Up until now EV’s have been beyond most people’s budgets but Tesla hopes to change all that with the smaller, more economical Model 3. If the carmaker can indeed produce it on budget, it will be just a few thousand dollars more than the price of a normal new car. However, Tesla EV owners also need to invest in a home charging station that costs around US$750 excluding installation costs. This home charging station is expected to charge the Model 3 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes.
Since Tesla hasn’t released any design images or information about the Model 3’s features, interested parties will have to wait until closer to the official unveiling. However, some guesswork is inevitable and the following assumptions have been made based on the larger Model S, including:
However, CEO of Tesla Elgin Musk has counterbalanced these assumptions by saying the Model 3 will be quite different from the Model S. “I really want the Model 3 to be different, not just a smaller Model S,” he says. According to Musk, the Model 3 will be “way different from any other car on the road… (but) in a way that’s really useful and just doesn’t feel like a weird-mobile.”
Critics have said that Tesla faces a huge challenge to balance all the factors of the Model 3: low cost, practicality, good looks and difference. It could also be marketed alongside EV’s from Nissan and General Motors and other carmakers by the time it goes on sale, which could add a cost competitive element to the proceedings.
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Our wheel stops, speed humps and rumble bars meet Australian Standards, don’t fade, and we’ve never needed to replace one.
