Other car companies are in various stages of building affordable electric cars. G.M., for example, has been selling the battery-powered Chevrolet Bolt, also priced at $35,000, for several months. Mr. Musk said he was unsure how quickly Tesla could accelerate production to meet the backlog of orders. The Model 3 mimics the sleek styling of Tesla’s considerably more expensive Model S, which is priced well above $100,000. But the new model has an interior look all its own, featuring a spare, wood-paneled dashboard devoid of instruments except a single computer touch-screen.

Source: New York Times July 29, 2017 04:07 UTC