***UPDATE – Musk, via Twitter, notes that deliveries of the Performance version should begin soon and says that 100 have been made for test drive purposes. See embedded Tweet below:
@elonmusk Any update on Performance Model 3 production? No VIN yet for my May 20 order; others in same boat. Worried that EPA certification is holding things up. Saw the CARB certification yesterday. Hoping you may have good news for us!
Should be very soon. We’ve already made around 100 Model 3 Performance cars for test drives in stores.
We’ve embedded the Tweet with the CARB certificate below:
We should note that the 455.32-mile rating is not a real-world or EPA figure, but rather it’s based on CARB methodology.
It’s highly interesting to see that the dual-motor variants have a shorter range, according to CARB, than the RWD counterpart, which under the same testing methodology received a range rating of 495.1 miles. We’ll dig deeper into this discrepancy soon.
The Model 3 is still only filed with the RWD Long Range version for 2018. No Certificate yet for the standard battery or AWD so I am guessing that those will not be shipping any time soon.
We should point out that the official figures for the standard long-range Model 3 (non dual-motor, non Performance) are as follows:
City range of 321.9 miles and highway range of 295.5 miles. Combined range works out to 310 miles (the same figures Tesla’s been noting all along), but that figure was “voluntarily lowered” by the automaker
Tesla Model 3 Performance specs according to the automaker:
- 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds
- 155 mph top speed
- Range: 310 miles
Tesla is currently pushing the Performance variant of the Model 3 as it seeks to profit as soon as possible, so it’s no surprise to see this certificate pop up now, as it allows for the vehicle to be registered in California. Look to see a flood of Performance variants of the Model 3 hit California streets in the coming weeks.
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