tesla started taking reservations for model 3 on march 31, 2016.
tesla started taking reservations for model 3 on march 31, 2016.
when did tesla start taking reservations for model 3?
march 31 , 2016
on the morning of march 31, 2016, tens of thousands of people waited in lines to place the refundable deposit to reserve a model 3 for 2017 delivery. during the model 3 unveiling event, tesla said that over 115,000 people had reserved the model 3 in less than 24 hours prior; more cars than tesla had sold by that time. 24 hours after opening reservations, tesla had advanced orders for over 180,000 cars. two days later, tesla said they had 232,000 reservations.
tesla model 3
the tesla model 3 was unveiled on 31 march 2016. with pricing starting at and an all-electric range of , the model 3 is tesla motors first vehicle aimed for the mass market. before the unveiling event, over 115,000 people had reserved the model 3. , one week after the event, tesla motors reported over 325,000 reservations, more than triple the 107,000 model s cars tesla had sold by the end of 2015. these reservations represent potential sales of over . , tesla motors has sold almost 125,000 electric cars worldwide since delivery of its first tesla roadster in 2008. tesla reported the number of net reservations totaled about 373,000 , after about 8,000 customer cancellations and about 4,200 reservations canceled by the automaker because these appeared to be duplicates from speculators.
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