Tesla Model 3: Scarce Resource
Every green-car fan, it seems, wants to drive a Model 3. The question is: How long will they have to wait to do so? With a shapely design, remarkable performance, a choice of two batteries (220- or 310-mile driving range) and the vaunted, semiautonomous Autopilot (a $5,000 add-on), the Model 3 marks a leap forward in affordable EVs. But with the company “in production hell,” according to cofounder and CEO Elon Musk, only a trickle of Model 3s is emerging from its California factory—despite nearly a half-million names on a reservation list. Tesla says that subsequent orders will take 12 to 18 months to complete, but even that estimate seems optimistic. For such a talked-about amusement ride, long lines are a given.
(Base price: $36,200) 888.518.3752, tesla.com/model3
