The new Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive has been revealed as the longest-ranged iteration of the electric saloon to date, offering 436 miles per charge.
That eclipses its 406-mile Polestar 2 rival, and puts it on par with much pricier premium models, such as the Mercedes-Benz EQS.
The new Model 3 is also the most efficient Tesla model ever produced, and one of the most efficient cars on sale, yielding an efficiency figure of 4.96mpkWh.
The American brand has yet to confirm the size of the battery in the new variant, but it is thought to have adopted the same pack as the recently revealed Model Y Long Range RWD, which offers 373 miles of range.
Those extra miles have been achieved through “continued engineering efforts focused on energy efficiency”, said Tesla.
Tesla has set a price of £44,990 for the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, which sits between the £39,990 entry-level Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Long Range All-Wheel drive. Customer deliveries will begin in November.
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Anyhow, big Tesla announcement this week regarding the future path of Tesla and to a large extent the BEV. If it's just the RoboTaxi then Tesla's share price could continue to fall BUT give us what the market wants and needs, a Model 2, then it could affect the market like the Model 3 did.
Doesn't Musk think it's weird for Europeans to go onto the world most valueable car brand website and effectively have just 2 ageing cars to choose from.
Hope the build quality has improved also, we're known especially in the states,just wish they had a bit more character.
It has, change the record.