Tesla Model 3

  • Tesla presentation slide from June, 2012 outlining 'Gen 3' platform variants

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk may have inadvertently announced the name of the electric car company’s planned fifth model, believed to be a high-riding, hatch-like car similar to the Model X but based on a third-generation platform debuting in the Model 3 small sedan due out in 2017. In a recent Twitter post, Musk made mention of a vehicle called the Model Y. But almost immediately after making the post he removed it, leading to speculation that this was more than just a typo. The story comes via Tech Insider (via Green Car Reports), which has a screen capture of Musk's deleted...

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    Tesla Model X Deliveries Start September, Model 3 Design To Be Shown Early 2016

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has released a bundle of information about its future plans in a letter to shareholders outlining its second quarter financial results. In the letter, CEO Elon Musk revealed that production of the Model S reached a new record of 12,807 cars, and that deliveries for the...

  • Tesla Motors 'popup store' to display electric cars, Santa Barbara, CA, May 2015
    Tesla Model 3 To Be Revealed In 2016, Enter Production In 2017

    With Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] having missed some promised deadlines for the launch of its Model X SUV—it’s now due this fall—many industry watchers have become wary of the automaker’s promise that the crucial Model 3 mainstream electric sedan will arrive by 2016. The issue...

  • 2014 Tesla Model S
    Tesla's Gen 3 Sedan To Be Steel-Bodied, Have 'Realistic' Pricing

    Tesla Motors has a very clear plan of action over the next few years. First, it must continue selling its Model S sedan, not just in the States but Europe and China too. Then, it will roll out the Model X crossover. And finally, it will launch a smaller, more affordable electric sedan based on its...

  • 2013 Tesla Model S
    Tesla Eying Asian Production On Back Of Strong Expected Demand For Gen 3 Sedan

    Tesla Motors has made no secret of its plans to move into the Asian market, and the company now says manufacturing plants in both Europe and Asia are on the cards. It's part of a large expansion planned for the electric car startup over the next few years, including new model launches, new...

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011
    Elon Musk Reveals Tesla's Future Plans, Promises Affordable ‘Gen 3’ Sedan In Late 2016

    At its recent annual shareholder meeting held in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Tesla’s CEO and co-founder Elon Musk revealed some insightful details about the company’s future plans and products. As we know, the next model from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will...

  • Tesla presentation slide from June, 2012 outlining 'Gen 3' platform variants

    Talk of an affordable electric car from Tesla dates back all the way to 2009, and we have no doubt the company’s CEO Elon Musk had envisaged launching such a model when he co-founded Tesla back in 2003. Now, with its federal loan out of the way and production of its award-winning Model S slowing ramping up, Tesla’s future model range is back in the spotlight. We already know that Tesla’s next model will be the Model X, a crossover based on the platform underpinning the Model S. The last we heard, the Model X will arrive in late 2014. Beyond this, we should see another sedan...

  • Tesla presentation slide from June, 2012 outlining 'Gen 3' platform variants
    Tesla Presentation Slide Reveals Plans For Second Crossover

    The last we heard, Tesla was planning to launch several new models after the Model S sedan, including the Model X crossover, a small sports sedan to rival the Fisker Atlantic and BMW 3-Series, and a successor for the company’s original Roadster. While the Model X is slated to share much in...

  • Tesla Model S Sedan
    Tesla Going For Mainstream Market With Sub-$30,000 Model

    Tesla plans to launch its Model S sedan and a new sub-$30,000 mass-market model by 2016.

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