New Tesla Model 3 Coming in Late 2023: Report
Elon Musk may have his hands full with whatever he’s doing to Twitter at the moment, but his car company is still developing new (not you, Cybertruck) models. Automotive News reported that Tesla is working on an updated Model 3 sedan, which it hopes will reduce its production costs and give it new charm against newer and less controversial rivals.
The project, codenamed “Highland,” aims to reduce the complexity of the Model 3 by cutting the number of components involved in the production and for the car’s interior. Tesla wants to focus on the features buyers gravitate toward most, such as its large displays.
We’ll also see changes to the car’s appearance, and there should be meaningful updates to its range and performance. According to Auto News’ report, the new Model 3 will go into production at Tesla’s Shanghai and Fremont, CA factories as soon as late 2023.
Tesla tends to leave its vehicle designs alone for longer periods than most automakers, mainly because it can issue over-the-air updates to add new features and improve existing functionality remotely. Its longest-running car, the Model S, got a redesign last year, which brought a polarizing new “yoke” steering wheel and a massive center display.
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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Completely agree. Musk is intelligent but is conceited and is a nut case. Many people who are highly intelligent lack people skills and cannot relate to the average person.
I like Bill from Curious Cars Take On the Tesla--"The Tesla Model Y is an Immature, Overhyped, and Over-Glorified Toaster Oven. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM61mGr_JlA&list=UUuycjuk32uF7nKsaYDBt2EQ&index=50&ab_channel=CuriousCars
Were Musk be able to focus one one project he could dominate. I believe the man to have vision yet he wanders off. His arrogance tells him he can multitask yet there really is no proof
VoGhost--Do you know that several major Chinese companies that make EVs are preparing to set up production facilities in the US. I realize you are a fanboy but Elon is taking his focus off of Tesla. I think you have drunk too much of the Tesla kool aid to believe that Tesla would not eventually have competition especially from the Chinese.
https://capital.com/chinese-ev-makers-aim-to-sell-cars-in-america https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/01/is-chinese-electric-car-whiz-kid-nio-about-to-open-a-factory-in-the-u-s-a/ https://www.asiafinancial.com/china-ev-maker-nios-us-expansion-sets-up-tesla-showdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/26/polestar-china-ev/https://www.asiafinancial.com/china-ev-maker-nios-us-expansion-sets-up-tesla-showdown