Tesla Says Model 3 Orders Top $10 Billion in First 36 Hours Posted by April 4, 2016 Leave a comment on Tesla Says Model 3 Orders Top $10 Billion in First 36 Hours Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the Model 3, which is slated to go into production in late 2017, will sell at an average price of $42,000, including the price of options and additional features.