In an increasingly competitive market, Customers are increasingly being disputed by horsepower, kilometre and cent.So our motto is to cover all the competition bets. Tesla, although it continues to lead the electric car market comfortably in Europe and the United States, is no longer alone, which has prompted it to pay attention to the competition. Especially Models like the BMW i4, which offers the least expensive versions with just one motor in the rear, but with two different battery capacities. (In this case, 84 and 70 kWh), prompting Tesla to start covering its offering as well as providing accumulators with different capacities.
The new version of the Model 3 is called Long Range Rear Wheel Drive (LR RWD), which is synonymous with the large battery and just one motor mounted on the rear axle.which falls under the scope of the brand $5,000 less than the LR AWD version.With all-wheel drive and two motors for a total output of 498 hp (0-100 km/h in 4.4 seconds and 201 km/h). But in contrast, the new LR RWD is marketed $3,500 over Model 3 RWDwhich only uses a less powerful engine (283 hp) and a smaller 60 kWh battery (6.1 seconds and 201 km/h). Extrapolating from the Portuguese situation, where the LR AWD model sells for €50,490 and the rear-wheel drive for €41,990, The new LR RWD can be offered for around €45,500.away from the €64,750 of the equivalent BMW i4, the eDrive40.
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But perhaps the most interesting feature of the new 3 LR RWD is its autonomy.which has not yet been approved according to the European WLTP method, but will certainly be higher than that announced by the LR AWD, which claims a range of 678 km in Europe between charges (equipped with the 18-inch wheels fitted as standard), and even more compared to the Model 3 RWD, which has a 60 kWh battery and lasts 554 km. Since the values approved by the North American EPA method, which are more demanding than the European method, give the LR RWD an advantage of 35 km over the LR AWD, A range of around 700 kilometres can be expected for the Model 3 with a 75 kWh battery and a single motor.
It should be remembered that the Model Y initially only offered a version with rear-wheel drive and a smaller battery, but soon completed the range with a second version with a single-shaft motor and a 75 kWh battery. With the competition heating up, everything suggests that it is time to strengthen the Model 3 range.
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