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Tesla opens Model 3 RHD orders in UK, deliveries set for June
Tesla has opened its Model 3 online configurator for UK customers, finally offering the much anticipated all-electric midsize sedan for the country’s right-hand drive (RHD) market. All US-market variations are available for UK customers to design and reserve, including the Model 3 Standard Range Plus, Long Range, and Performance. Deliveries are set for June, according to estimates provided on Tesla’s website during the ordering process.
The Model 3 configurator in the UK reflects battery range estimates that differ slightly from the ranges listed in the US thanks to variations between Europe’s and the US’s regulatory body testing procedures. Europe’s WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure) gives the Model 3 Standard Range Plus a 258 mile estimate (US 240 mi); the Long Range 348 miles (US 310 mi); and the Performance 329 miles (US 310).
Prices for all UK Model 3 variants are approximately $10,000 more than the US versions, and no savings estimates are included in the primary configurator listings. However, estimates are given at the bottom of the ordering page and clearly distinguished as “before savings” and “after savings”, as is the case for the US and several other non-UK customers.
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- Model 3 right-hand-drive (RHD) debuts in the UK. | Image: Tesla
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- Model 3 right-hand-drive (RHD) debuts in the UK. | Image: Tesla
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- Model 3 right-hand-drive (RHD) debuts in the UK. | Image: Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last week that UK customers would be able to place their Model 3 orders around “May 1 or 2”, which has obviously come to fruition as planned. Musk additionally said that Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong (also RHD markets) would follow shortly thereafter. After initially estimating an RHD launch in mid-2018, things look to now move quickly in those markets. Also mentioned by Musk was Tesla’s plan to cover all of Eastern Europe by the end of this year.
Tesla’s launch of the RHD Model 3 looked to be imminent after a test version was spotted driving on a California highway near the all-electric car maker’s headquarters in late March. The sighting followed the discovery of registered VIN markers a few weeks prior indicating the variant had been produced. Tesla originally debuted the Model 3 (left-hand-drive) in the UK in July 2018 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, making the opening of the country’s online configurator a long time coming for prospective customers.
The Model 3 was purposefully designed with a symmetrical nature to streamline multiple driving configurations. This approach means that minimal retooling and engineering for right-hand-drive is required, according to Musk. Now that Tesla has a fair amount of logistics under its belt, the UK and other RHD market customers may benefit from a more streamlined manufacturing and order fulfillment process.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2026 on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what the company reported compared to what Wall Street analysts expected.
The earnings results come after Tesla reported a massive beat on vehicle deliveries for the second quarter, delivering 489,126 vehicles and building 451,758 cars during the three-month span.
This was a major shock for those on Wall Street as they anticipated somewhere around 400,000 deliveries for the quarter, and showed Tesla still has plenty of demand for its vehicles around the world and in the U.S. despite losing the $7,500 EV Tax Credit last year.
Tesla Q2 2026 Earnings Results
- Non-GAAP EPS – $0.33 reported vs. $0.53 expected
- Revenues – $28.236 billion reported vs. $26.4 billion expected
- Free Cash Flow- -$1.092B
- Profit -$ 4.751B
Tesla (beat/missed) analyst expectations, so the market response to the company’s quarter is what we will look for next.
Tesla shares closed today down just over 1 percent, trading at $374.01.
In the past, it has been anyone’s guess with what Tesla shares will do after they report earnings. Strong quarters have resulted in sharp drops, while lackluster quarters have seen the stock shoot up considerably.
Tesla will hold its Q2 2026 Earnings Call in about 90 minutes at 5:30 p.m. on the East Coast. Remarks will be made by CEO Elon Musk and other executives, who will shed some light on the investor questions that we covered earlier this week.
You can stream it below. Additionally, we will be doing our Live Blog on X and Facebook.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call https://t.co/zZS6ii2TWK
— Tesla (@Tesla) July 22, 2026
Tesla is about to make parking in busy parking lots at businesses and other points of interest less stressful than ever by allowing drivers more control over where they park and how, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X.
Tesla has been working to improve the parking performance of vehicles utilizing the Full Self-Driving suite, but now it is looking to add more customization, allowing drivers to choose the specific space they park in, but also potentially the orientation the car pulls into the spot:
It’s coming soon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2026
Musk has reiterated on X twice over the past several weeks that Tesla is working to make things with the FSD suite based more on the driver’s specific preferences and behaviors that were seen in past drives.
Essentially, it sounds like if you tend to park away from a business to avoid other vehicles, Tesla FSD will soon recognize that preference of yours and start parking further away as well. Additionally, the prospect of assigned parking spaces has been something many owners have voiced concerns about.
Living in a community with assigned parking spaces makes using FSD incredibly difficult as it will rarely park in the correct spot when there are so many to choose from. This is also pertinent in work settings where there are sometimes assigned parking spaces.
The updates to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite in terms of listening to driver preferences with parking are also extending to routing. Tesla announced yesterday that with the release of its 2026 Summer Update, it was adding Automatic Navigation and Preferred Routes:
Tesla reveals 2026 Summer Update with crazy fixes to Nav and more
Tesla has always maintained the idea that any human input is bad input, and that, ideally, Tesla Full Self-Driving will always make the right decision. Of course, this is all in theory, but the issue is that so many of Tesla’s interventions have come because it does something that is not necessarily wrong, but perhaps not what the driver would prefer.
Taking these preferences into account will help Tesla alleviate some of the potentially unnecessary interventions that drivers perform.
Tesla is starting to prepare for the launch of the Optimus robot in its smartphone app, new coding strings show. Elon Musk has referred to Optimus as what will be the greatest-selling product of any kind of all time, and now, Tesla is getting ready for its launch.
Tesla’s smartphone app had several first-time mentions of the Optimus program, according to Tesla App Updates, who intially reported on the appearance. Here’s what they found:
A Dedicated “Robot” Phone Key Authentication
Tesla is working on a Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE, authentication that is specifically for robots. This does not only apply to Optimus, though, as Robotaxi, which is Tesla’s autonomous ride-hailing platform, might also identify vehicles within the fleet as robots as well.
Tesla shows rapid teardown of Model S and X lines, paving the way for Optimus at Fremont
Essentially, pairing your phone as a key to anything Tesla identifies as a robot to a “whitelist” of authorized devices. Optimus, Robotaxi, or other products that fall into this category will only respond if the device trying to communicate with it is authorized.
This is a great security feature that will eliminate at least face-value and low-level threats.
Home Data Collection and System Alerts
This appears to be somewhat of a neural network for Optimus within your house. There will be a dedicated screen that asks for consent to collect both video and spatial data while Optimus performs in-home tasks. Everything from vacuuming, washing dishes, dusting, and other activities will be tracked.
There will also be a comprehensive alert system that will track everything from low battery to mechanical issues.
Other Changes
Most of the changes tracked in this particular app update are related to Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update, and include things such as image assets for new features, a preview of the new custom wraps feature, and other unique features.
You can check out our coverage on what is included with the 2026 Summer Update here:
Tesla reveals 2026 Summer Update with crazy fixes to Nav and more
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 earnings results: miss on EPS, beat on revenue
Tesla is about to make parking in busy lots less stressful than ever
