Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model 3 is an electric five-seater sedan manufactured by Tesla. The model was presented on March 31, 2016. 3 Tesla Model developed on a new platform that is different from that used in Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X. The vehicle is manufactured at the company’s main plant in Fremont, California, with batteries and electric motors supplied by Gigafactory.
Options and Features
The first version of the Tesla Model 3 is equipped with an increased capacity battery (Long Range, LR), one motor (rear, RWD), and a “premium package” with a total cost of $ 49,000. Model 3 with an increased capacity battery accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 5, 6 seconds, has a power reserve of 354 km.
The “premium package” includes a glass roof, improved trim and seats, automated side mirrors, and a premium audio system. As options, it is proposed to pay extra: $ 5000 for an improved autopilot, $ 3000 for the (future) full self-driving capabilities, $ 1500 for 19-inch wheels, and $ 1000 for any color except black. This version has been in production since mid-2017.
Since mid-2018, a version with two motors has been produced (AWD, from $ 54 thousand, 0-100 km / h in 4.5 s) and a version with improved performance (Performance AWD, from $ 64 thousand, 0-100 km / h for 3.5 s). Both versions come with a “premium package” and extended battery capacity and have a range of 310 miles (500 km).
In Q4 2018, the Long Range RWD version with a rear engine was replaced by the “intermediate” Midrange (MR) version, which differs in a shorter range (260 miles = 420 km), a slower acceleration (100 km / h in 5.6 s) and a lower cost. – from $ 45 thousand.
In the basic configuration, the car is equipped with a standard battery (Standard Range, SR), has a range of 220 miles (350 km), and accelerates to 100 km / h in 5.6 s. Production of the base version with a standard battery starting at $ 35,000 is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2019.
Sales
The Tesla Model 3 was the company’s first model aimed at the mass market. The number of pre-orders (worth $ 1000) for this electric car exceeded 232,000 2 days after the presentation (March 31, 2016), and amounted to more than 500,000 in the summer of 2017. The selling price is set at $ 35,000, but some of the first buyers will be able to receive a federal tax deduction of $ 7,500.Government support extends to the first 200,000 electric vehicles of any manufacturer sold in the United States.
Tesla Motors sold 125 thousand cars by the end of March 2016, of which only a part fell on the domestic market. The total number of Tesla cars sold in the United States reached 200,000 in the third quarter of 2018, respectively, buyers who received Tesla by the end of 2018 will receive a full tax deduction of $ 7,500. For cars purchased in the first half of 2019, the deduction will decrease to $ 3750, and in the second half of 2019 to $ 1875.
Due to the tax deduction, as well as logistics and the excess of demand over the supply (a huge number of pre-orders), the first deliveries of Model 3 outside of North America will begin no earlier than Q1 2019.
In 2021, a shortage of chips and a large supply of Tesla cars led to a paradox: in the secondary market, the Model 3 is more expensive than a new one from the cabin. In October 2021, the base version costs 42,000 dollars.