Tesla Model 3 revealed. Coming to India
The new Tesla Model 3 has been unveiled in Hawthorne, California and is said to be the company’s most affordable car. Tesla has also announced that it will take orders for the car from India as well. Elon Musk, the Tesla founder and CEO mentioned in a tweet that online bookings for the Model 3 would commence in countries such as India, Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and Ireland.
The Tesla Model 3 is the fourth car in the company’s model range of electric cars. It will go into production in 2017 and will come with a sticker price of 35,000 USD which is approx Rs. 23 lakh. Expect India prices to be double of that thanks to our customs duties and taxes.
The new Tesla Model 3 can go from 0 to 96 kph in less than six seconds in its most basic form and has a range of 402 km from a single battery charge. The absence of a conventional engine at the front has freed up space inside the cabin as well. The car also gets a single pane panoramic sunroof. 
The Tesla Model 3 gets two boot compartments as also seen in the Model S, one at the front and the other at the back. The Model 3 also gets all auto pilot features and a tablet screen mounted on the dashboard for the infotainment system.
Tesla Motors has revealed that it wants to build 500,000 batteries a year to cope with the demand for the Model 3. Their new Gigafactory in Nevada will make more lithium-ion batteries than all the other lithium-ion production combined.
We hope that the Tesla Model 3 gets incentives that are offered on electric cars once it reaches Indian shores. This would help the Model 3 come with a competitive price tag and encourage more buyers in India.
