Cheaper electric vehicles based on the Model Y and Model 3 are allegedly in the works, but the timeline is shifting/

Tesla’s long-promised, lower-cost version of its best-selling Model Y has hit a snag – and the company won’t say why. Production of the more affordable electric SUV, codenamed E41, was supposed to begin in the U.

The less expensive mass-market EVs have been widely anticipated by Tesla fans and investors who hope they will attract a fresh group of customers.