I think the better option would have been to design it so it doesn't look like it was there and then removed, the open hole covered in shrink wrap, and painted to match.
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Tesla Unveils $35,000 Model 3 Electric Car, Shipping Late 2017
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I think the better option would have been to design it so it doesn't look like it was there and then removed, the open hole covered in shrink wrap, and painted to match.
You know you suck.
I tried to pre-order and they had CC processing issues.
I will pre-order but it will be after they produce the other 140K cars that I'll get mine. 8-(
I have another electric right now so I already have a Level2 station.
The lease on that car is up in two years. Just in time to get my Model 3.
I wonder how many of the people who put signed up did so to get the 75K rebate on EVs before Tesla 's got phased out? 27.5K is not a bad price for one, will people pay 35K without a rebate? In addition, Congress could end the rebate before Tesla delivers leaving people paying more than they expected.
Except most steering wheels only have radio controls, not lights, heat / cooling etc. I simply used radio as an example. I certainly would not want a steering wheel full of other controls as well.
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That's great, if the station is near where you want to eat. Until EV charging on long trip is as easy as filling with gas EV adoption will be very limited.
Except most steering wheels only have radio controls, not lights, heat / cooling etc. I simply used radio as an example. I certainly would not want a steering wheel full of other controls as well.
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That's great, if the station is near where you want to eat. Until EV charging on long trip is as easy as filling with gas EV adoption will be very limited.
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The Prius Four which first went on sale in 2004 was the first Prius that had mass market appeal and was priced cheap enough that people could afford it. I was one of the people who pre-ordered that model, and finally received it in December 2004. I still own that car, it has over 200,000 miles on it and still has its original battery. I thought that playing the "oooohhhh the battery is going to die and it will cost you a fortune to replace" fear mongering was history because of how false it's been for most hybrids. Most ICE cars transmissions need work or replacement by 200,000 miles, and that's 2-3000 dollars for those cars. I can get refurb batteries for $3000.00.
Most hybrids also look very similar to each other. That's because aerodynamics kind of dictate the shape. I suspect Tesla also has airflow considerations, and that's why it's shaped like it is. Putting a fake grill on the front makes as much sense as putting fake wood paneling on cars today. It really just dates the car for no other purpose.
Most hybrids also look very similar to each other. That's because aerodynamics kind of dictate the shape. I suspect Tesla also has airflow considerations, and that's why it's shaped like it is. Putting a fake grill on the front makes as much sense as putting fake wood paneling on cars today. It really just dates the car for no other purpose.
I've driven the Mini a few times. I think that's the difference **I** drove the Mini. If you think this car is going to be primarily driven by you in a year and half and not majority of the software/machine doing the driving you haven't driven in a P90D. They literally drive you home from work. You will def need instrumentation data, just not like today because you will be the operator less and less.
I'm guessing a number of them wanted to be sure they qualify for the 7.5k tax rebate before Tesla exceeds the threshold for ending the rebate.
LOL, what do you mean by no good solutions have been found yet? What do you think is powering those Model S sedans? This stuff already works. And having the option to recycle a battery safely is infinitely better than the entire production process of oil. And the battery chemistry could improve as well, making the point moot anyway.
Exactly. I still have not heard anyone come up with a viable power generating source and capable grid infrastructure to handle the increase load if there were a mass shift to EV. Nukes would be the logical choice, but that won't fly, at least not here in the US.
It's not that I don't care about those things, it's just that most people can't afford to double an expense of theirs just to support a cause. It will be a beautiful day when all cars are electric, but that will not happen until the prices get in line with what the average family can afford. 75 Percent of the market would probably struggle with that car payment.
We had electric cars back in 1996! The EV1. Nothing new here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
That computer screen is a joke. It's just asking for troubles on the road.
Elon Musk is the new Steve Jobs.
Wish I had the spare money for the Roadster, ... but let's see - maybe I end up with a Model 3.
In the meantime everyone can save some electricity, water, oil and everything at home by just saving a little bit each day.
Close your window while heating in winter, do not let the water running unnecessary, do not drive around each corner to the next supermarket, etc. pp.
Each drop counts while fighting human-made global warming!
PS: oh, and use your Mac. iPad, iPhone a year longer, saves enormous resources and energy, too ;-)!
Wish I had the spare money for the Roadster, ... but let's see - maybe I end up with a Model 3.
In the meantime everyone can save some electricity, water, oil and everything at home by just saving a little bit each day.
Close your window while heating in winter, do not let the water running unnecessary, do not drive around each corner to the next supermarket, etc. pp.
Each drop counts while fighting human-made global warming!
PS: oh, and use your Mac. iPad, iPhone a year longer, saves enormous resources and energy, too ;-)!
But the specs won't be similar, that's exactly the point. And it's not even clear if the electric car for the masses is about to become real this time or not. We are earliest in the first iPhone stage of development in the electric car revolution and you should consider yourself lucky, if you get to choose between a black and a white Tesla 3. Assuming of course that this is the breakthrough vehicle Elon Musk pretends it to be. Otherwise you've bought yourself a nice Nokia Symbian smartphone shortly before the company disappeared. There are way more important questions to ask than if the look is appealing. Let's start with: Will the Tesla 3 development lead the company into bankruptcy? Can the car make a profit at $35K? Will building supercharger stations become a taxpayer supported endeavor around the world? And so on. No one really cares if you like the look of it.
Solar Panels for the home. The prices have dropped to the point that the biggest portion of the cost is the labor.
I had work in Texas, my dad was 3rd in line for me and reserved it for me at 10:02 lol. Credit card charged, just waiting on my email still
It's a styling thing. The tesla s has a "grill" and looks better. They could just shape the front slightly different and it wouldn't need one. The bull nose looks a bit wierd
In that he is his exact opposite. Imagine if Steve Jobs bragged about the iPhone's mass-market appeal back in March 2006 and already collected hundred dollar bills for pre-orders almost two years in advance of the first iPhone deliveries in Late 2007. If he could Steve Jobs would never admit to be working on something before he could not sell millions of it the very next day. Oh and if he would develop a space rocket which was exploding on the ramp, he would hide his failure and not post a video on Facebook.
Elon Musk is the new Steve Balmer.
It has more to do with where you live. Nowhere in the reservation form did it even list options, let alone ask me to select them. Once my number comes up, they'll build it to order.