While the world continues to hang on for the unveiling of the Tesla Model X crossover, the marque’s other stillborn model, the Tesla Model 3, is expected to be offered as both a sedan and a crossover, The Wall Street Journal reports. Tesla’s chief technical officer, JB Straubel, revealed that such a move will most likely help the brand become more accessible – smart, considering how everyone wants a crossover now.
Unfortunately, details surrounding the Model 3 remain scarce. For now, reports only indicate that the crossover and sedan will debut in 2017. Prices are expected to kick off at US$35,000 (RM131,523). When it does hit the market, the Model 3 range is expected to augment Tesla’s aim of assembling over 500,000 cars annually. Additionally, Tesla is targeting to have a million of its vehicles on public roads by 2020.
At the end of 2014, Tesla Motors sold a total of 56,000 units of its Model S and several thousand more of the Tesla Roadster. If the brand is to achieve its aforementioned goals, it better get to work on unveiling the Model X and 3 range as soon as possible.
On the local front, the Tesla brand is expected to debut in Malaysia at the end of this year – models such as the S 70D and S 85 are expected to lead the way. However, they won’t be available for purchase by the public just yet as the cars will only be made available to government-linked companies via a leasing scheme.
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Hm? How is the Model 3 a stillborn?
Tesla is a company bound to fail just like Proton, with battery reliability issues and even explosion.
Come get our Camry hybrid with continental quality and Malaysian price.
You had a shallow knowledge on what’s been goin on Tesla. Not just a EV they developed, Model S performance set a benchmark for Panamera S and Aston Martin Rapide S, I hardly imagine a human with proper brain will put it with Camry Hybrid and Proton.
Not to mentioned about its design whereby front and boot for storage while electric motor runs underneath the car structure. And what about the car runs through software and gets updated online? Did you Camry operating such way?
Plus, BMW now on their way to chase before Tesla leads the future.
By the way, you heard about supercharge station, what about Tesla’s battery swap? Go Google before Camry Hybrid brochure eats your intelligent.
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http://www.interpatent.de/unsere_innovationen_strom_aus_der_federung_en.html