The Model 3 costs $35,000, has an all-glass roof and reaches 60 mph in six seconds. It ships in late 2017.
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HAWTHORNE, California — Tesla unveiled it's highly-anticipated Model 3 electric sedan Thursday night during an invitation-only event at the company's headquarters, officially beginning its bid to reshape the mass vehicle market.
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk teased his way through the the car's introduction, showing pictures of the company's past vehicles and talking up specs, before finally getting to the potentially revolutionary point: The car will cost only $35,000.
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The comparatively low price tag for the new all-electric vehicle was widely anticipated, but the announcement nevertheless elicited cheers from the packed crowd.
Musk also drew big cheers when he announced that every Model 3 will have autopilot hardware as a standard feature. The hardware will allow the vehicle move autonomously, using sensors to do things like change lanes and adjust speed. Tesla's Model S features the technology, but many observers assumed the Model 3's significantly lower price would force the company to cut autopilot, at least as a standard feature.
The Model 3's range will be at least 215 miles, Musk also said, and supercharging also will be a standard feature. Supercharging allows the car to power up in a matter of minutes rather than hours.
"It gives you freedom of travel," Musk said of the feature.
The Model 3 is also fast. Musk said it will go from 0 mph to 60 mph in less than six seconds. During a BuzzFeed News test ride, the driver floor it. The car shot forward fast enough to forcefully push the riders back into their seats.
The Model 3, which comes in black, silver and red, also has an all-glass roof and will seat five people comfortably.
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