Elon Musk Just Shared Photos of the First Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3

After teasing that the Tesla Model 3 was headed to production last week, Elon Musk tweeted out a photo of SN1 on Saturday night. Earlier this month, Musk tweeted that the Model 3 was headed to production after passing the last round of regulatory requirements with flying colors. The Model 3 serial number 1 (SN1) was slated to roll off the production line on Friday, and based on Musk's photos it looks like that goal was met. In terms of customer's expectations, if the photos of the sleek new Tesla are any indication, they've likely not just been met, but exceeded.

The most anticipated Tesla model yet, the Model 3 will be the most affordable electric vehicle to date. By the end of the July, at least 30 Tesla customers will have theirs in hand: Musk indicated in earlier tweets that the first 30 preorders would be fulfilled at a party on the 28th of this month.

For the other 400,000-some people who preordered (and anyone else hoping to snag one for $35,000), Tesla's aiming to produce 20,000 Model 3's each month by December — a goal they'll reach gradually, starting with 100 produced by August, then 1,500 by September. While it might seem like an ambitious timeline, it's hardly the most ambitious a company of Musk's has undertaken. And with the help of the legion of robots at the Tesla Gigafactory (where the Model 3 batteries are being manufactured), the Model 3's rollout will no doubt continue right on — if not ahead of — schedule.