At the moment they are only rumors, but various local and specialized media have echoed the news. According to an anonymous source, Tesla has already manufactured a first prototype of its future electric compact, a model whose development is taking place in China.
The future compact product line of Tesla has been hoarding covers for several years, although we have not yet had clear information on this range, just a few statements from those responsible for the firm and some alleged insiders. A recent leak in China states that the project is underway and on the right track, as has already passed the initial prototype stage.
An anonymous source has revealed on the social network Sina Weibo that Tesla already has a prototype of its new electric compact, confirming that the project has already passed the initial prototype phase and even that there is already a date to start the production of the first test units.
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In principle, if we pay attention to everything affirmed by the brand in recent years, Tesla will have a composite range similar to the rest of the steps that make up its catalog, as it will be made up of 2 models: a conventional car and a crossover aesthetic model. A scheme that Tesla has followed since the launch of the Model S and Model X.
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Conventional tourism it will be the company’s first hatchback and, in theory, it should be developed and produced in the brand’s new plant in Berlin. While the compact crossover will be developed and manufactured at the Shanghai facility. The latter is precisely the model that stars in these rumors, which come precisely from the brand’s Chinese division.
We don’t really know much about the future compact crossover from Tesla, not even its possible name, but It is expected to have a design very different from the current models of the brandThe few teasers we’ve seen so far advance a new design language for the American firm. Regarding its mechanical configuration, at the moment all the details are unknown.