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[giga]

pics from the solar event: http://imgur.com/a/ZxCet

have mercy.

 

[Escape Goat]

Tesla approach to interior design: efficient and beauty free

 

[PG2G]

Still awful

 

[.la1n]

The front is growing on me but I think I will always prefer having something to break it up a bit. Interior continues to be a disappointment for a "luxury" vehicle. At the end of the day it's still the only fully electric vehicle I could see myself driving and not being embarrassed.

 

[Melon Husk]

Still awful

I guess it could use a LED autopilot indicator strip on front like KITT.

 

[SteveMeister]

That's still the prototype they first revealed. The final version hasn't been shown yet.

 

[Abstruse Moose]

Hopefully the screen gets integrated into the dash. That thing is asking to be kneed to pieces.

 

[Buggy Loop]

I think Tesla will be using Nvidia's parket chip in future models?

Is it the same tech as this?

https://youtu.be/-96BEoXJMs0

 

[shira]

Hot diggity

In a conference call yesterday regarding Tesla’s merger with SolarCity, Musk said that the Model 3 will feature the same technology as the company’s recently unveiled solar roof.

http://futurism.com/elon-musk-the-model-3-will-incorporate-teslas-solar-roof-technology/

Model 3 is going to be insane

 

[LordKasual]

Hot diggity

http://futurism.com/elon-musk-the-model-3-will-incorporate-teslas-solar-roof-technology/

Model 3 is going to be insane

Bruh i literally came in here to ask this, but by the time i clicked the last page button I realized it was probably a bit unrealistic

But there it is

This man and his team are godlike

 

[hateradio]

Self-driving solar roof, I want it all!

Tesla approach to interior design: efficient and beauty free

Your face is beauty free!

 

[Heretic]

Hot diggity

http://futurism.com/elon-musk-the-model-3-will-incorporate-teslas-solar-roof-technology/

Model 3 is going to be insane

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[Ashes]

Nice. Solar panel roofs always seemed like a given in futuristic cars.

 

[turmoil]

How much would they extend the range in ideal conditions? Looks like a gimmick tbh

 

[Ashes]

How much would they extend the range in ideal conditions? Looks like a gimmick tbh

In the desert? It's like a free wireless charger.

 

[HyperionX]

How much would they extend the range in ideal conditions? Looks like a gimmick tbh

We've seen them in the Fisker Karma already: It's effectively zero. Something like 1-2 miles per day of charging.

 

[KorrZ]

How much would they extend the range in ideal conditions? Looks like a gimmick tbh

Doubt it would really be about "extending the range" more like free charging while it's sitting parked in your drive way.

 

[Escape Goat]

Your face is beauty free!

 

[giga]

Another model 3 event. Really liking the headlights.

https://imgur.com/gallery/VjiaP

 

[Ashes]

Another model 3 event. Really liking the headlights.

https://imgur.com/gallery/VjiaP

Still not a fan of looking at the display for speedometer. Hopefully there is a heads up display or something coming.

 

[adamsappel]

Any chance the tax-credit survives Trump and the Republican Congress?

 

[Heretic]

Any chance the tax-credit survives Trump and the Republican Congress?

I was wondering this myself. More of a broader concern than just the tax credit though.

 

[hateradio]

I was wondering this myself. More of a broader concern than just the tax credit though.

Everyone will have so much money, that you won't need a credit.

 

[n0razi]

How much would they extend the range in ideal conditions? Looks like a gimmick tbh

Not for extending range... but it would help keep the car from losing too much power while parked and you can run a circulating fan or light without tapping into the main

 

[Heretic]

Everyone will have so much money, that you won't need a credit.

Lol





Damn... Model 3 with less and less standard features:
Model 3 to include free Long Distance Charging

 

[mf.luder]

Lol





Damn... Model 3 with less and less standard features:
Model 3 to include free Long Distance Charging

Of course it has less standard fucking features, it costs $35,000 and not $70/80/90,000!

I really don't know what people expect for this price point. This is not a model S or X, this is 3.

 

[darscot]

Lol
Damn... Model 3 with less and less standard features:
Model 3 to include free Long Distance Charging

This sounds great, I would never use a super charger at home anyway. I would only need during a trip and that will be free.

 

[vehn]

I thought we knew super charging would not be unlimitedly free. Nice to know it will be free for long trips, at least for a certain amount of kWh per year.

 

[Heretic]

Of course it has less standard fucking features, it costs $35,000 and not $70/80/90,000!

I really don't know what people expect for this price point. This is not a model S or X, this is 3.

I was mocking a poster in another thread. Do you have a list of the missing features? The poster didn't provide one with his claim.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Panasonic recently showcased an automotive HUD system at CES. Given how Tesla and Panasonic's relationship is evolving past just batteries, it would be awesome if this ends up in the 3.

https://evannex.com/blogs/news/pana...-up-display-a-future-feature-of-tesla-model-3

 

[Doodis]

Panasonic recently showcased an automotive HUD system at CES. Given how Tesla and Panasonic's relationship is evolving past just batteries, it would be awesome if this ends up in the 3.

https://evannex.com/blogs/news/pana...-up-display-a-future-feature-of-tesla-model-3

Shouldn't be more than a couple months until we find out what we'll really be getting with the Model 3. I don't want to get my hopes up, but I'll be honest—it'll be disappointing if we don't get some kind of HUD after all the rumors and speculation.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The main production line at the Tesla factory in Fremont is shutting down for 10 days starting Feb. 20th to retool for Model 3 production.

itshappening.gif

 

[Heretic]

The main production line at the Tesla factory in Fremont is shutting down for 10 days starting Feb. 20th to retool for Model 3 production.

itshappening.gif

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

 

[mcfrank]

The main production line at the Tesla factory in Fremont is shutting down for 10 days starting Feb. 20th to retool for Model 3 production.

itshappening.gif

It's happening.gif

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Now officially confirmed by Tesla.
https://electrek.co/2017/02/08/tesla-model-3-fremont-factory-production-shutdown/

 

[hateradio]

The main production line at the Tesla factory in Fremont is shutting down

NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!

for 10 days starting Feb. 20th to retool for Model 3 production.

itshappening.gif

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[videogamephilosopher]

I really like what tesla is doing. Too bad I missed out on this car. I Should have found a way to preorder.

 

[KeRaSh]

According to inside sources they are also going to produce a few Model 3s during that timeframe for further testing purposes. The investor call on the 22nd could get really interesting.
Hopefully the final Model 3 reveal event happens soon.

 

[Doodis]

Can't wait for the final reveal. Now if I could just stop having life emergencies that keep sucking my finances away.

 

[LordOfChaos]

pics from the solar event: http://imgur.com/a/ZxCet



have mercy.

Interior still looks nearly as unfinished as when they first showed it, I guess these aren't updated models? there's no visible heating/cooling vents for example, they can reduce a lot of clutter with that screen but not to that level.

 

[belvedere]

The wife is so unimpressed with the interior and general size of the Model 3 that she's willing to save longer to put down for a Model X. I reminded her of the price but she was undeterred.

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[Stinkles]

Model S - Gorgeous. Handsome and muscular sedan. A bit generic in some lines but otherwise wonderful.


Model 3 - a bit lumpen at some angles, the "grill" looks like unfinished clay modeling and distracts from an unremarkable but inoffensive silhouette.


Model X - DERP DERP DERP DERP FATTY DERP DERP


When I see one of these on the highway I always feel sorry for it. Like it's going to roll over and burst at any moment.

 

[onadesertedisland]

I dig the insides. Clean lines, no distractions. The screen could use a bit of housing, looks tacked on.


I would imagine as cars move towards more self-driving tech, the insides morph into more comfortable, living-room like spaces. Less "car" things and more chill and relax things.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

The wife is so unimpressed with the interior and general size of the Model 3 that she's willing to save longer to put down for a Model X. I reminded her of the price but she was undeterred.

larrydavid.gif

Do it. You may not want to be a first gen car owner if y'all don't like it. Not sure how the X is shaking out but the S needed refinement.

 

[deadduck]

I'm LTTP but I've finally preordered, maybe I'll get one by 2019.

 

[mf.luder]

I dig the insides. Clean lines, no distractions. The screen could use a bit of housing, looks tacked on.


I would imagine as cars move towards more self-driving tech, the insides morph into more comfortable, living-room like spaces. Less "car" things and more chill and relax things.

See, I feel the same way. We're definitely in the minority.

Why do we need all things on ICE cars when they don't belong anywhere on EV? The people who were in an uproar over the lack of grill on the front. It's a complete rethinking and I'm very for it. Can't wait to see the interior reveal.

 

[LordOfChaos]

When I see one of these on the highway I always feel sorry for it. Like it's going to roll over and burst at any moment.

That's the feeling I get seeing an Aztec driving down the highway. Not to say the X looks /that/ funky.

 

[n0razi]

I'll eat my hat if the car costs 35k

base model... no one is going to want the base model with sub 300m range, no autopilot, and software neutered engine

 

[Khaz]

What happened to the dashboard instruments?

 

[samn]

How about just build some damn bicycle lanes and public transport.