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Elon Musk’s “secret master plan” for Tesla has always been to offer less expensive and higher volume vehicles – going down market with each new generation. At the moment, Tesla is undoubtedly a luxury carmaker with its less expensive model currently selling for $71,500.

The automaker’s third generation platform – starting with the Model 3 at $35,000 – is the next step in Musk’s plan and will certainly expose Tesla vehicles to more people, but it remains a luxury vehicle or at least a mid-luxury vehicle comparable to a BMW 3 Series or Audi A4.

Whether Tesla would remain a luxury brand or go further down market with its next generation, the one that will follow the Model 3 platform, wasn’t completely clear until now. While talking with the Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen last week, Musk made a clear statement that the 4th generation will be even more affordable:
 



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