Tesla unveils a Model 3+… that has nothing new
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla dévoile une Model 3+… qui n’a rien de nouveau" in French.
- 16/07/2025 16:34
Tesla makes multiple announcements on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, with a Model 3 named “Plus” reserved for the Chinese market. Are you sure?
For those interested in the news about Tesla, it was indeed surprising to note that the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive Model 3 was not available in China… where it is actually produced.
The error has thus been corrected, with Tesla going all out to curb the collapse of its sales in China since Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States.
The wonder of Tesla China therefore lies in the use of the NMC battery from LG (instead of the LFP from CATL) previously reserved for the Long Range Dual Motor and Performance versions. In Europe, this Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive version promises 702 km. In China, this value rises to 753 km in the mixed CLTC cycle.
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Chinese Puzzle of the Price?
The capacity of this large battery is 78.4 kWh, compared to 62.5 kWh for the Model 3 entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive version. However, this new variant will not pose a real problem in the Tesla catalog.
Indeed, to support its sales, Tesla has already cut its prices. The Rear-Wheel Drive is priced at 235,500 yuan, or 28,375 euros. The Long Range Dual Motor is listed at 285,500 yuan, or 34,400 euros. There is little room to add an additional variant without the competition turning into cannibalization.
Another Chinese-specific feature for the Dual Motor Model 3: the Boost option is offered, meaning that the all-wheel drive version already accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, compared to 4.4 seconds in Europe. The Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive settles for 5.2 seconds, which is already extraordinary compared to the rest of the production autonomy, especially thermal.
Why has Tesla not marketed this version earlier… and why is it doing so now? Strange.
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