Tesla's Model 3 now has 325K pre-orders -- and $14.5B in potential sales

Just a week after announcing its Model 3 all-electric vehicle, Tesla has received more than 325,000 pre-orders from potential customers, each of whom handed over $1,000 to reserve a car.

In all, Tesla has now raked in more than $325 million in reservation money for the four-door sedan, which will have a starting price of $35,000 and is expected to begin shipping at the end of 2017.