Tesla Model Y crossover debuts

Tesla CEO Elon Musk jokingly kicks before introducing the Model Y at Tesla's design studio Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. The Model Y may be Tesla's most important product yet as it attempts to expand into the mainstream and generate enough cash to repay massive debts that threaten to topple the Palo Alto, Calif., company.

At alst. The Tesla Model Y SUV gets its debut at the EV brand's LA design studio just before midnight EST Thursday.

Tesla's Model Y is displayed at the company's design studio Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif.

People wait outside Tesla's design studio for a test drive of the Model Y, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. T

Tesla, which is in the middle of the launch of its Model Y electric crossover, resisted pressure to close its plant.

Tesla claims the Tesla Model Y ute has the same drag coefficient - 0.23 - as the Model 3 sedan.

The Tesla Model Y gains a hatchback - and 66 cubic feet of cargo space - over its Model 3 sedan sibling.

The interior of the Tesla Model Y SUV is very similar to the Model 3 sedan with its big, central touchscreen and features like Summon and Autopilot.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk with his "S3XY" lineup of EVs: (from left) Model S, MOdel 3, Model X, and Model Y. "We are bringing sexy back!" reveled Musk at his LA news conference.

Pricing for the Tesla Model Y SUV tracks the Model 3 sedan with familiar trims and battery sized. The Y starts $4k north of the $35k Model 3.

The Tesla Model Y SUV is on sale online now. The $47,000, long-range version - the $39,000 standard model won't be available until 2021.

At his news conference introducing the Tesla Model Y SUV, CEO Elon Musk took credit for other automakers following his lead into electric vehicles. "Our goal all along has been to get the rest of the industry to go electric."

Tesla Inc. vehicles sit in a parking lot of a port before shipment.

The Tesla logo is seen outside of their showroom in Washington, D.C. Tesla Inc. said it plans to raise average vehicle prices by about 3 percent globally after it reversed a decision to shut down most of its stores.

Tesla teased this image of the Tesla Model Y ahead of its Thursday night reveal.