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Driving Teslas Model 3 Changes Everything
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Bloomberg
Posted: August 6th, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-31/driving-t...
If youve ever driven Teslas flagship vehicle - the $140,000 Model S P100D - youve experienced an unparalleled version of driving power. Zero to 60 in 2.3 seconds punches you back in the seat. Some people live for that feeling. Im not one of them. After taking one of the first drives of Teslas new Model 3 last week, I came away thinking that CEO Elon Musk has finally delivered an electric car for the everyday road tripper like me. The Model 3 still has plenty of pickup, [and] gets a stunning 310 miles on a charge. The fact that this car still looks, drives, and feels like a Tesla - at a starting price of $35,000 - shows how far the Silicon Valley automaker has come. At current battery prices, Tesla is setting a new standard for value in an electric car. Since Musk handed over keys to the first 30 cars on Friday, Ive heard a lot of people trying to compare the Model 3 to GMs all-electric Chevy Bolt. Although theyre similarly priced and both run on batteries, the parallel ends there. The Bolt is basically an economy gasoline car thats been electrified; the Model 3 is, well, something altogether different. Tesla aims to sell 500,000 electric cars next year. The bigger battery is a gamechanger. Only one other electric car in the world has broken the 300-mile range barrier: the most expensive version of Teslas Model S, an ultra-luxury car that starts at $97,500. The new Model 3 has won Tesla the trophy for cheapest range for the money, defeating the $37,500 Bolt, which is outclassed by the Model 3 in virtually every category.
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