Tesla will launch a new, cheaper entry-level car. It might be called a hot hatch, with a 250-mile range and a hatchback cloak
Tesla has several upcoming vehicles in the pipeline, the latest being the Tesla hatchback that will be a huge success, versus models that haven’t made much progress in bringing it to the market. We’re talking about the popular Tesla Cybertruck, the next generation Roadster, and the Tesla Semi. However, there has also been talk of a smaller, cheaper Tesla, and perhaps a $25,000 compact hatchback, with a hot, compact hatch that will rival the Volkswagen ID.3, Nissan Leaf, and Kia Niro EV.
Set to go on sale in 2023, a new Tesla hatchback will mark a landmark shift for the company away from the luxury electric car segment to an accessible region, building on the massive success of the Model 3 compact saloon in Europe, where it consistently ranks among the best-selling among Electric cars.
A starting price in the US has been suggested around $25,000, which translates to less than £18,000, but Tesla models usually cost a bit more outside their home country, so the selling price is likely to be around £20,000. This would make it the brand’s cheapest model by a large margin, with even the more expensive variant of the Model 3 starting at £40,990.
Such a price shift would be possible through a new type of battery technology developed by Tesla, which is claimed to reduce manufacturing costs by 50% compared to current methods, while providing five times more energy, and with a range increase of up to 16% in range per charge. The compact Tesla hatchback is expected to offer incredible acceleration, as well as a range of at least 250 miles. Tesla says it will follow the Semi, Cybertruck and Roadster models .
The technology was first detailed in a high-profile announcement about Tesla’s battery technologies last year, with CEO Elon Musk saying, “One of the things that bothers me the most is that we don’t have a really affordable car, and that’s something we’ll have in the future. So, we need cheaper batteries,” and Tesla’s next-generation battery technology will give Tesla’s entry-level hatchback production an impressive range for its price.
Serial production of newly designed battery packs will become possible as soon as next year, Tesla said, and because it is ditching the standard “tab” format for items traditionally produced today, they could cost as little as £77 per kilowatt-hour. Production – well below current rates.
As a result, the new entry-level car tends to offer a very competitive range, on par with electric cars from several competing segments. Musk has said on separate occasions that a range of less than 250 miles, even on the notoriously rigorous EPA course, would not meet the “Tesla Standard of Excellence” and is “unacceptably low.” Tesla even went so far as to invalidate the standard range version of the Model Y crossover as a result.
It remains to be seen whether Tesla will offer a hatchback with a battery capacity of less than 50 kWh (its smallest production cell to date), but a shorter-range variant could provide Tesla with an entry point into the increasingly competitive urban mobility market. Meanwhile, a Class 3 long-range version could match the 352-mile WLTP range of the Model 3, which has the largest battery.
So far, Tesla has been unresponsive to the model’s exact final shape and name, referring only to the upcoming “future product” being developed to be followed by production of the semi-Lorry, Cybertruck and sports roadster. But it is very likely that it bears a strong resemblance to the Model 3 and tends to give the name Model 2 as a reference to its entry position.
The Chinese role in the Tesla Hot Hatch
Of course, it’s not just the battery that’s driving down the price of the new Tesla Hot Hatch, CEO Elon Musk has made it clear that he thinks the idea of a future Tesla compact car would be a good idea. In fact, the company has already gone so far as to try to recruit people in China to design the car. More specifically, the car will be designed and produced in China, but will be sold worldwide.
Tesla previously previewed a compact model and design references heavily based on the Model 3, inviting applicants to work at its new research and design facility in China. The announcement stated that the center would design “Chinese-style” cars, but Musk previously confirmed that Tesla would “create a car for sale all over the world” in China.
Elsewhere, European versions of the Model 2 are slated to be produced alongside the Model 3 and Model Y at Tesla’s new German plant, near Berlin, which is due to open – after a series of delays – in early 2022 and is billed as “the largest plant in the world.” It will eventually have a production capacity of 500,000 vehicles per year and will play a key role in the continued growth of the Tesla brand outside of its home market in the United States and China.
Tesla: What will happen and when
It is reported that in the middle of this year, Tesla will present its first commercial electric car, which Tesla described as “the safest and most comfortable truck ever.” The truck was first shown in late 2017, can be booked in the UK for £15,000 and is due to make its official debut later this year when customer deliveries begin.
Price: We expect the 2023 Tesla Model X in standard trim to start at roughly $105,000. A fully loaded Model X Plaid can run upwards of $140,000. The 2023 Tesla Model X continues to be one of the roomiest and most far-ranging electric vehicles available today.
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