According to the managing partner of New Street Research, the new car is expected to be officially released at the opening meeting of the investor day on March 1 (domestic time is about March 2), and is expected to go on sale in the second half of this year. According to another analyst at Guidehouse Insights, the new car may only be launched in the Chinese market, which also means that the Model 2 model may be sold exclusively for the domestic market.
According to Elon Musk, building a $25,000 electric car "is a dream from the beginning of the company's founding." At the same time, the new car is expected to start production at the Shanghai plant in the third quarter of this year at the earliest, and the starting price of the domestic market is expected to remain at about 150,000 yuan, and it will also compete with pure electric models such as BMW i3 and BYD Seal in the future.
According to the managing partner of New Street Research, Tesla's new Model 2 model size will be reduced by 15% compared with Model 3 models, its overall body mass will be reduced by 30%, and the battery volume will also be reduced by 25%, and the design, architecture and manufacturing innovation of new cars will also reduce the manufacturing cost of Model 2 by about 37%, which will mean that the gross margin will exceed 20%.