Tesla Model 3 is officially unveiled. Ilon Musk talks about 115 thousand pre-orders

It seems that Tesla really managed to interest buyers with the new Model 3 electric car model. Despite the fact that from April 1, you can order a new product on the site, many customers have chosen to turn their notebooks to a real one. As already reported on Geektimes, people took their places in the queue a couple of days before the announcement of the electric car. Some even lived in tents. Everything, as before the release of the new iPhone.

As expected, the presentation of the new items was made by Ilon Mask himself, who spoke about the features and capabilities of the new car. He also said that at the moment Tesla has 115 thousand pre-orders for the Tesla Model 3. As for the characteristics of the vehicle, they should be liked by many, although they cannot be called outstanding.


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So, the range of the electric car is 346 km, and in 6 seconds the car accelerates to 100 km / h. In the future, according to the head of Tesla, these characteristics will be improved. In addition, the novelty gets the autopilot. And although he does not turn the electric car into a ro-mobile, the help to the motorist will be rather serious.

The cabin can comfortably accommodate 5 people (adults).



As mentioned earlier, the first Model 3 will begin to flow to the buyers at the very end of 2017. So it will take a long time to wait.

In order for the owners of electric vehicles to feel confident on the road, it is planned to increase the number of Supercharger charging stations. Now there are about 3.6 thousand, in the near future there will be more than exactly two times. All versions of Model 3 support the standard Supercharger.

The cost of the basic version of the electric car is $ 35,000. This is without taxes.






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According to the company, the success of the new model depends largely on the “Gigafabrika battery”. The increase in battery production leads to a reduction in the price of batteries, which means the company can make a profit.

The current presentation is only the first part, Musk told far from all the surprises that a buyer would expect. Continuation of the performance will take place closer to the date of release of the electric vehicle.