After ten years of waiting, Tesla has revealed the Model 3, the vehicle that CEO Elon Musk hopes will take the electric car to the masses, The Verge reported.
At the unveiling of the Model 3 on Thursday at the company`s design studio in Hawthorne, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the car will deliver at least 215 miles of range beginning at just $35,000 — that`s a bold claim, and an important one for Tesla to meet. Musk is ”fairly confident” that deliveries will begin by the end of 2017, and ”you will not be able to buy a better car for $35,000, even with no options.” And it will be one of the safest cars in the world, according to Musk, The Verge wrote.
Tesla says more than 130,000 preorders — buyers need to put $1,000 down — have been placed, and that number will continue to rise.
The base car will do 0-60 mph in less than six seconds, with versions that go ”much faster.” Range will be at least 215 miles, but Tesla hopes to exceed those numbers in the final car. All Model 3 cars will include support for Tesla`s high-speed Supercharging network, because ”it`s about going where you want to go,” according to Musk. By the end of 2017, when the Model 3 launches, Tesla says it will have a total of 7,200 Superchargers, double the number available today.
Like the Model S, the Model 3 will come in both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions, and there`s a 15-inch landscape touchscreen inside — an interesting change from the 17-inch portrait touchscreen in the Model S and X. Autopilot hardware is standard, and all safety features will be active automatically. Five adults will fit comfortably — ”comfortably is the important part here,” says Musk.
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