Teslas $ 35,000 model 3 is no longer available for ordering online

All Tesla cars – except the $ 35,000 model 3 – now come with Autopilot, according to a blog post from the company today, which will mean price inflation for the base versions of the cars. $ 35,000 model 3 will no longer be available online, and more features, including heated seats, will be disabled.

Cars that come with the Autopilot standard will cost more than the base models used to – but less than what the option was added would have cost. "For example, Model 3 Standard Plus used to cost $ 37,500 plus $ 3,000 for the autopilot option," says Tesla's post. "It now costs $ 39,500, including Autopilot." $ 2500 more than Standard alone

This price change does not apply to $ 35,000 Model 3 with Standard Range Battery, which consumers will still be able to buy without Autopilot, according to a spokesman, however, this vehicle is no longer offered on the site – the cheapest online option is the Model 3 Standard Plus $ 35,000 model 3 will be limited to 220 miles of software. and music streaming service, navigation and heated seats are disabled, but because it is disabled through software, drivers can upgrade to a Standard Plus at any time, says company Tesla will begin delivering the model 3 standard this weekend, according to the post.

$ 35,000 was meant to be the base price for the model 3 line ever since the announcement in 2016. But Tesla put higher editions of the car into production first, with CEO Elon Musk in 2018, Tesla would "die" if it sold the basic version too early. Musk introduced $ 35,000 model 3 in February, and Tesla started taking online orders for the car then.

Tesla says six times as many as bought Model 3 Standard Plus, which has a range of 240 miles, compared to Model 3 Standard range. So Model 3 Standard will only be available if customers call Tesla or visit a Tesla store. Anyone who has purchased Standard Plus but wants a cheaper car at all can experience the limitations of the Model 3 standard and receive a refund.

The rear wheel drive of model 3 will also only be available over the phone and through stores, the company announced. "We are making these changes to ensure that our online ordering process is focused solely on the three model 3 variants the customers want most," said the company in their mail.

Recently, Tesla has adjusted Autopilot in two packages: common for automatic control on highways and traffic-conscious cruise control, and Full Self-Driving, Full Self-Driving includes the "Navigate on Autopilot" feature that suggests and makes lane shifts, as well as navigating highway exits and exits, the usual package being what will now become standard With all Tesla cars.

Customers will now be able to rent a model 3, even if they will not be able to buy it when the rent is up – Tesla plans to use these vehicles in the Tesla riding company network, says the post. No such network, but Tesla has been more vocal in the last month about the plan for an independent taxi fleet. A week ago, Musk tweeted that a model 3 interior camera existed so that the cars can be used as taxis. "That's where when we start competing with Uber / Lift," he said at that time .