And the Tesla Semi too.
Tesla has been able to regularly expand (although with delays that have also been regular) its model offering. First was the 'S3XY' range, which was followed by the controversial Tesla Cybertruck. The Tesla Roadster and the Tesla Semi follow on the list of confirmed announcements, but the most anticipated is the Tesla Model 2, which seems to be manufactured in Germany.
To date, there have only been rumors about the small and affordable model of the American brand (a huge number of them, it must be said), but it has been Elon Musk himself who has confirmed its existence and revealed what its future is.
According to Carscoops colleagues, the CEO of Tesla has been at his German plant, located near Berlin, these days to be seen and talk to his workers, after some activists carried out a fire attack on the factory ago. just a few days.
In it, which lasted about four hours, Musk would have confirmed to his employees that the one called 'Model 2', since there is still no official name for the model, “will definitely arrive in Berlin in the long term.”
This is merely a somewhat vague statement, since he did not give any further details, but it serves as confirmation that there are plans to make the vehicle a reality.
When will that be? It is still unknown, but analysts suggest that mass production would not begin until 2027, so at least a priori the new Roadster would have to see the light of day before.
And, while this will be a 'halo car' reserved for a few, the Tesla Model 2 could be the next “big shot” for Tesla, since it would be the real cheap car that the Tesla Model 3 promised to be and that has finally not finished of being.
Rumors suggest that it would have a starting price of $25,000, which would put it in line with recent announcements such as the Renault 5 or the Skoda Epiq, which aim to cost less than 25,000 euros in their entry versions.
Now, the next big question concerns what type of vehicle it will be. By nomenclature it should correspond to the company's smallest model, surely from the B segment, but it is not clear if it will follow the saloon format of the '3' and 'S', surely adapted to a hatch-back type body, or an SUV small like 'Y' and 'X'.
What's more, more recent rumors indicate that its design would be influenced by the Cybertruck, which would mean that the brand could opt for these marked and radical lines for future members of the family, instead of being an exclusive case for the electric pick-up. .
Musk also left another pill and he pointed out that “I think it makes sense to produce the semi-trailer also in Europe at the Giga Berlin.” In this way, the Tesla Semi would also be manufactured in the Old Continent, although in order to be able to produce both models, the German factory would have to be expanded.