https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/18/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-tweets-about-35000-model-3-but-not-base-model.html > Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that a new variant of the company's Model 3 electric sedan is going on sale today. > He wrote, "Costs $35k after federal & state tax rebates in California, but true cost of ownership is closer to $31k after gas savings."