The new model Tesla electric car will cost 35 thousand dollars

Recently, Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, revealed some details of the next generation of Tesla electric cars that are due to appear in 2017. This car will be called Tesla Model 3, the price of the car will be 35 thousand US dollars (30 thousand pounds sterling for the UK).

An interesting story is connected with the name of the car: the new electric car was supposed to be called the Tesla Model E, but Ford intervened. It turns out that this company even filed a lawsuit against Tesla Motors, which won, having received the right to the name “Model E”.
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Anyway, it's not about the name. The third generation of the car will be presented in 2016, and will go on sale in 2017. Most likely, cars will be created from scratch, rather than based on the modified Model S and Model X platforms.



Due to the reduced size of 30%, respectively, and reduced weight. It turns out that the car will consume less energy, which means that the battery will last for longer distances than before. According to Elon Mask, a distance of 360 kilometers (200 miles (which can be covered with maximum performance) (that is, without much energy savings) is guaranteed.

Musk also spoke about the work on the new battery for the Tesla Roadster, thanks to which the distance that can be covered on one battery charge will increase to 640 kilometers (approximately the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco).

Via autoexpress