The long-awaited entry-level Tesla, cheaper and smaller than the Model 3, will likely launch in 2025.
After a bit of back and forth, it appears the idea of a new car that’s smaller and cheaper than any other available model isn’t dead just yet.
As per usual, the automaker hasn’t exactly given too many details about it.
But it’s happening, and there’s good news about FSD as well.
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What’s going on with these ‘affordable Tesla models’
Through the years, Elon Musk has changed his mind about a potential entry-level model about a thousand times.
Conventionally called the Model 2 by fans the media outlets, even though this is a 100 percent just a made-up name, the idea was to build a smaller Model 3, with an MSRP of less than $30,000 or maybe even $25,000.
But then the Cybercab was unveiled, and both Musk and Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said a non-autonomous Cybercab – ie, a smaller model – would never get made.
Musk even went as far as to say that it ‘would be silly’ and ‘pointless‘ to launch a non-autonomous Cybercab equivalent.
But then Musk changed his mind again, presumably because Tesla is feeling the pinch due to the rise of cheap EVs from China.
As it turns out, a new entry-level Tesla, potentially called Model Q, will indeed be available at some point later this year.
Good news for FSD
In the latest earnings call, Tesla shared some interesting news regarding FSD, Full Self-Driving.
For starters, as promised, unsupervised FSD will be available in Austin, Texas, and it’ll work sort of like an Uber-style service.
Elon Musk described it as a ‘full service’ experience.
The second bit of good news, also about FSD, is the fact that Musk’s company confirmed several automakers are interested in licensing this technology.
Tesla hasn’t named any brand in particular, either because they can’t or because they just don’t want to, but that doesn’t matter much.
We’ll find out soon enough.
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