After AM Cuts, Tesla Dropping FM Radio From Entry Level Models

Tesla Tunes Out AM/FM in 2026 Standard Models

The 2026 Tesla Model Y at the Everything Electric show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 5. Credit: Paige Taylor White/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla’s 2026 entry-level Model Y Standard and Model 3 Standard trims will not come with either an AM or FM radio. Motor Trend first reported the loss of a terrestrial-based tuner in the electric vehicles, which are two of the four trims it offers, along with its Cybertruck.”We ha…

No Radio In Every Vehicle: Tesla’s Next Act?

NEW YORK — On the eve of the NAB Show New York conference and expo, opening Wednesday at the Javits Center, one auto enthusiast magazine has exposed a pending move from one of the world’s most-recognized EV brands that some have been warning of yet few believed would actually happen. Tesla is taking the next step in removing all radios from its newest entry-level models. As first reported by Streamline Publishing’s Radio Ink, there is neither an…

After AM Cuts, Tesla Dropping FM Radio From Entry Level Models

After removing AM radio from its electric vehicles, Tesla is now taking the next step in its quiet retreat from broadcast: eliminating FM radio altogether from its newest entry-level models, even as lawmakers in Washington push to keep AM tuners mandatory.