The most affordable electric car company Tesla Motors will get a 435-horsepower engine.
Tesla will equip its new electric sedan 435-horsepower electric motor, reports Electrek. A detailed price list and lists of specifications are being kept secret. The minimum price tag, as promised the head of the brand of Elon Musk, is about 35 thousand dollars. And given the various tax programs for buyers of electric cars in the U.S. the real price of the car on the home market may be even lower. All the regular models will have the functions of the autopilot and compatibility with fast charging stations Supercharger.
The premiere was held in Los Angeles in early April. The Junior model is designed in the style of the flagship Model S, has a five-seat cabin and a minimalist interior without the dashboard, but with a huge display in the centre console.
The body Model 3 is made mostly of steel, although completely abandon alloy materials engineers did not. Reserve the base Model 3 will reach 340 km, but later there will be also a version with a battery capacity of 80 kWh, with which the novelty will be able to travel without recharging up to 480 km. The dynamic characteristics of the future car is also a mystery, but Musk has promised that even the basic electrostan will be able to accelerate to 100 km/h in less than six seconds.
Previously it was assumed that the car will be called Model E. According to the Mask, letter E fits in well with a number of names S and X. “I said that they need to E to get SEX. However, Ford has decided to sue us in court, saying that he has already registered the name Model E for themselves. As a result, we had to invent a new name,” explained a top Manager.
Tesla Motors, focused on the production of electric vehicles, founded in 2003. Since 2008 delivers on the market of sports car Tesla Roadster. In 2012, the company introduced the sedan Model S. the Headquarters of the manufacturer is in Palo Alto, California. The company employs more than two thousand people.
