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Hardly any other electric car has been anticipated with so much excitement: Tesla Model 3 is possibly the definitive breakthrough of electric cars and a catalyst for the entire industry. The upgraded base model of the EV pioneer's family sedan starts at $66,000 in Australia (before on road costs) and came onto the Australian market in May 2019.

Reviews & Road Trips

• Can an electric car tow? Tesla owner puts his Model 3 to the test - In response to claims from on high that electric cars cannot tow, owner Peter McBurney puts his Model 3 to the test – with stunning results.
• Tesla Model 3 completes round-Australia trip, and the photos are stunning - Another electric car owner demonstrates the ease with which Australia's vast distances can be driven, while painting not only the beauty of our wide outback landscapes, but also of his vehicle - a Tesla Model 3.
• Tesla Model 3 owner takes his EV for a swim, passes “submarine mode” - Flooding rains hit large swathes of northern Australia and one electric vehicle owner proves that for his Tesla Model 3 at least, a bit of water is not a problem.

News

• Musk shares sublime “Giga Berlin” design as Tesla prepares to lay foundations - Elon Musk tweets design render of new Gigafactory near Berlin at which it plans to make Model 3s and Model Ys for Europe.
• Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUVs land in NZ. Is Australia next? - So close... and yet so far. Three Tesla Model Y SUVs – not yet available to order in Australia or New Zealand – arrive in Auckland for reasons unknown.
• Tesla shelves plans for low-cost Model Y - Musk scratches the cheapest version of the Model Y, saying the proposed configuration would not have delivered enough range.

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