At the Tesla Model 3 production vehicle reveal tonight, Tesla shared the official pricing and range of the two versions of the Model 3 initially available to customers. It will come in Standard at the base $35,000 price tag, which will feature 220 miles of range. The Standard trim is no slouch and will speed along from 0–60 mph in a mere 5.6 seconds, up to a top speed of 130 miles per hour.
Editor’s Note: Tesla Model 3 production is supposed to begin today. No, the Tesla Fremont factory will not be pumping out Model 3 electric cars in the hundreds or thousands today. However, the people and machines that will hopefully be doing so in one year will be getting their muscles warmed up today. The Alien Dreadnought is wakening from a deep slumber after being put together by Victor Frankenstein Elon Musk, JB Straubel, and some relatively unknown characters from Panasonic. It is a momentous day, so we thought it was a good time to share this interesting writeup from Charles Morris of EV Annex.
In response to numerous reports in the mainstream media that conditions at the company’s Fremont manufacturing facility are possibly unsafe, a Tesla spokesperson recently commented that journalists are being used by the United Auto Workers union to discredit the company, and to aid in its unionizing efforts.
The new master plan for Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing facility, submitted by the company to the Fremont Planning Commission, suggests that Tesla may end up doubling the size of the facility over the coming years. To be more specific, the plans show that Tesla could end up adding as much as 4.6 … [continued]
With the Tesla Model 3 reveal just around the corner, analysts are getting itchy and curious about the performance of Tesla stock over the next few months. To get a better feel for the progress Tesla is making in preparation for the Model 3 launch, Wall Street insiders are heading over to … [continued]
With Tesla Model X production still ramping up and only a handful out on the streets for folks to catch a glimpse of, seeing a video of the elusive X in the factory without any clothes on caught my eye. I don’t style myself a voyeur but I am a sucker for this … [continued]
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By Jeff Cohen Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to tour many automotive assembly plants. As a child, I saw 1965 Ford Mustangs assembled at the Ford River Rouge factory in Michigan. When I became a General Motors executive and the brand manager of the GMC Jimmy/Envoy, I visited several GM assembly plants, … [continued]
