Elon Musk unveils the underside of the production of the Tesla Model 3

Tesla Motors

Frédéric Mercier

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 11:58

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Tuesday, 10 October 2017 11:58

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Despite some delays, production of the Tesla Model 3 is well underway.

For us, the show, the big boss of Tesla, Elon Musk, has released a video on Instagram where you can see a Model 3 on the assembly line. Finally!

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The Model 3 body line slowed down to 1/10th speed

A publication shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) the

8 Oct. 2017 at 15h20 PDT

Impressive, non? It is even more so when we know that production line can work 10 times faster in optimal position. At least that is what Elon Musk advance in the description of the video.

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A car that makes us wait

Unveiled to the public there are already more than a year and a half, the Tesla Model 3 is in its early stages on the production line. Tesla had the ambition to get out 1500 vehicles in its plant during the third quarter of 2017. Instead, only 260 Model 3 were eventually built.

Promising a battery life of more than 320 km at a price of 35 000$ in the United States, the Model 3 is intended to be the first car “affordable” built by Tesla.