Tesla Model 3 News
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Tesla's rollout of the Model 3 has been anything but smooth sailing, and thousands of customers are still waiting for one very important Model 3 variant: the base model. It's the car Tesla CEO Elon Musk has consistently promised would come with a $35,000 price tag and 220 miles of range. Now, Musk has tweeted that those reserving the least expensive Model 3 could see their cars as soon as September. The CEO replied to a Twitter user asking when the base version is scheduled to arrive. Musk explained the factory has to produce 5,000 units of Model 3 per week before the base model enters...
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AWD Tesla Model 3 detailed, Performance model sprints to 60 in 3.5 seconds
Tesla is finally ready to give the Model 3 show more go. CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter early Sunday morning to announce specs for all-wheel-drive and Performance versions of the Model 3. Musk tweeted that AWD Model 3s will feature a dual-motor setup similar to the Model S. Reportedly, one motor...
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Orders start for Tesla Model 3 AWD and performance models this week
For those eagerly waiting to place their orders for the dual-motor/all-wheel-drive or performance versions of the Tesla Model 3, the time has come. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that orders for both variants will open this week. It's unclear if the decision to open orders this week for...
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Dual-motor Tesla Model 3 "probably" coming this summer
Despite production delays since first deliveries last July, Tesla finally thinks it will have Model 3s rolling off the line at a steady pace by the start of the third quarter of 2018. Now, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, its production line should be ready to handle dual-motor (all-wheel-drive)...
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Tesla Model 3 hits 60 MPH in 4.66 seconds, passes quarter mile in 13.3
We know from the Model S that Tesla underquotes the performance of its cars. Heck, we’ve seen a Model S P100D with Ludicrous Plus mode hit 60 mph in a mindboggling 2.389 seconds. So with Tesla stating at the Model 3’s launch last summer that the small electric sedan will do 0-60 mph in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
EPA rates 2017 Tesla Model 3 at 310 miles of range, now find one
Step aside, Chevrolet Bolt EV. There's a new king of the (sort of) affordable electric-car segment. Well, maybe the Bolt EV can stay right where it is for two main reasons. First, there are very few Model 3s on the road at this point due to Tesla's problems with "production hell." Second, no early...
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It appears Tesla CEO Elon Musk wasn’t lying when he said in October the company was in “production hell” due to problems concerning production of the Model 3 sedan. The company on Wednesday announced its results for the quarter ending September 30 and some of the numbers released are worrying, to say the least. The big one is the loss of $619 million. Tesla is in expansion mode but the loss is still a new record. In fact, it is almost double the $336 million Tesla lost in the previous quarter and quite the contrast to the $21.9 million profit the company made during the same...
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Unplugged Performance readies Tesla Model 3 kits
Unplugged Performance has yet to actually dive into the world of tuning Tesla's electric cars, but it's arguably made some pretty cool aftermarket parts for its vehicles. Naturally, after tackling the Model S and Model X, it's turning its attention to the Tesla Model 3. Like most Unplugged...
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Tesla's Musk says air suspension coming to Model 3 in 6 months
Those eager to get their hands on a Tesla Model 3 may be better off waiting until the options list rounds out a tad more. Right now, a Tesla Model 3 is limited to only a few options such as colors, wheels, and the choice between a short- and long-range variant. In fact, colors other than black cost...
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Tesla Model 3's battery-pack size revealed in EPA documents
The Tesla Model 3 has officially begun rolling off the assembly line, but the car will see a staggered launch. Specifically, the Model 3 in production today is what has been named the "Long Range" variant. Now, we have some additional details on that car. Preliminary EPA documents, discovered by...
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Tesla Model 3 to be unveiled March 2016
With a new home battery just hitting the market, the Model S P85D kicking down supercar doors around the world, and a series of drone rockets (nearly) landing on drone ships, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk must be feeling pretty good about himself. By the time next March roles around...
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Tesla Gen 3 sedan to be called Model 3, debut in 2016
Tesla has confirmed via its Twitter account that the car due after the Model X SUV will be called the Model 3. The car will be based on the Californian firm’s third-generation platform and will be shown for the first time in 2016, ahead of a sales launch in 2017. Further information was...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran