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Thanks for the ongoing updates, @jeremyz! Very helpful. > Currently Tesla does have a "kind of off-menu" offering that replaces the leather trim on the steering wheel and that's for "people that need a fully vegan car," Tesla said. Musk added to that explanation, saying that they only make...

No, not so much: India: The Toxic Price of Leather

Thanks for checking back in, @jeremyz! I think I read someone somewhere positing that they might be using up a supply of leather steering wheel materials before switching over to a new material down the road, so perhaps that's where the confusion arose.

Thanks for the comments, all! @doubleohwhat, great to hear, I've been looking into alternatives, and the Bolt is definitely on the list. @dwolvin: Can you clarify how you were able to determine that the steering wheel material isn't animal leather? When I looked at the display model in the...

Just following up with further confirmation from Matthew (an Inside Sales Advisor) that there is no vegan option for the Model 3: >Thank you for your email! My apologies for the delayed response. The steering wheel in the Model 3 is made of leather, just as is it in our Model S and Model X...

There has been a lot of discussion of the materials used inside the Model 3, and whether there are vegan-friendly options. When it was announced last summer that Tesla was switching to a non-leather synthetic material for all its seating/interior, media coverage widely touted this as a win for...