Some time ago, Tesla Motors has experienced considerable financial difficulties, so the market success of Model S – a matter of survival.
The company Tesla Motors has announced that for the first quarter of this year has sold 4750 copies of 5-doors Model S, while in February, was a forecast for just 4500 cars. And the demand is on the rise: only recently the Company was selling 400 “S” a week, and now – 500. Apparently, the plan for 2013 in 20 000 units will be exceeded.
Besides, Tesla Motors has told some interesting details about their masterpiece.
5-doors Model S, which recently won the title of 2013 World Green Car, has changed its key feature. Only a few months ago the company started selling the medium variant for the battery capacity (previously on the market was only the most expensive version). Now it became known that the least capacious of conceived three full versions (40, 60 and 85 kW • h) will not be issued. There will be only two variants of batteries – for 60 and 85 kW • h
Top-end version Model S (Performance) price is about $ 100,000. In addition to the impressive nominal power reserve 483 km, it stands out of other electric cars stunning dynamics: acceleration from zero to 97 km / h in 3.9 seconds and pass the quarter mile in 12.371 seconds.