by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Tesla said Thursday its Model 3 — heralded as an electric car for the masses — is available for order online only, at a price of $35,000 with delivery promised within a month. The announcement fulfills a vision of Tesla founder and chief Elon Musk, who has touted a more affordable electric car as part of his vision of weaning drivers from gasoline-powered […]
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Tesla says European Model 3 deliveries from February
PARIS, France (AFP) — Tesla Motors said Wednesday it will begin European deliveries of its long-awaited mass-market Model 3 electric car from February. A spokesperson told AFP the first to take delivery would be customers who had reserved their Model 3 starting March 2016 if they confirm their order by January 1. The spokesperson said customers would be invited to confirm over the coming weeks, starting Wednesday. Tesla’s mid-size, four-door all-electric family car was first […]
Tesla reports ‘historic’ profitable quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Electric car maker Tesla on Wednesday reported a “historic” profitable quarter driven by demand for its Model 3 aimed at the mass market. Tesla said net income reached $311.5 million on revenue that more than doubled to $6.8 billion in the quarter that ended September 30. Shares in the company leapt 12 percent to $323.25 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures for its fiscal third […]
Tesla aims to calm fears over Model 3 production
by Luc Olinga Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A day after launching one of its cars into space, Tesla moved Wednesday to ease concerns on earth over production delays for its Model 3, the key to future growth for the star electric carmaker. In its quarterly earnings update, the carmaker led by entrepreneur Elon Musk said it is moving ahead toward its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week by […]
Tesla unveils $35,000-Model 3 with range of 215 miles
(Reuters) – Tesla Motors gave a sneak preview Thursday (March 31) of its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car, even though it is more than a year away from production. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the Model 3 in Hawthorne, California outside Los Angeles to hundreds of Tesla owners and the media, saying the vehicle will go into production in 2017 at a starting […]





