特斯拉备受期待的“平价”电动汽车再次面临延期。尽管特斯拉多次承诺推出更便宜的电动汽车，但项目屡遭推迟。去年底，特斯拉曾表示将于2025年上半年推出新款车型，包括更实惠的车型。然而，根据路透社的最新报道，这款名为E41的平价车型再次被推迟，具体原因尚不清楚。目前预计生产最早也要到今年第三季度到2026年初之间。马斯克曾表示，希望这款电动汽车的价格在25,000美元左右，约为目前Model Y价格的一半。销售额下滑，股价下跌，以及马斯克与特朗普的关系等因素，都可能影响着特斯拉的未来。

🚗 特斯拉的平价电动汽车项目，内部代号为E41，多次被推迟，原定于2025年上半年推出，但根据最新消息，发布时间再次延后。

🗓️ 新的生产时间表显示，这款平价电动汽车的生产最早可能在今年第三季度到2026年初之间开始。此前，特斯拉曾计划在明年生产多达25万辆Model Y平价车型。

💰 马斯克曾设想这款平价电动汽车的价格约为25,000美元，大约是目前特斯拉Model Y价格的一半。然而，具体价格尚未正式公布。

📉 特斯拉的销售额在最近几个月有所下降，股价也随之下跌。这可能与马斯克与特朗普的关系、DOGE项目以及全球范围内的抗议活动有关。在德国，特斯拉的销量暴跌了76%。

Looking forward to Tesla's long-awaited "affordable" electric vehicle? Well, prepare to wait even longer.

For years, Tesla has promised a cheaper, affordable version of its electric vehicles. And each time one of those reports breaks, they are usually followed by news that Tesla CEO Elon Musk "killed" the company's latest affordable car project.

However, the most concrete news of an affordable Tesla came late last year when the company gave an update during its earnings report.

"Preparations remain underway for our offering of new vehicles — including more affordable models — which we will begin launching in the first half of 2025," Tesla said in the report, even doubling down on the timeframe.

So, how's that affordable electric vehicle coming along?

It's been delayed once again, according to a new report from Reuters.

It's unclear exactly why the affordable Tesla model, known internally at the company as E41, has been pushed back this time. Reuters' sources say that the company is still planning to make the vehicle, with production expected to begin in the U.S. soon.

The current timeframe for Tesla's seemingly eternally delayed affordable EV? Sometime between the third quarter of this year and early 2026. Next year, the company could produce as many as 250,000 affordable Model Y vehicles. 

While the price point for an "affordable" Tesla hasn't been revealed, Musk has long talked about an affordable EV for around $25,000, which would be roughly half the price of the current Tesla Model Y. The company may be hoping that a cheaper Tesla would help the company boost sales during a difficult time period. 

Tesla sales have taken a hit in recent months. (And as a result of Tesla's sales woes, Tesla's stock has fallen, too.) The company has experienced blowback from consumers over CEO Musk's relationship with President Donald Trump and Musk's involvement in the federal government cost-cutting project known as DOGE. Tesla protests have become global as well. In Germany, Tesla sales have plummeted by 76 percent. 

Tesla customers are also seeking to get rid of their vehicles through trade-ins and on the used car market at record-highs.