Tesla has bumped the starting price tag of the “midrange” Model 3 from $45,000 to $46,000 less than one week after the new version of the car was announced. The change was first spotted earlier this morning on the company’s website.
A spokesperson for Tesla confirmed the company “made a slight adjustment” to the pricing, but they did not offer an explanation for the change. They added that Tesla will honor the $45,000 price tag for any orders that were already in progress before the increase.
The midrange Model 3 was surprise-announced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week on Twitter. With an estimated 260 miles on a single charge, the rear-wheel drive slots between the higher-priced long-range option (which starts at around $53,000, offers…
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/24/18018736/tesla-midrange-model-3-price-bump
