Elon Musk presented the Tesla Model 3

31 July 2017

The Tesla factory was presented to the serial instance of the sedan Model 3

Tesla Motors has finally introduced one of the most affordable electric cars – Tesla Model 3. As and promised Elon Musk, the cost of the machine on the U.S. market will amount to $ 35,000. Tesla Model 3 should be the most popular electric vehicle in the history of American company. The first owners of the Model 3 received the keys personally from the founder of the company. While it's 50 people and they are all employees of Tesla Motors.

The Tesla Model 3 has an electric capacity of 235 HP and a battery capacity of 60 kWh New electric vehicle on a single battery charge drives 350 miles. Up to 96 km/h Model accelerates 3 a little less than 6 seconds and maximum speed is 210 km/h. From the usual outlets new electric car charging slowly – one hour "returns" only 48 km. If recharged at the stations Tesla Supercharger, then half an hour of charging is enough for 209 km And the older models (Model S and Model X) are allowed to charge for free, and here is the Model 3 owners will have to pay for charging.

Unexpectedly for all, Elon Musk has announced a more expensive version of the car – Tesla Model 3 Long Range. Buyers will be able to move in this version of Model 3 on distance of 500 km. the Price of this car will be from  $ 44,000. Have a more expensive electric sedan have a different control unit and the charger. So, for the same half hour, charging from the Tesla Supercharger Model 3 Long Range charged to run 274 km.

In the basic version of the electric sedan contains 8 airbags. Interestingly, in the base set Model 3 included only a small part of the autopilot system, which is responsible for movement the outside lanes. If clients want an advanced autopilot, they will have to pay $ 5,000 for a system that can rebuild the car to maintain its speed or to Park. The autopilot does not require the presence of the driver, will cost another  $ 3,000.

In the cabin of the Tesla Model 3 all the minimum of the dashboard replaced the 15-inch touch screen, which displays all vital information about the car. On the steering wheel, only two joysticks of the control system of the electric vehicle. Main color electric sedan – black, but buyers will be able to order and "metallic" for a thousand dollars. Disks with a diameter of 19 inches customers will be at  $ 1,500.

At the presentation of Elon Musk announced that Tesla Motors has managed to collect more than 500,000 pre-orders for the Model 3. American companies will have to work hard to manufacture electric sedan not behind, attracting potential buyers, considering the price of gasoline competitors, for example, the BMW 3. Tesla Model 3 should become the first mass electric car the American manufacturer, on the plans which we have already mentioned.