New cheap Tesla for $ 25,000: This is so far known about the Model Q

?? Cheap Tesla could start in 2023
?? Three versions are to be produced in China
?? BYD suspected as battery partner

Tesla boss Elon Musk himself announced a new member for the Tesla family in 2020 and has fueled the rumor mill about it again and again, keeping hopes alive for a small, inexpensive entry-level model from the electric car manufacturer. “One of the things that worries me the most is that we don’t have a really affordable car, and that’s something we’re going to have in the future. We need cheaper batteries for that,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Battery Day 2020. However, he is “confident that we can build a very, very convincing electric car for $ 25,000”.

Model Q instead of Model 2

Elon Musk has not been more detailed so far. So far, the car manager has not commented specifically on the equipment or the production circumstances. A press report in the CnEVPost has now fueled speculation about the new entry-level Tesla and even leaked the possible model name: It should be called “Model Q”, after “Model 2” had been discussed as a working title – a name that Musk probably put it aside at the last shareholder meeting. “Yes, the Model 2 is not a car. There is no Model 2,” said the Tesla boss at the event in October when asked.

Three versions from China

According to the report, the only visual difference between the Model Q and the Model 3 is its sportier rear end, and there are also three different drive options, a concept that is already known from other Tesla models. You should be able to travel 400 kilometers with one battery charge. In addition, the medium says that the vehicle should accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 3.9 to 6.9 seconds. CnEVPost cites US$ 24,990 as the expected purchase price. The vehicle could go on sale as early as 2023.

The new member of the Tesla family is to be produced in Tesla’s China plant in Shanghai, which had already been suspected in advance. It is not yet known whether the supposed Model Q will be produced for the Chinese market or sold worldwide, but Tesla’s China boss Tom Zhu recently spoke in an interview with Xinhua Net that the baby Tesla will be for the global market was planned.

Does competitor BYD take care of the battery?

Tesla’s own battery technology is not expected to be used in the Model Q yet. Instead, with the Buffett investment BYD, a battery partner should have been brought on board, according to the report. Accordingly, Tesla wants to use blade batteries from BYD’s battery subsidiary for its new low-price model, which the company also installs in its own vehicles.

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