Tesla Model 3 · Engine family

Tesla Model 3 Electric

The electric Tesla Model 3 carries no combustion engine — its drivetrain is decoded from the VIN as a battery-electric build. We decode it on 240,039 VINs across 26 factory builds, and 6,833 of those cars are on sale today at a typical $26,990.

Fuel
Electric
Fitted
2017–2026

◷ Updated August 30, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$26,990
Typical asking price, cars with this drivetrain
6,833
On sale today, electric
2017–2026
Model years it was fitted
26
Factory configurations
240,039
Model 3 VINs decoded with it

Which Model 3 years got an electric drivetrain

Every model year this drivetrain was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this drivetrain was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2026 278 70 3 2025 6,505 633 3 2024 8,138 425 3 2023 40,822 1,479 3 2022 43,530 1,192 3 2021 38,539 882 3 2020 31,063 653 3 2019 32,386 735 2 2018 38,045 741 2 2017 733 23 1

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Model 3 report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

26 factory configurations with this drivetrain

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2026

3 builds

2025

3 builds

2024

3 builds

2023

2 builds

2022

3 builds

2021

3 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

2 builds

2018

2 builds

2017

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 26. Every 2026 Model 3 build →

The electric Model 3: common questions

Which Model 3 years are electric?

2017–2026, without a break — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 26 factory configurations and 240,039 VINs.

What does an electric Model 3 cost?

$26,990 is the typical asking price across the 6,833 cars with this drivetrain on sale today. The year-by-year ladder above splits that by model year — the spread between the oldest and newest year is far wider than the spread between engines.

electric Model 3 on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.