South Africa: Could SA-Born Elon Musk's New Tesla Model Make It in SA?

Last Friday, South African-born engineer, inventor and businessman Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Model 3, which - in his words - "combines real world range, performance, safety and spaciousness into a premium sedan that only Tesla can build." But would a vehicle like the Model 3 be able to work in South Africa? AAISHA DADI PATEL finds out.

Auto-pilot, automatic lane-changing and a totally panoramic glass roof - it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. But the Tesla Model 3 is the latest offering from Musk's Tesla Motors, which designs and manufactures luxury electric cars and electric power products. Retailing at a starting price of $35 000 (around R515 321), the electric car is set to compete in the electrical cars market with the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3, which go for around R470, 000 and R525, 000 respectively in South Africa.

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