{"id":396,"date":"2014-07-22T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interplextransportation.com\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2014-07-25T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T14:52:27","slug":"the-new-tesla-model-3-to-go-on-sale-in-2017-competing-with-the-bmw3-series-model-s-computer-system-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.interplextransportation.com\/blog\/the-new-tesla-model-3-to-go-on-sale-in-2017-competing-with-the-bmw3-series-model-s-computer-system-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Tesla Model 3 to go on sale in 2017 competing with the BMW3 Series. Model S computer system hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"14_Tesla_Model_S\"<\/a>Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk has officially announced the name of their new all electric car in an interview with the UK-based car news site Auto Express: it is called Model III with \u201cthree bars to represent it\u201d.<\/p>\n

Then Musk revealed details about the vehicle<\/a>. It is set to debut\u00a0in 2016 and to be on sale in 2017 competing directly with BMW 3 Series. The new vehicle will be the third generation after the Model S sedan which is on sale right now and the Model X planned to be launched next year.<\/p>\n

The Model 3 will be based on an all-new platform rather than a cut-down version of Model S and Model X. The new technology is an idea of Tesla\u2019s engineering chief Chris Porritt who used to work with Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

The new model will be Tesla\u2019s most affordable car so far at just $35,000 with a range of approximately 200 miles per charge. The size of the new vehicle is reportedly to be 20% smaller than the Model S, a bit like the BMW 3 Series, according to Auto Express. The key to the Model 3 is cheaper batteries manufactured at Tesla\u2019s future factory Gigafactory.<\/p>\n

The factory is scheduled to open in 2020 and the cost to build it is around $5 billion. It is planned to achieve approximately 30% reduction in production costs for Tesla car batteries and it will have a capacity to supply 500,000 Tesla vehicles with batteries per year. They haven\u2019t chosen the location for the factory yet but it will be in one of the four U.S. states: Arizona, Nevada, Texas or\u00a0New Mexico.<\/p>\n

It was also revealed that a range upgrade is planned for the original Roadster. It will get a modern battery with a range of about 400 miles on charge, \u201cwhich will allow you to drive from LA to San Francisco non-stop\u201d.<\/p>\n

Besides, recently Tesla had to prove that its software systems are safe from nuisances like hackers. At a computer security conference that took place in Beijing last week on July 16, a small number of white-hat tech geeks had a chance to win $10,000. The organizers of the SyScan Conference set hackers a challenge: to break into a Model S computer system and manipulate the car’s controls remotely.<\/p>\n

The team of Qihoo, a Chinese internet security company and one of the sponsors of the event, gained control of some Tesla Model S functions: the door locks, the horn and the headlights while the car was in motion. However, Qihoo refused to reveal how they had performed the hack.<\/p>\n

Tesla wasn\u2019t involved in the competition officially, but lessons learned at the conference could make electric cars even safer in the future. Given its models\u2019 high-tech nature, it is not a surprise that the company takes security very seriously. Model S presently has the highest safety rating in the whole car market, boasting a five-star rating from the National Highway Safety Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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