Tesla has announced its longest-range variant of the Tesla Model 3 in some parts of Europe. Starting in the UK, this variant will be offered to business customers with a massive 634 km of WLTP range.
It will be known as the 2023 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive and was first reported on Linkedin by Karen Bowen, a Senior Key Account Manager at Tesla UK. It will feature an 82kWh battery normally reserved for two-motor variants of the Model 3.
“To accelerate the electrification of Europe’s B2B fleet, we are introducing a new Model 3 variant that caters to the needs of our commercial customers,” Bowen said in her post.
“Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive combines a segment-leading range of 394 miles (WLTP) with the highest charging convenience, at an entry-level price point from £46,990.”
For comparison, the current dual-motor Long Range All-Wheel-Drive variant is sold in the UK with a 374-mile of range at a price of £50,990. The same variant is also offered in Australia with a WLTP range of 602 km.
It means that business customers will pay an additional £4,000 to get a 20-mile bump in range for long-distance travelling from the long range variant. This makes it the highest range on a Tesla variant currently offered in the UK.
Tesla has not made any announcements of a similar variant being offered to private customers but that may change as they learn more about the used cases of this variant in the UK.
It’s also likely that it will be launched in more markets outside of the UK. Given the UK has a right-hand-drive vehicle market, it could make it to other right-hand-drive markets like Australia, NZ and Japan as well.
The new variant can be ordered by businesses with first deliveries expected to commence in June this year.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.