Elon Musk hands over first Tesla Model 3 electric cars to buyers
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With half a million orders for the $35,000, 350km-range vehicle, the upstart carmaker faces its biggest test
Tesla boss Elon Musk has handed over the first of what he hopes will be a mass-market electric car to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of the company's plans to revolutionise the auto industry.
Outside Tesla's factory in Fremont, California on Friday night, Musk showed off the $35,000 Model 3 which has a range of 220 miles (350 km) on a charge that marks a departure from the company's earlier luxury electric cars.
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