History of the electric vehicle Model X, together with several variants of the Tesla Model S line-up. 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 car maximum tax credit allowed by the US Government is per car. Compared with internal combustion engine vehicles, electric cars are quieter and have no tailpipe emissions, and, often lower emissions in general. Charging an electric car can be done at a variety of charging stations, these charging stations can be installed in both houses and public areas. The two best selling electric cars, the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S, have EPA-rated ranges reaching up to and respectively. , there are over 4 million all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars in use around the world, of which, 2.6 million were