There are a few new Tesla stories this week, and I’m rolling them all together here into a Tesla news sandwich for you. There will probably be another Tesla story pop up before I get this published. If so, we’ll get that one tonight or this weekend.This morning, Tesla sent out an email to people on its email list to let us know there’s a new Model 3 option on the market. That’s the Model 3 Long Range with rear-wheel drive .
What is actually being offered in this case? “Travel up to 363 miles on a single charge and enjoy the performance and handling of our rear-wheel drive powertrain for longer,” Tesla writes. “Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive is here, starting at $29,990* after federal tax credit and estimated gas savings.” That was the full pitch in the email.
Of course, it also tells us that Elon Musk’s estimate for when a robotaxi prototype could be ready was overly optimistic, and one even has to wonder if it wasn’t a rush announcement without much or any prep actually leading to it. Was it just a sudden announcement to distract from dropping vehicle sales at Tesla? Was it based on rapid progress in FSD and confidence that now was the time to finalize a vehicle design for robotaxi service? Maybe we’ll get a report on that at some point.
However, version 12 was the exception. With version 12, FSD did improve by leaps and bounds and got much more natural in its driving behavior. It still runs into problems, but it’s far, far better than it was previously.
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