Tesla to launch $25,000 electric car without steering wheel in 2023?

By Team Newsable | First Published Sep 6, 2021, 12:53 PM IST

The $25,000 Tesla electric car is believed to be a new electric hatchback that the company plans to manufacture in China at Gigafactory Shanghai and ship internationally.

Elon Musk, the tech tycoon, is said to have informed Tesla staff that the automaker's previously promised $25,000 electric car will be unveiled in 2023. According to electrek.co, the CEO indicated that it could not even have a steering wheel. Musk has stated that this new pricing point is made possible by Tesla's new battery cell and battery production efforts, which may decrease battery prices by more than 50 per cent. The $25,000 Tesla electric car is believed to be a new electric hatchback that the company plans to manufacture in China at Gigafactory Shanghai and ship internationally.

Meanwhile, Tesla intends to sell power directly to consumers in the United States. The EV manufacturer has applied to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas to become a "retail electric provider" (REP) through its subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures. In Australia and the United Kingdom, Tesla presently provides a retail electric plan to integrate residential energy storage.

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