel put in at a Tesla service heart for $700. A month later, the yoke turned a $250 paid choice, and now it prices $1,000.

This newest change is a part of the agency’s ongoing and more and more hard-to-track collection of updates to its pricing and choices availability. In per week, Tesla lowered the worth of FSD, eliminated the Commonplace Vary trim for the Mannequin S and Mannequin X and considerably minimize their MSRPs, launched the refreshed Mannequin 3, added the “Autosteer on Metropolis Streets” perform to its so-called Full Self-Driving system, and made all of the paint choices for the Mannequin S and Mannequin X free.

As for the way forward for the yoke steering wheel, the EV model is reportedly engaged on an up to date model of it, with improved supplies and a form that mixes a standard wheel and the present jet fighter-like mannequin, with out the cutout on the high.

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