据外媒mashable报道,在发布即将上市的Model X两年后,
特斯拉于7月15日发布下一代电动汽车:
特斯拉Model III。
特斯拉创始人伊隆·马斯克在英国汽车新闻网站的采访中,宣传这款车的命名和设计。
马斯克告诉AutoExpress新车型将命名为Model III,现在
特斯拉汽车有三个型号:S III X。
据报道,Model III设计定位直接与宝马3系列竞争。看看两辆并排的赛车就会明白马斯克为什么认为
特斯拉Model III 将会与宝马3系列有一个公平的竞争;这款汽车都是极简设计,去除了这个品牌的高端血统。
马斯克称,“我们本来想将它命名为Model E,随后福特起诉我们说它想使用Model E的代号。我以为这太疯狂了,福特想灭人欲(性)。”
特斯拉汽车如果增加车型代号Model E,与之前的车型Model S和Model X,正好可以拼出一个单词“SEX”。“因此,我们必须想出另一个名称。”
据报道,这款汽车将采用
特斯拉美国超级工厂(Gigafactory)生产的廉价
电池,预计2017年将提高产量。
马斯克称,Model III将是
特斯拉最经济型汽车,售价仅35000美元,续航能力200英里,将在2017年上市。
外媒原文如下:
Just two years after announcing the upcoming Model X, Tesla revealed on Tuesday
the car that will follow in its footsteps: the Tesla Model III.
Company founder Elon Musk announced the car's name and design in an interview with
a UK-based car-news site.
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"The new model is going to be called Model III," Musk told AutoExpress. "We'll have
three bars to represent it, and it'll be S III X!"
The Model III is designed to compete directly with the BMW 3 Series, according to
the report. Looking at both cars side by side, it's easy to see why Musk thinks the
Model III will have a fair shot against the BMW 3 Series; both are minimalist in design,
while losing none of the high-end pedigree attached to both brands.
"We were going to call it Model E for a while, and then Ford sued us saying it wanted
to use the Model E—I thought this is crazy, Ford's trying to kill sex!" Musk said, referring to
a model-naming sequence that would have spelled out "sex" when adding the would-be
"Model E" to its predecessors, the Model S and Model X. "So [I thought] we'll have to
think of another name."
The vehicle will reportedly use cheaper batteries manufactured at Tesla's U.S.-based
Gigafactory, which is scheduled to ramp up production in 2017.
Musk said the Model III, which will be Tesla's most affordable car yet at just $35,000,
will have a range of 200 miles, and will go on sale in 2017.
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