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Tesla Model 3 will be revealed on March 31st
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Joel Was Right
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The car desperately needs that faux-grill that the Model S. Perhaps Tesla opted not to in order for the latter to appear more luxurious?
It's not like I was trying to 'fool' someone. Jeesh lighten up.
Jup, that was what I thought. He does not need to be a great speaker as long as he believes in his product and knows how to sell it.
These two things (autonomous driving tech and heads-up display) were exactly what I was hoping for when I read the tweet.
Also, my email just came in (about 29 hours after I ordered) for those still waiting.
I've said this before, but I think the nose looks better without the grille. The only reason it's there in the first place is to cool the engine. There's no use for it now. People are just used to seeing them since, well, every other car has needed one. But when you no longer need it, why keep it around?
I do expect both. With Auto-Pilot already working surprisingly well in the Model S, I fully expect a major announcement regarding autonomous driving at their next press event.
Bit of a tangent, but I meant to mention this earlier, regarding the pre-order aspect, how it is a somewhat odd thing for some people. Myself included in some ways.
Here in Australia we're about to lose two homegrown cars from our local car manufacturers (and indeed both manufacturers altogether), the Ford Falcon and the Holden Commodore. The last ever performance models of the Falcon sold out in days, and the waiting list to get one is months long. More poignantly, the immediate replacement for the XR8 Falcon is the Mustang. Right now, if you order a v8 one you won't take delivery until 2018, or late 2017 (depending on options etc.)
Obviously it's not totally the same thing (everyone knows what a Mustang is, the Miami v8 is a known engine etc.), however I just wanted to put it out there as another example of pre-ordering cars that aren't scheduled for delivery until well into the future, and how it isn't necessarily that odd.
Here in Australia we're about to lose two homegrown cars from our local car manufacturers (and indeed both manufacturers altogether), the Ford Falcon and the Holden Commodore. The last ever performance models of the Falcon sold out in days, and the waiting list to get one is months long. More poignantly, the immediate replacement for the XR8 Falcon is the Mustang. Right now, if you order a v8 one you won't take delivery until 2018, or late 2017 (depending on options etc.)
Obviously it's not totally the same thing (everyone knows what a Mustang is, the Miami v8 is a known engine etc.), however I just wanted to put it out there as another example of pre-ordering cars that aren't scheduled for delivery until well into the future, and how it isn't necessarily that odd.
Exactly lol. I don't even have a high-paying job really, but I've been very good about saving the last several years. This would be literally my only luxury outside of video games.
Plus you have 2 years to think about it, even if you were fairly early in reserving, because let's face it. This thing is not coming out on schedule.
Roger Pressman came away impressed.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3962630-teslas-model-3-event
haters am cry.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3962630-teslas-model-3-event
haters am cry.
kutthoat5150
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the car will not have a HUD unfortunately which was confirmed by another test drive video. Big disappointment that this is the case
Yep. Same. About 26 hours later for me.
There is no need for a grill.
Why try and make the car look like an ICE vehicle when it isn't?
Jack Scofield
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This is a slick-looking car. If I didn't live in an apartment, I'd be all over this. I just need a reliable way to charge this thing every night.
JHoNNy1OoO
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Not at all as long as you don't mind the inconvenience and can preoccupy yourself for ~60 minutes.
HeartlessNobody213
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Super charging isn't recommended to use all that often, drains the overall life of the battery quicker.
You should check for alternatives
Edit: after some quick research, nevermind. Supercharging whenever is fine.
Warm Machine
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They did have to build a gigafactory to crank out batteries. That is where their money primarily went as I understand. It is an investment that will pay off in the next 3 years and will then become a profit fountain.
nhlducks35
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From reddit
EatinOlives
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You'll love it until you have to do it within earshot of others.
"Go park yourself"
"WHAT DID YOU FUCKING SAY TO ME?"
Jack Scofield
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Marty Chinn
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Doesn't the S have two screens too? One behind the wheel and one in the center?
Oh hell yeah. Really close to putting down a deposit now. ⚡️
AstroNut325
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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, you can't use the Super Chargers too much/too often. Rapid charging of batteries degrade batteries much more quickly.
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Yup. Agreed. The layout of the interior needs to be re-designed.
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I'd be willing to pay a little extra for a dedicated instrument cluster screen behind the steering wheel.
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I'm pretty sure you can use a standard 110v outlet to charge the Teslas. It would just take much longer. Like 2x the time.
RustyNails
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Can we use an extension cord from home to charge the battery or is installing a charging station in your garage a must?
I agree, I'm sure there will be revisions and the UI of the screen will get better and what not but yeah both look great.
I'm thinking they might end up adding a small thing behind the wheel or something because some people just won't like it at all, lol.
Doesn't hurt to supercharge often, but Tesla doesn't want people using supercharging as their main source for electricity because it clogs the stalls up for others. It is meant for long distance travel, primarily.
Charging with a 110v outlet vs a 240v takes substantially longer. Using Model S as an example, people will get around 30 mph using 240v, but only around 3 mph using a 110v outlet. It's all about the amps.
Seems like it'd be a major annoyance to me. Range is already an issue, I can't imagine having to deal with superchargers for anything other than long distance trips. You really want to spend 30+ minutes at a supercharger because you need some more juice to go to work or to go out?
I wouldn't even consider one of these cars without the ability to charge it at home. Domt let gadget last force your hand on such an expensive purchase.
RustyNails
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Damn, that's quite a curve. Since Model 3's batteries are smaller, can we assume roughly 5mph charge using 110v? If that's the case, then over a 12 hour period inside garage that can give about 60 miles.
Unknown Soldier
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I'm standing here at the pump while gas goes in my car and all I can think about is how I wish I had my damn Model 3 now so I didn't have to go to the damn gas station anymore
The wait until late 2017 is going to be unbearable.
The wait until late 2017 is going to be unbearable.
It really depends on the miles per kwh efficiency. Teslas out now IIRC are a little less efficient than say, a Leaf, but of course this is a new model so we don't really know.
I'd say a decent ballpark is about 4 miles per hour of level 1 (110v) charging.
I wouldn't buy an EV if you don't have some way to charge at level 2 (240v).
Yea but you have no taste, I'd expect nothing less from a stealers fan, so there's that
You're able to purchase a supercharger outlet for your house, correct?
No. The super charger charges much faster than a 240 home outlet. But a 240 will be plenty to charge the car over night.
I just looked on their site, I was confused. I thought the wall charger was a supercharger.
Definitely going to have to pick up a wall charger once I get mine.
LordOfChaos
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Anyone want to do a mockup? I want to see if the empty front could be improved by putting the logo there instead of on the hood.
You know what I'm thinking should go there instead....The A10 scowl paint
Unknown Soldier
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Nah, Apple hasn't announced the Apple Car yet
I'm not going to lie, it looks a lot nicer as a real life car than it did in the unveil video and in the renders.
Also the trunk seems plenty big when the guy opened it up for him to look at, not sure why it looks so much smaller in the GIF.
I still think they need to do something about the single screen, I was looking at the instrument cluster on my car and realized that this car doesn't need a temperature gauge, fuel gauge, RPM gauge, or oil level gauge. In fact all it really needs is a speedometer and a battery charge level indicator. But I really feel like the driver should never have to look away from the road to see his speed. If nothing else, there should be a way to project the speed of the vehicle in front of the driver.
Anyone want to do a mockup? I want to see if the empty front could be improved by putting the logo there instead of on the hood.
LyleLanley
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Wow, this looks beautiful.
Unknown Soldier
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232,000 preorders
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/716089404985487361
Elon better get to work because 232,000 cars won't be building themselves. That's more than twice as many cars as Tesla has sold in the company's entire lifetime, and four times the number of cars Tesla sold in 2015 (about 55k Model S + X). At some point he really needs to stop taking preorders, because the people who just preordered are realistically looking at taking delivery in 2019 already. I mean there's no point in taking 1 million preorders if they won't be able to deliver the 1 millionth car until 2025.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/716089404985487361
Elon better get to work because 232,000 cars won't be building themselves. That's more than twice as many cars as Tesla has sold in the company's entire lifetime, and four times the number of cars Tesla sold in 2015 (about 55k Model S + X). At some point he really needs to stop taking preorders, because the people who just preordered are realistically looking at taking delivery in 2019 already. I mean there's no point in taking 1 million preorders if they won't be able to deliver the 1 millionth car until 2025.
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