Tesla has begun delivering Model 3 to Europe. What does this mean for Russian buyers?

The first batches of Model 3 sedans began to arrive in Europe. In this regard, the head of the company, Elon Musk, decided to independently check how things are going with the supply of electric cars and visit several European cities. For Russian buyers, the appearance of the European modification of the Model 3 is good news, since they are more adapted for use in Russia than American models.

Detailed. Last week, the first shipments of the Model 3 arrived at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. January 9 that he “had just left Zeebrugge” and was going to go to the Dutch Tilburg, and then visit the corporation’s offices in Amsterdam and Oslo. The head of the company, Elon Musk, decided to personally control the delivery of sedans, who wrote on his Twitter on

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1094232094912512000

The cost of an electric car will differ by country - for example, in Belgium it will cost about 58.8 thousand euros, in Germany - 55.4 thousand euros and France - 53.5 thousand euros.

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Musk expects the European market to be one of the key markets for the company and help achieve annual sales of sedans at the level of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars. The main problem with the Model 3 is that Tesla cannot produce enough electric cars, notes Bloomberg . According to agency estimates, since July 2017, the company has produced just over 192,000 sedans (an average of about 5,000 vehicles per week). The company's other concern is cutting subsidies for electric car owners in the US market, which will inevitably push up Model 3 prices for US buyers.

“In Russia, everyone was waiting for European modifications, since, unlike US modifications, they are covered by a European guarantee and they can be charged from European three-phase sockets,” Igor Antarov, managing manager of the Moscow Tesla Club (a community of Tesla owners) told The Bell earlier. in Russia). According to him, in February-March, we can expect the appearance of a noticeable number of Model 3 on the roads of Russia. He did not name the number of pre-orders, but noted that there were more than 10 of them.

Liana Faizova