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Tesla rolls out its first Model 3

The first 30 production versions of Tesla’s Model 3 all-electric sedan will be handed over on July 28. Tesla plans to build 20,000 cars a month by December and 100,000 a month by the end of 2018

5.6 seconds 0 to 100km/h
346km Range on single charge. Option to upgrade to bigger battery
Price: $35,000

Roof: Sheet of glass stretches from front to rear to give sense of openness. Layered glass is designed to block UV rays and manage heat

Wheelbase: 2,900 mm

Aero wheels: New aerodynamic design can boost car’s range by 3-4%

Rear-wheel drive, with future option for all-wheel drive

Global plug-in electric car sales (cumulative, thousand units)

3.13 million plug-ins is just 0.2% – or one in 500 – of all motor vehicles

186,000 Sales of Tesla cars worldwide by Dec 2016. In 2008,Tesla Roadster became world’s first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells

191,700 units Sales in first quarter of 2017, of which Tesla delivered 25,000 vehicles

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (est.)
193
403
723
1,262
2,020
3,130

Sources: Bloomberg, EV-volumes.com, Tesla 

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