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The starting price of the new Model 3 is 12% higher than that for the rear-wheel drive version of the Model 3, according to a Reuters calculation. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) said it expected to start delivery of the refreshed Model 3 in the fourth quarter.
Tesla also touted a longer driving range for the refreshed Model 3, its best-selling electric sedan launched six year ago, with a standard version estimated to run 606 km (377 miles) per charge and a long-range one that can run 713 km, the website showed.
Reuters first reported last November that Tesla was developing a revamped version of the Model 3 in a project codenamed “Highland”, aiming to cut production costs and boost the appeal of the model and planned to start mass production in September 2023.
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