Is Tesla planning to manufacture new electric vehicles in 2025?
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Tesla to make new EV?
Tesla has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass market electric vehicle codenamed "Redwood" in mid-2025, according to reports.
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New EV to compete with BYD
Would allow it to compete with cheaper gasoline-powered cars and a growing number of inexpensive EVs, such as those made by China's BYD.
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BYD overtook Tesla
BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top EV maker in the final quarter of 2023.
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Had visioned it in 2020
Musk first promised to build a $25,000 car in 2020, a plan he later shelved and revived. Tesla's cheapest offering, Model 3 sedan, currently has a starting price of $38,990 in US.
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Production to begin in 2025
Tesla sent "requests for quotes," or invitation for bids for the "Redwood" model, to suppliers last year. Production would begin in June 2025.