Tesla Model Y salary sacrifice starts £41,990 with 250kW charging
The refreshed Tesla Model Y now starts at £41,990 on the road, undercutting the outgoing entry-level car by roughly £5,000 while keeping 250kW rapid charging as standard on the base Standard trim, according to The Electric Car Scheme. For fleets weighing salary sacrifice schemes, that's a meaningfully cheaper entry point without sacrificing charging speed.
The range spans upward to the Long Range RWD, offering up to 383 miles of WLTP range at £685 a month via the scheme's quote tool, while a salary sacrifice quote for a £60,000 earner starts from £516 a month. A seven-seat Model Y also returned to UK order books in April 2026, but it's locked to the Premium Long Range All-Wheel Drive trim at £54,490 - £2,500 above the five-seat equivalent. Anyone needing the extra seats gets no cheaper route in.
Why this matters: BIK on the Model Y sits at 4% for 2026/27 against up to 37% on a comparable petrol SUV, and the scheme claims employees typically save 20-50% versus a personal lease. That gap alone should settle most salary sacrifice business cases, but fleet buyers adding the seven-seat variant need to model the £54,490 trim-lock against demand before assuming it's a drop-in upgrade.
Primary sources
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