The dashboard lacks all the customary knobs and diales of every previous generation automobile – it has no speedometer or gauges at all. All the typical features that help drivers navigate the roads have been replaced with a single dial with a single 15-inch touchscreen display that sits in that sits in the center of the dash

  
A video tour of Tesla’s Model 3 car

The Tesla Model 3 was already being hailed as the Ford Model T of the modern age, and now the first look at the electric car’s interior shows just how revolutionary it is.
The dashboard lacks all the bells and whistles of every car to come before – it has no speedometer or gauges at all, and owners never need to use a key – instead relying on their phone.
In addition to the complete lack of a traditional dashboard, even hardware features like air vents are invisible.

All the typical features that help drivers navigate the roads have been replaced with a single 15-inch touchscreen display that sits in the center of the sleek panel on the dash.
The screen provides all necessary information – from speed to the car’s battery life – on the single display, which can be controlled easily using two buttons on either side of the steering wheel or the touch pad.
Musk has even taken to Twitter to tell customers ‘You just won’t care’ that there is no traditional dashboard.
Even airflow from the discreet vents is aimed by moving spots around on the display, where you can divide the airflow to send it past each ear.
‘Model 3 uses two intersecting planes of air for vertical control and lateral fins hidden within the dashboard for horizontal control,’ Musk tweeted.
Something truly unique is that you can use your hands to adjust the wheels to exactly how they should be.

Inside the Model 3: Tesla revealed this video showing the car’s interior

While the screen is centered between the driver and passenger seats where a radio would typically fixed, one test driver said he ‘didn’t have to turn my head from the windshield’ and noted this will take a while for drivers to adjust to.
|Other moving parts have been nixed as well, leading the makers to boast it is ‘virtually maintenance-free.’
The Tesla Model 3 dashboard lacks all the bells and whistles of every car to come before – it has no speedometer or gauges at all and instead boats a single 15-inch touchscreen that controls everything.
It provides all necessary information – from speed to the car’s battery life.
Like Tesla’s other car consoles, it also allows drivers to control everything from the car’s navigation system to its wifi, allowing access to streaming music services.
Even the cars trunk and ‘frunk’ (it’s front trunk) are opened via the interface.

There are also two ‘keycards’ supplied, which can be given to valets or parking attendants.
These use NFC similar to a travelcard to unlock the car and start it.
Over time, they will have the option to pay for iPhone-style updates which will unlock new features and correct any glitches.

Even at its cheap price, the first test drivers have reached a consensus that it still drives and feels like the initial luxury-priced models.
While this is a compact Tesla, it boasts 15 cubic feet and feels big and roomy, according to reviews.

Musk took to Instagram to show off the Model 3’s minimalist interior, posting this image of the car

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Critics are saying that with the Model 3, Elon Musk has finally delivered on his promise of minimalism.
Even at its bargain price, the first test drivers have reached a consensus that it still drives and feels like the initial luxury-priced model’s clever design made it happen – the dash is pulled ahead and pressed down, yet the touchscreen is apart from it and set close to your right hand for easy reach.

The premium version – which costs $5,000 more – has better-grade materials, a wood-veneered dash, 12-way front seats, heated rear seats, side-by-side inductive phone chargers, 12-speaker sound and a panoramic glass ceiling.

The arrival of the Tesla Model 3 has been described as a watershed moment for electric cars, which have long been considered costly, inefficient and impractical.
With a predicted price tag of just £30,000 after government grants, it is comfortably the most affordable Tesla model to come to market.
Just as the Ford Model T brought the internal combustion engine to the masses in 1908, experts predict the Tesla Model 3 will thrust electric cars into the mainstream.

The first 30 models were handed over to customers during a glitzy ceremony at the company’s factory in California last Friday

Musk, 46, told the launch event that he expects to churn out 500,000 Model 3s a year.
He has vowed to radically change the way people drive by taking on well-established car giants with the company’s range of sleek electric vehicles.
He said last week: ‘This is the day we’ve been working towards since the beginning of the company.’
‘If you’re trying to make a difference in the world you have to make cars that people can afford.’
The Tesla Model 3 goes from zero to 60mph in less than six seconds and can cruise for at least 200 miles.
It can be charged from a household plug or from one of Tesla’s roadside charging points.
It has hardware installed which will allow for driverless journeys.
A $53,000 version with a range of 310 miles and even faster acceleration will also be available.