The Tesla CEO has shared the first images of the Model 3 fresh off the assembly line. It is actually heading straight to Musk’s garage: Tesla board member Ira Ehrenpreis was the first to put down a deposit but decided to gift the first production vehicle to Musk as a 46th birthday present. The first 30 Model 3 customers will receive their cars at a party on the 28th.



He apparently chose black for the color and the bigger 19″ wheels though his options were supposedly somewhat limited. As he himself confirmed earlier this year, Tesla is limiting the number of options on the early versions of the Model 3 in order to limit the number of possible different configurations to fewer than 100 compared to the Model S’ more than 1,500. Tesla is attempting to simplify the ordering process and the production in order to facilitate the ramp-up of the mass market electric vehicle. More options are expected after they reach higher volumes.

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