On Friday night, Tesla is holding a party for staff and a few invited guests (mostly Tesla owners who've referred other buyers to the brand), and will hand over the first 30 Model 3s. They're going to Tesla and SpaceX staff who are likely to be more tolerant of any early manufacturing bugs, and can easily bring their new rides in for inspection.

There have been plenty of spy pics of Model 3s testing in the wild, and Elon Musk posted an image of serial number 0001, so we have a pretty good idea what it looks like. But there are still plenty of unanswered questions. How big will the battery be? How much will adding options—like Autopilot, dual motors, or a glass roof—drive up the $35,000 starting price?

The event will be livestreamed here, so you can watch this history-making event in real time, from 8.45 pm PT.

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