So, if all goes well, by the end of 2017 Tesla will be selling:
Given that they received 180,000 orders (back by a $1,000 deposit) in the first 24 hours, if they can pull this off, they may truly be changing the car industry. That means that Tesla just raised an additional $180,000,000 to invest in developing the product.
Watch and marvel at the Silicon Valley car company that did not exist a few years ago.
- a $35,000 5-pax car, with a 215mile+ electric range
- front and rear trunk (boot), and more interior space than anything close to it in size
- 5-star safety on every test, super low CG
- single giant screen to control everything (no mechanical switches, making the interface fully SW customizable)
- full autopilot HW, with all safety functionality standard
- backed up by 7,200 supercharging locations and 15,000 destination charging stations (at hotels, restaurants, etc)
- 411 Tesla-owned (not dealers) stores for service and delivry
- full web ordering at a single firm price
- Sub 6-sec 0-100Km/h acceleration even in the base mode
- AWD, 300 mi+ and sub 4-sec acceleration available as options
Given that they received 180,000 orders (back by a $1,000 deposit) in the first 24 hours, if they can pull this off, they may truly be changing the car industry. That means that Tesla just raised an additional $180,000,000 to invest in developing the product.
Watch and marvel at the Silicon Valley car company that did not exist a few years ago.