2025 Tesla EVs: What's New with the Cybertruck, Model 3, Model Y and More

• Expect a refreshed Model Y sometime in 2025.
• A rear-wheel-drive version of the Cybertruck is expected.
• A range extender for the Cybertruck should arrive midyear.

The most important thing to remember about Tesla is that, in at least one very important way, it's not like other car companies. It doesn't always align its vehicle updates cleanly with model years, even if those changes involve hardware. Rather, running changes throughout each year's production are common. Major over-the-air updates to customer vehicles also happen without warning too.

Below, we list the updates we expect for every Tesla vehicle in the 2025 model year, but keep in mind that changes may happen anytime. Additionally, we've not included the just-announced purportedly self-driving Robotaxi and the long-ago-announced but yet-to-see-the-light-of-day Roadster since they aren't in production.

2025 Tesla Model 3

After a major refresh in 2024, which included changes to the interior and exterior design, little is expected to change with Model 3 in 2025. However, Tesla introduced the Model 3 Performance this year, which has 510 horsepower and 290 miles of range (we saw 303 miles on the Edmunds EV Range Test), at a price that opened many enthusiasts' eyes to the brand. The basic Model 3 remains a benchmark for compact electric sedans in terms of price and range. It's also the entry point into the company's lineup, being the least expensive way to experience the Tesla gestalt. Its spartan interior is foreshadowing into the many ways Tesla makes EV ownership as simple and practical as possible, from charging to driving.

2025 Tesla Model Y

Tesla's unpredictability is as ripe as ever in the 2025 Model Y. Still, we are expecting a refresh soon — tentatively called Juniper — even if Tesla doesn't time it to align with the 2025 model year. It's expected that this refresh will include changes similar to those made last year to the Model 3: a modest restyling of the nose and the addition of a rear-seat touchscreen so backseat passengers have access to infotainment and climate controls. We wrapped up four years of ownership with the current Model Y earlier this year.

2025 Tesla Model S

We don't expect Tesla to make significant changes to the Model S for 2025, but with Elon at the helm it's hard to rule anything out. The last big revision for the S came in 2021 with a new model lineup and a refreshed interior that included reorienting the center touchscreen horizontally. Remember that this is the car that made EVs a reasonable choice back in 2012. And even though it looks largely the same, it's seen hundreds of updates to its hardware and software since then that keep it relevant. And in a real contest of speed, it can still hang with the quickest cars on the road.

2025 Tesla Model X

Despite being nearly a decade old, the Model X likely won't be significantly updated for 2025. Its last major overhaul was in 2021, when it received a new dash design, steering wheel and infotainment screen, as well as modest exterior restyling. Otherwise, the Model X has seen revisions and deletions to its trims, but no major changes. This SUV's packaging, overall space and range were remarkable when it was new, but the influx of electric SUVs in the last five years gives it real competition. We lived with a Model X for a year when it was first introduced.

2025 Tesla Cybertruck

We are expecting changes to the Cybertruck for 2025. Namely, a rear-wheel-drive base model with less range and, presumably, a lower price. Thus far the company has produced only all-wheel-drive versions of the Cybertruck. A range extender will also be available by mid-2025; it's a battery that sits in the bed. Tesla claims range up to 445 miles with this $16,000 addition, which must be installed at a dealership. We are currently testing a Cybertruck in our long-term fleet.