Since Tesla established a factory in Shanghai, the sales volume of its Model 3 has soared, with a single month wholesale volume of 20,000 vehicles for 10 consecutive months, and the cumulative wholesale volume in 2021 reached 272,972 vehicles, second only to Wuling Hongguang MINIEV in the new energy market. In addition to the Tesla Model 3, the domestic Tesla Model Y is the peak of its debut, since the launch of the standard endurance after-drive version, the monthly sales of up to 33,500 vehicles, but also became the month's sales crown.
The popularity of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y has also allowed Tesla to accelerate the pace of development, and will launch a cheaper Tesla Model Q in the future. Recently, overseas social media platforms revealed that Tesla Model Q will be officially listed in 2023, and the starting price of the market is expected to be 24,990 US dollars (about 158,500 yuan).
Judging from the exposed pictures, the new car will be a pure electric compact hatchback, which is significantly smaller than the Model 3 positioned as a mid-size car. In terms of appearance, the new car continues the simple design language of the Tesla family, the overall shape is relatively rounded, and the double "L" type headlights are very sharp and have a high degree of recognition.
The body side is still designed with hidden door handles, which further reduces the drag coefficient. In addition, it is equipped with a large multi-width wheel, but it seems a bit out of place.
Model 3 interior
The interior has not been exposed, but with reference to Model 3 and Model Y, basically is commonly known as the "rough room" design, the overall is very simple and neat, there is no use of too much decoration, even the dashboard has been saved, only equipped with a large size central control screen, all the functions are basically concentrated on the screen, looking quite futuristic, but I believe that many users do not like this, do not know whether model Q can improve it.
Model Q rendering
The new car is expected to be sold in China at the same time, and will be equipped with blade batteries supplied by BYD, and the battery pack will also become part of the main structure of the body, thereby greatly reducing the weight of the body and further improving the vehicle's endurance. It is understood that the new entry-level model of Tess will also be equipped with advanced automatic driving technology, and even fully automatic driving.
In terms of power, the new car is expected to be available in three models: standard, long-lasting and high-performance, as well as two different powertrains, single or dual motors. The mileage is not yet clear, but considering the demand for domestic cars, the personal guess is that the mileage is between 400-600 kilometers, if the endurance is too small, it is basically cool.
As for the domestic price, for reference, the 2022 Tesla Model 3 starts at $39,940 (about 253,300 yuan) in the U.S. market, which is the price after the California subsidy, and if you don't count the local subsidies, the actual starting price is $44,990 (about 285,400 yuan).
The domestic 2022 Tesla Model 3 starts at 265,652 yuan after subsidies, relatively speaking, the domestic version is cheaper. Therefore, in the future, after the Tesla Model Q is domestically produced, the starting price is expected to be about 150,000 yuan, at which time, other pure electric vehicles will be trembling.
At present, in China's pure electric car market, compact hatchback models can be described as a handful, a large reason is that the Chinese people do not like hatchbacks, like many fuel vehicles have been discontinued hatchbacks, only sedans are retained, Mazda OnkSella is a typical example. Of course, the public does not believe in evil, launched the ID.3, the price range of 15.9888-17.3888 million yuan, will be the biggest competitor of Model Q.
Although many Chinese people do not accept pure electric vehicles at present, and at the same time, they are all kinds of accusations and insults against Tesla, but the trend of automobile development is like this, just like everyone did not understand Jobs's launch of the full-screen iPhone before. Now, more than a decade later, Apple has become the world's most valuable company, and Tesla is currently the most valuable company in the automotive industry. So there are some things we can't accept right now, but don't look at them in a different light.