Original Tesla Model 3 2017–2023

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Year by year

2017 Limited production begins in July 2017. The first cars are Long Range rear-drive cars with the Premium Upgrades package required.^1,2
2018 Dual-motor all-wheel drive and the Performance arrive. A white interior is offered from July, first on the Performance and then on every dual-motor Long Range. The Mid Range comes in October. Obsidian Black and Silver Metallic go to special order in September.^2,3,1,4
2019 The Standard Range and Standard Range Plus arrive in March, and the Mid Range ends. In April the Standard Range leaves Tesla's website, and Autopilot becomes standard on every version but the Standard Range.^1,5,6
2020 No major changes.⁷
2021 Shown in November 2020: black exterior trim in place of chrome, a heat pump, a power trunk lid, a wireless phone charger, quieter window glass and more range. Radar is removed in April 2021. The Standard Range Plus is renamed Rear-Wheel Drive late in the year.^1,8
2022 A lithium-ion 12-volt battery replaces the lead-acid one, and the touchscreen gets a faster processor. Ultrasonic parking sensors are dropped in October 2022.^9,1
2023 No major changes.¹⁰