As per Electrek, the flip sign stalk is simply accessible in China for ¥2,499, or about $348. “Modify your Mannequin 3 by changing the flip sign buttons in your steering wheel with flip sign stalks,” the listing on Tesla’s online shop reads. You really can’t make these items up.
In case you don’t keep in mind, Tesla launched the refreshed the”Highland” Mannequin 3, first in China in 2023, and the remainder of the world in 2024. Along with some design tweaks and a further touchscreen for rear passengers, the up to date electrical sedan was notable for what it lacked. Tesla had deleted the flip sign and drive stalks, shifting the controls to steering wheel buttons and the middle touchscreen and counting on automation.
The choice appeared impressed by Tesla’s need for maximal minimalism, eradicating controls it assumed would ultimately turn into out of date in an period of autonomous autos. However it seems (pun meant) the flip sign stalk is simply a type of controls that most individuals would like to maintain. Many Tesla house owners confessed to hating their stalk-less cockpits and overtly wishing that Tesla would convey them again.
It will seem that Tesla has heard their pleas, although its unlikely that house owners will respect having to pay for the privilege of including again a flip sign stalk. We’ll see if Tesla ultimately brings the retrofit stalk to the US, and at what value.