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Alot of companies have the technology, but it's Tesla (like Apple) that makes it fashionable, and perhaps, eventually the rule, instead of exception. Is the Tesla 3, the Ford Model A of this century?
Tesla's Model 3 Electric Car Gets Requests for 180,000 Vehicles on First Day of Ordering - WSJ
Vehicle is expected to get at least 215 miles of range from a single charge
By John D Stoll - April 1, 2016
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Tesla's Model 3 Electric Car Gets Requests for 180,000 Vehicles on First Day of Ordering - WSJ
Vehicle is expected to get at least 215 miles of range from a single charge
By John D Stoll - April 1, 2016
+VIDEO
LOS ANGELES— Tesla Motors Co. secured about 180,000 reservations during the first day of ordering for the Model 3, with initial demand for an electric car that won’t go on sale for at least another year shattering expectations.
The tally was updated Friday in a tweet by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk. Thursday, the Silicon Valley auto maker showed the car for the first time to a crowd of about 800, made up of Tesla owners, federal regulators and electric-vehicle enthusiasts, packed into a hangar near Los Angeles. One attendee waved a lightsaber, made popular by Star Wars, during a presentation.
More fans joined a launch event in Amsterdam staged during the early morning hours.
Sustained enthusiasm for Tesla’s business model, reinforced by a recent rebound in the company’s stock price, comes even as gasoline prices remain around $2 per gallon in the U.S. Most auto makers have seen cheap fuel prices boost demand for SUVs and pickup trucks, which consume more gasoline.
Shares of Tesla rose 1.9% to $234.16 in midday trading Friday in New York. Earlier in the session, the stock traded as high as $247.90.
In a speech Thursday, Chief Executive Elon Musk referred to the smaller electric car as the capstone of a “secret master plan” that was crafted years ago to popularize electric cars. During a test drive for attendees, Tesla Vice President Doug Field said the Model 3 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make attractive electric vehicles more widely available.
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