The head of the company Tesla Ilon Mask is traditionally active in social networks on Sundays, because even a busy schedule implies some relief on this day, and its founder uses the company to communicate with consumers . As explained by the resource Electrek , last Sunday evening found the Mask on board the airliner - he was heading to the launch site in preparation for the launch of the next Falcon 9 rocket, which will be held this week. The presence of several hours of free time prompted
the eccentric billionaire to discuss with the audience plans for the production of electric vehicles.
First of all, he made it clear that the Model Y crossover on the Model 3 platform will be released in a few years, and not immediately after the sedan, as many expected. The crossover is more compact than the Model X, retains the rear lift doors, and its annual circulation can reach 500,000 or one million copies.
If we talk about the Tesla Model 3, then this electric car will have a version with a drive on both axles not earlier than next year. Mask promises that the production of such modifications will start in 6-9 months. Accordingly, the fastest version of Tesla Model 3 will appear only next year.
Along the way Ilon Mask admitted that the size of the wheelbase Tesla Model 3 would allow installing traction batteries with a capacity of 75 kWh on the electric vehicles of this model - most likely, they will be enough to move one charge over a distance of more than 500 km. However, the older Tesla Model S will still surpass the novelty in terms of autonomous run duration .
The head of Tesla also admitted that the Model 3 will not receive the projection display, and since the electric car will be deprived of the traditional instrument panel, all relevant indications will be displayed on the central display and the screen diagonal of 15. "This controversial decision Mask explains by the orientation towards the early introduction of" autopilot "- in Automatic mode, the driver does not have a particular need to often look at the devices.
Mask incidentally admitted that he would continue to ride on the personal sedan Tesla Model S and after the release of Model 3, and he called the entry-level model inferior in terms of functionality to the flagship sedan of the brand. He called on Tesla Model 3 customers not to wait for the appearance of all the same functionality that Tesla Model S offers. Related Products :
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