During a shareholders’ call that followed Tesla’s recent quarterly earnings announcement, Elon Musk "let the cat out of the bag" (as he put it) by stating that the much-hyped affordable Tesla will simply be a trimmed-down Model Y.

A small part most drivers forget about just reminded one Tesla Model Y owner how quickly everything can shut down, even in a car that’s been flawless for years.

We might as well forget about the once-rumored $25,000 Tesla, but hitting the $35,000 mark won’t be easy either.