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According to media reports, Tesla will lower the price of the long-lasting version of Model 3 in China. In response to this report, Tesla said in an official Weibo post that "the price will remain the same." Tesla said that the first batch of Tesla China-made Model 3 long-range rear wheel drive version has been officially offline ahead of schedule, and will be officially delivered in the near future. After the end of the subsidy transition period on July 22nd, the price of the long-lasting rear wheel drive version of the Chinese-made Model 3 will remain at 344050 yuan.

Tesla's Chinese official website shows that the current domestic Model 3 long-range rear drive version enjoys a subsidy policy of 22500 yuan. After the transition period, as the starting price of the domestic Model 3 long-range rear drive version exceeds 300000 yuan (366550 yuan), the car no longer enjoys subsidies for new energy vehicles. In a sense, maintaining the price of 344050 yuan after the transition period means that Tesla will bear the corresponding price difference.

Tesla announced that the price of the long-lasting version will be maintained after the transition period, which is also a way to reduce the price, but the time of the price reduction is after July 22nd. It is worth mentioning that on May 2, Tesla made it clear that the price of the long-lasting version would not be adjusted based on cost, and in less than half a month, Tesla broke his promise.

Interestingly, under Weibo, where Tesla made it clear that he would not reduce the price of the long-lasting version, some netizens predicted that "it will fall in three months, and the post is the proof." It turns out that this netizen's prediction came true, and another netizen replied at the bottom today that "I overestimate it. On May 14 today, it has fallen in only two weeks." Some netizens said that since they dare to buy Tesla, they must have the consciousness to be a leek.

According to the declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the body size of the domestic Model 3 long-range rear-drive version is the same as that of the imported version, and the length, width and height of the body are 4694/1850/1443mm respectively. Interior decoration, the domestic Model 3 long-range version of the interior compared with the standard upgrade version has been upgraded, such as the addition of rear seat heating, standard floor mats, front fog lights and so on. In terms of power, the domestic Tesla Model 3 long-range rear drive version uses the 202kW (275Ps) permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with a maximum torque of 404N ·m. In contrast, the imported version of the motor parameters are slightly stronger, its maximum power is 220kW (299Ps), the maximum torque is 416N ·m.

The acceleration of the domestic process is largely due to the decline in Tesla's production and sales as a result of the epidemic in the United States. Due to the continuing outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States, the Shanghai Super Factory has become Tesla's only hope of restoring production and sales. At this point, the way of exchanging price for quantity is one of the most effective ways to increase sales, while the long-range afterdrive version of Model 3 has been sought after by consumers to a certain extent because of its high mileage.

As for why Tesla has to "pay out of his own pocket" to subsidize consumers, a large part of the reason is to increase sales. On the other hand, if the price is reduced to the price before the subsidy after the transition period, it is believed that many consumers will cancel their orders, along with the incident of safeguarding the rights of prospective car owners.

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