Tesla has released a big paid software upgrade for the new Model Y, bringing the Acceleration Boost to the updated version of the electric SUV in Canada and the United States. While the new Model Y can now get you off the line faster than before, the Model 3 is still missing the feature in North America.
Tesla launched the new Model Y earlier this year, with the first deliveries in the U.S. taking place in March, and in Canada soon after. Those first deliveries were of the Launch Series, which included all paid options, like paint or wheels, in the base price of the vehicle. This wasn’t limited to physical options, but also software options like Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Acceleration Boost.
Now that Tesla has stopped production of the Launch Series and started deliveries of the regular Model Y, the company has now introduced Acceleration Boost as a paid upgrade.
According to a post from Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) on X, Acceleration Boost is now available from the mobile app and costs US$2,000, adding about 100 horsepower and resulting in a 0-60mph time of 4.2 seconds, down from the stock 4.6 seconds for the Long Range All-Wheel Drive (AWD) variant.
We have yet to see any reports of the Acceleration Boost from Canadian owners, but we presume it is also available north of the border, and if pricing follows the legacy Model Y, it will cost C$2,700. If you see it in your app, let us know.
BREAKING: @Tesla has released the “Acceleration Boost” paid software upgrade for the refresh 2026 Model Y (Juniper).
— Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) May 4, 2025
It adds about 100hp and reduces 0-60s time from 4.6s to 4.2s. It’s probably the best value in automotive performance on the market. pic.twitter.com/fhybdbajHB
What About Model 3 Acceleration Boost?
What’s interesting about the introduction of Acceleration Boost for the new Model Y is that the upgrade is still unavailable for the new Model 3, at least in North America.
Tesla started deliveries the new Model 3 over a year ago in Canada and the United States, just a few months after its debut in China, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets. However, it wasn’t until November 2024 when Tesla added the Acceleration Boost for the redesigned Model 3, but only in those international markets, reducing the 0-100km/h time from the stock 4.4 seconds to 3.8 seconds, a significant improvement.
Despite suggestions that it would launch in North America soon after that, it still hasn’t appeared, now six months after it first appeared, and more than a year after the redesigned Model 3 first debuted. It seems strange that Tesla would bring it to the new Model Y just a few months after its introduction, but still leave it off the menu for Model 3 owners in North America more than a year later. Hopefully this means it will be arriving soon.
