Rumors a couple of Tesla Mannequin Q, a sub-$30,000 electrical automobile, are rising in China because the automaker is predicted to unveil a couple of vehicles early subsequent 12 months.
Earlier this 12 months, we reported that Elon Musk had canceled plans for brand spanking new, cheaper Tesla automobiles constructed on the brand new ‘unboxed’ platform, also known as “the $25,000 Tesla.”
He has as an alternative pushed for two new car applications that incorporate a few of the options of the brand new platform, however they’re nonetheless based on the Mannequin 3/Y platform – a lot in order that they are going to be constructed on the identical manufacturing strains.
These at the moment unnamed new automobiles are anticipated to be cheaper than Mannequin 3/Y, which at the moment begin at $43,000 earlier than incentives. They’re anticipated to be launched within the first half of 2025.
Now, some reviews from China claim that Tesla nonetheless plans to launch a brand new car on the unboxed platform – though we stay skeptical.
Extra particularly, the reviews alleged that Tesla’s head of investor relations, Travis Axelrod, revealed that the brand new car goes to be referred to as ‘Mannequin Q’:
Through the investor assembly with Deutsche Financial institution attended by Tesla’s Head of Investor Relations, Travis Axelrod, Tesla introduced formal plans to launch a brand new car referred to as “Mannequin Q” within the first half of subsequent 12 months.
In addition they declare that it’s codenamed “Redwood” and can be 15% smaller and 30% lighter than Mannequin 3.
It’ll additionally reportedly be outfitted with a LFP battery pack obtainable in 53 kWh and 75 kWh configurations in addition to single and dual-motor variants.
It’s anticipated to be priced at lower than 30,000 USD (218,000 CNY).
Electrek’s Take
I give little or no credibility to this report. It could be extraordinarily shocking for Tesla’s IR head to disclose this info to a financial institution.
Moreover, Tesla confirmed that it doesn’t plan to make a car on its unboxed platform apart from the Cybercab for now.
Tesla is predicted to launch the 2 new EVs within the first half of 2025 so there could be some confusion with these.
Lastly, Mannequin Q can also be a horrible title.
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