Tesla Planning Roadster Successor, Electric 3 Series Rival
by Colum Wood
October 27th, 2011 9:00 AM
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Along with the upcoming Model S electric luxury sedan and a Model X crossover, American electric car maker Tesla Motors is planning a successor to its break out model, the simply-named Roadster. Expected to arrive by 2014, the car will be underpinned by a new “third generation” flexible platform.
The new chassis will be so flexible, in fact, that Tesla founder and CEO Elon Muskhsa said it will be used for a BMW 3 Series rival as well. Calling it a more “mass-market” platform, Musk says it, “will spawn a range of cars in the next four to five years.”
In addition to the launch of the Model S, look for the Model S to arrive next year, possibly followed by a convertible model.
[Source: AutoCar]
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