Tesla’s planned release that’s a stripped-down version of the Model Y has been delayed, so it looks like the company’s Robotaxi will have to save the day.

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.

Wall Street has pinned its hopes on a cheaper car - promised by the end of the first half of this year, to revitalise drooping Tesla sales.