Elon Musk announced that the first 30 Tesla Model 3s
will be delivered to their new owners on July 28 during a special ceremony. Musk
kept his promise on announcing the release date of the hotly anticipated Model
3, revealing a few more details at his Twitter page.
He said that their new entry-level model passed all
the regulatory requirements for production two weeks ahead of schedule. The
first customer cars are also delivered around six months ahead of initial
expectations.
Tesla will ramp up Model 3’s production
exponentially, planning to build 100 cars in August and more than 1,500 in
September. The company expects to reach 20,000 cars per month in December. The
new Tesla Model 3 will be priced from US$ 35,000 before incentives, and has
already been ordered by around 500,000 customers. 0-96 km/h will come in 5.6
seconds while the driving range will be over 215 miles (346 km).
First customers of the new Tesla will only be able
to choose the car’s exterior color and wheel size, as the company focuses on
ramping up the production capacity as soon as possible.
