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Revision as of 00:00, April 21, 2019
Telsa Model 3 is the next generation luxury electric car from Telsa Motors. The Model 3 is manufactured at the Tesla Factory located in Freemont California, [1]and the batteries are produced at the Gigafactory 1 located in Sparks Nevada. [2]
Features include 220-mile driving range and seating for five adults. Options include all-wheel drive, performance package, and autopilot. Supercharging is standard at any of the thousands of Tesla DC fast chargers located nationwide.[3] Top speed is 132 - 162 MPH depending on the variant.[4] Model 3 arrived for customers starting July 30, 2017. People who paid in full received the first deliveries.[5]
Tax credit
American buyers can qualify for a $7500 Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Credit when purchasing Tesla vehicles. This credit is available to the first 200,000 customers who purchase, not lease, a Tesla car. The full rebate expired on December 31, 2018 and was replaced by a $3750 rebate which in turn will expire on July 31, 2019. [6]
Variants
The Model 3 is available in numerous variants with prices ranging from $39,500 for the rear-wheel drive Standard Range Plus version to $59,500 for the Dual Motor all-wheel drive Performance version. Additional features such as Full Self Driving cost extra.[7]
Sales
The Model 3 was unveiled on March 31, 2017. [8] Less than a month later it was announced the car had received nearly 400,000 orders with down payments of $1000. [9] On July 2, 2018 Elon Musk announced that the Model 3 had reached the production milestone of 5000 cars per week. [10] According to Bloomberg, as of late April 2019, Model 3 production has reached an estimated 236,824 units, which is approximately 5820 per week. This sales volume makes it one of the best-selling sedans in the U.S.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/factory
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/gigafactory
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/supercharger
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/blog/35000-tesla-model-3-available-now
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/09/take-a-look-at-the-very-first-production-tesla-model-3/
- ↑ https://www.autoblog.com/2018/11/15/tesla-model-3-orders-ev-tax-credit-timeline/
- ↑ https://www.tesla.com/model3/design#battery
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4VGQPk2Dl8
- ↑ http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/tesla-elon-musk-model-3-orders/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/tesla-hits-5000-a-week-model-3-production-goal/2018/07/02/a3306ca0-7e48-11e8-b660-4d0f9f0351f1_story.html?utm_term=.fc1ce3220e44
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-tesla-tracker//