Elon Musk Says The Tesla Model 3 Will Cost $35,000 (Again), Won't Be Out Until 2017

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More boring corners of the Internet are going nuts over a bunch of tweets that Elon Musk sent out last night. Tesla’s entry-level electric car, the Tesla Model 3, will sell for $35,000 (we knew this), it’s going to be unveiled in March, which means it’s delayed (we know Tesla does this), and production will start in 2017 (we’ll see about that).

As far as being able to buy one goes, that’s realistically 2018 at the earliest, as Elon Musk says it’s dependent on Tesla’s battery factory getting built:

Anyways, the first production Tesla Model Xs will be delivered in just a few weeks.

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