It appears that Tesla’s much-anticipated Model 3—the brand’s popularly priced model that is supposed to combine a 200-mile range with a $35,000 starting price (after tax credits)—will be much-anticipated a little longer. Following in the torpid footsteps of the oft-delayed Model X crossover, the market debut of the Model 3 has slipped from 2017 to 2108.
-This news comes from the blog insideEVs, which published a slide from Tesla’s recent presentation at a conference in Washington, D.C. The slide shows a 2018 debut for the Model 3, but responding on Twitter to the report, Tesla communication chief Ricardo Reyes said “we still plan to show the Model 3 in 2016 and begin production in 2017.”
-Of course, if the company begins production in late 2017, deliveries might well commence in the early part of 2018.
-General Motors must be cheering this news, since it could give Chevrolet’s entry-level EV, the Bolt, a longer moment in the sun before facing off against Tesla. The Bolt, which also promises a 200-mile range at a similar price point, is currently scheduled to arrive in 2017 as a 2018 model.
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As we have previously reported, the Model 3 will come in more than just a sedan body style—it will be offered as a crossover as well. There’s no indication yet whether the crossover would appear at the same time as the sedan, or whether it would come later. Or, well, much later.
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