Finally here: The Model 3, Tesla's $35,000 electric game changer

It’s finally here: The Model 3, Tesla’s $35,000 electric game changer. A single black Model 3 rolled off the production line on Friday with a serial number all its own, kicking off a company-defining six months. The car will belong to Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and co-founder, who shared images of it on Twitter over the weekend. 

Tesla has already taken in roughly half a billion dollars in Model 3 deposits, at $1,000 apiece, and its proposed ramp-up schedule would have it rivaling well-established US market peers like BMW and Mercedes by year’s end. The only thing standing between Tesla