Tesla increases the price of its new model

Just days after launching its new cheaper Model 3 with a 'Mid Range' battery pack, Tesla has increased the price of the new version by $ 1,000.

The automaker also makes other changes in its online design studio.

Last week, Tesla with a new battery pack for Model 3.

It was not long-awaited standard battery pack starting at $ 35,000, but it was a new and previously unannounced Mid Range battery pack that reduced the base of the Model 3 to $ 45,000.

The price reduction is badigned to smaller cells in the pack, resulting in a range of 260 miles, according to Tesla.

Now the company updated the Model 3 online design studio last night and the price of the Model 3 with Mid Range battery pack to $ 46,000:

We asked for Tesla to comment on the new version of Model 3, but we were not immediately available to comment. We will update if we get an answer.

Interestingly, the automaker also appears to have reduced the price of the Model 3 with long-range battery pack and dual-powered all-wheel-drive powertrain by $ 1,000.

The starting price is now $ 53,000 instead of $ 54,000 on the online design studio:

Now that the Dual Motor all-wheel-drive powertrain is only available with the Long Range battery pack option, it's unclear what is a price reduction here.

The Model 3 Performance did not get a price change, which was linked to the dual motor powertrain.

Tesla is still advertising a 6 to 10 weeks delivery for the Model 3 with the new Mid Range battery pack.

Electrek's Take

It's hard to justify a change in the configuration.

I badume that it is higher demand than expected.

The good news is that the Long Range with Dual Motor is now at its best price again.

At $ 53,000, it's back to the days when Tesla was only selling the all-wheel-drive upgrade for $ 4,000.

If you have been following closely, we have reported that Tesla changed the price of the dual motor option on the Model 3 on 4 occasions. It looks like this would be the fifth.

Those prices are starting to get annoying. A big part of Tesla 's whole idea of ​​bypbading the franchise dealership model that you did not have to deal with.

At Tesla, everyone gets the same price, but it does not really matter.

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