The Tesla Model 3 has broken all predictions set for it once bookings for the car opened.
has broken all predictions set for it once bookings for the car opened. Tesla’s founder tweeted that on day 1, the American company took 1,80,000 preorders for the car, which came up to USD 7.5 billion. 10 hours later, they gathered 2,32,000 orders, which comes up to USD 9.5 billion.
Tesla has seen huge crowds at their stores worldwide for booking the car
“Model 3 orders at 180,000 in 24 hours. Selling price w avg option mix prob $42k, so ~$7.5B in a day. Future of electric cars looking bright!”, Elon Musk tweeted on April 1st at 9:41 PM. Elon Musk also announced that they would definitely have to rethink their plans for production. Currently, Tesla sells around 50,000 cars every year but with more powerful versions of the Model 3 coming, they could soon be producing a million units of the model. They would also have to grow their Supercharger network.
This is the American company’s cheapest car
The Model 3 was launched a few days back and it is the cheapest car on sale by the American company. Starting at USD 35,000 the electric car will accelerate from a standstill to a 100 kmph in less than 6 seconds. The car has a range of 350 kms. Tesla stores around the world are reporting huge crowds and long queues outside the showroom for booking the vehicle. For the first time, Tesla has opened bookings in Indiaas well. The booking amount for the car is USD 1000. The Tesla Model 3 competes with the Audi A4, Jaguar XE, Volvo S60, BMW 3-series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
The Model 3 gathered 2,32,000 bookings in just 34 hours worth USD 9.5 billion
Along with the Model 3 sedan, Tesla also sells the Model S sedan and the Model Y SUV.
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