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Tesla estimates the Model Y RWD will have 260 miles of range and cost $43,990. Prior to the RWD version, Tesla had a base Model Y AWD (all-wheel drive) that cost $47,490, or $3,500 more than this ...
Overall, Tesla claims HW3 has 2.5× improved performance over HW2.5, with 1.25× higher power and 0.2× lower cost. [34] HW3 is based on a custom Tesla-designed system on a chip called "FSD Chip", [35] fabricated using a 14 nm process by Samsung. [36] Jim Keller and Pete Bannon, among other architects, have led the project since February 2016. [37]
A rear-wheel drive version, announced for delayed production not before 2025, will be equipped with the single permanent magnet motor on the rear axle. [71] In late 2021, Tesla contemplated adding a quad-motor option, but it was not offered when the production vehicles were brought to market in late 2023. [74]
In December 2019, Tesla offered Long Range dual-motor Model 3 owners who had software version 2019.40.2 the option to purchase a US$2000 "Acceleration Boost" software upgrade enabling a Sport driving mode, [186] advertised to reduce 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time from 4.4s to 3.9s. Road testing confirmed better-than-expected acceleration with drivers ...
Tesla is currently offering a $2,410 incentive for the Model 3 RWD in Southern California, meaning the price for this car including all tax incentives drops it to an astounding $22,830 if the ...
Tesla said this type of design cut costs by 50% and reduced factory footprint by 40% — which will all be part of its upcoming next generation 3 platform design.
In April 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla had purchased the two biggest casting machines in the world to cast the Tesla Model Y rear chassis and crash rails. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In January 2021, Musk stated that the rear chassis of the Tesla Cybertruck would be produced using a casting machine larger than 8,000-tonne-force (80,000 kN).
A Tesla Model 3 at a Tesla collision repair center (Tesla) Owners of other vehicles can go to any number of service shops and use genuine parts — or third-party parts — to repair their cars.