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Over in North America, both the Model 3 and Model Y are offered with five paint choices. Before July 2023, the standard color was Pearl White Multi-Coat. At press time, Midnight Silver Metallic took its place as the only no-cost exterior paint color of the aforementioned five.
This change applies exclusively to the United States, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Canadian markets. Over in Europe, the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover are listed with Pearl White Multi-Coast as the included color. As for China, said color would be Solid Black.
Changing the standard color in North America may be explained by a Tweet from @28delayslater, dated October 2021. The user in question tagged Elon Musk, complaining about the majority of 3s and Ys being white. The self-titled Technoking of Tesla replied that he would present this topic to his team. Approximately two years later, Elon appears to have kept his promise.
As ever, the 3 for the US market is available in three main configurations. The RWD version is listed with a delivery window of between July 2023 and August 2023 with a sticker price of $40,240. Before taxes, optional extras, and the $7,500 federal tax credit for eligible buyers, that is. A similar delivery window applies to the Dual-Motor AWD Long Range, which costs $47,240.
It's the sweet spot of the Model 3's lineup, hands down. The Model 3 Performance serves as the halo with the best acceleration and highest top speed of the bunch. You can make it yours for a cool $53,240, and – once again – the delivery window is July through August.
Being smaller, lighter, and sitting closer to the ground than the Model Y, the Model 3 offers more range across the board, better acceleration, and a higher top speed for the Performance version. The numbers in question are up to 333 miles (536 kilometers) compared to 330 miles (531 kilometers), 162 miles per hour (260 kilometers per hour) compared to 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour), and 3.1 seconds compared to 3.5 seconds to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour).
On July 2, the Texas-based electric vehicle automaker published both delivery and production figures for the second quarter of 2023. The Model 3 and Model Y are listed together with 446,915 and 460,211 units, respectively, of which 5 percent of vehicles are subject to operating lease accounting. The Model S and Model X recorded 19,225 units, 19,489 units, and 8 percent.
Impressive results, alright, but 2023 may prove a bit difficult for Tesla due to Project Highland. That's the company's vernacular for the facelifted Model 3, which is allegedly entering series production sometime this fall. The Project Juniper Model Y should follow in the sedan's footsteps next year, also sometime in the fall.
Switching or modernizing production tools, suppliers to make all-new components, and all that jazz may hinder Model 3 delivery and production figures in the third and final quarters of 2023. With just around 888,000 vehicles delivered in the first half of 2023, the company has a good chance of hitting its 1.8M deliveries target for the whole year. Only time will tell if that's doable, though, due to Project Highland.
Changing the standard color in North America may be explained by a Tweet from @28delayslater, dated October 2021. The user in question tagged Elon Musk, complaining about the majority of 3s and Ys being white. The self-titled Technoking of Tesla replied that he would present this topic to his team. Approximately two years later, Elon appears to have kept his promise.
As ever, the 3 for the US market is available in three main configurations. The RWD version is listed with a delivery window of between July 2023 and August 2023 with a sticker price of $40,240. Before taxes, optional extras, and the $7,500 federal tax credit for eligible buyers, that is. A similar delivery window applies to the Dual-Motor AWD Long Range, which costs $47,240.
It's the sweet spot of the Model 3's lineup, hands down. The Model 3 Performance serves as the halo with the best acceleration and highest top speed of the bunch. You can make it yours for a cool $53,240, and – once again – the delivery window is July through August.
Being smaller, lighter, and sitting closer to the ground than the Model Y, the Model 3 offers more range across the board, better acceleration, and a higher top speed for the Performance version. The numbers in question are up to 333 miles (536 kilometers) compared to 330 miles (531 kilometers), 162 miles per hour (260 kilometers per hour) compared to 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour), and 3.1 seconds compared to 3.5 seconds to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour).
On July 2, the Texas-based electric vehicle automaker published both delivery and production figures for the second quarter of 2023. The Model 3 and Model Y are listed together with 446,915 and 460,211 units, respectively, of which 5 percent of vehicles are subject to operating lease accounting. The Model S and Model X recorded 19,225 units, 19,489 units, and 8 percent.
Impressive results, alright, but 2023 may prove a bit difficult for Tesla due to Project Highland. That's the company's vernacular for the facelifted Model 3, which is allegedly entering series production sometime this fall. The Project Juniper Model Y should follow in the sedan's footsteps next year, also sometime in the fall.
Switching or modernizing production tools, suppliers to make all-new components, and all that jazz may hinder Model 3 delivery and production figures in the third and final quarters of 2023. With just around 888,000 vehicles delivered in the first half of 2023, the company has a good chance of hitting its 1.8M deliveries target for the whole year. Only time will tell if that's doable, though, due to Project Highland.
Good point, will discuss with team. Floki pic tomorrow.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 2, 2021
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