The event was timed to coincide with the key handover ceremony for the first 30 buyers of the Model 3 electric car.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the number of pre-orders for the affordable electric car has already reached half a million, and its starting price is 35 thousand dollars. By the end of this year, the California plant in Fremont plans to produce 20 thousand such cars monthly.
The main difference between the "three" and the larger Model S is not only the dimensions, but also the absence of a traditional instrument panel. The driver sees all data on the central display, which is installed in a horizontal orientation.
The standard Model 3 configuration can cover up to 350 km without recharging, and acceleration to 100 km/h takes 5.6 seconds.
The top Long Range version offers a range of 500 km and accelerates to 100 km/h in about 5 seconds. The maximum speed of such a car is limited to 225 km/h, and its price starts from 44 thousand dollars.
