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Tesla Model 3

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Tesla Model 3

The electric sedan that mainstreamed EVs/Cars & Road Vehicles

The Tesla Model 3 helped prove that electric cars could be desirable, not just virtuous. Its battery pack alone weighs about 480 kg, which is more than the entire curb weight of the original 1908 Ford Model T. Progress is heavy.

Measurements

Overall length4.72 m
3.37Broom lengths
156AirPod lengths
135Walnut diameters
Width (mirrors folded)1.85 m
1.5 tenthsT-Rex body lengths
9.24Plier lengths
Height1.44 m
2.77Human forearms
1.2 hundredthsSki jump hills
721 millionDNA helices
Curb weight1,761 kg
3.5 trillionParamecia
5.5 octillionCaffeine molecule weights
3.52Grand pianos
Top speed74.6 m/s
11.1School zone speeds
2.76Falling cats
149Escalators

About 268 km/h (Long Range)

Battery capacity284 million J
569 millionFarts
105Car batteries
272Glazed donuts

79 kWh usable

Peak motor power366,000 W
16.3 millionthsThree Gorges Dams
203Dishwashers

366 kW dual motor

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