Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review
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Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review
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#2For all of Elon's attempts to "unsell" the Model 3, this review says it's fantastic enough to sell itself.
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#3If everything goes right, Model 3 can change the business model of cars. Shift to value add + functionality upgrade based pricing versus a sales and service oriented model.
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#4If everything goes right, Model 3 can change the business model of cars. Shift to value add + functionality upgrade based pricing versus a sales and service oriented model.
I don't see this happening. Look at computers or the home CE market. We've moved away from buying something once and then upgrading it over a period of time. Instead consumers are attracted to new devices, with more features and most importantly a refreshed design.
When you have plastics that age, seats that wear and parts that fail people are always going to want to buy a new car instead of adding new features to an old one.
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#5For all of Elon's attempts to "unsell" the Model 3, this review says it's fantastic enough to sell itself.
> Elon's attempts to "unsell" the Model 3
Yes, he tried a lot to unsell it earlier but he was trying to sell it while giving access to today's live stream :-)
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#6What sort of maintenance are performed on these cars??
Seems like there is nothing to be maintained, given the all steel, aluminum, glass stuff everywhere.
Does it have any oil changes required, like in brakes or transmission?
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#7What sort of maintenance are performed on these cars?? Seems like there is nothing to be maintained, given the all steel, aluminum, glass stuff everywhere. Does it have any oil changes required, like in brakes or transmission?
There is no transmission. The electric motor has 100% torque at 0 rpm and easily runs in reverse.
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#8I love the Model S but this one is a bit too minimalistic for me
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#9What sort of maintenance are performed on these cars?? Seems like there is nothing to be maintained, given the all steel, aluminum, glass stuff everywhere. Does it have any oil changes required, like in brakes or transmission?
Brake fluid needs to replaced eventually, same as in ICE cars. But that's only once in several years. No oil, no transmission fluid. And yeah, you need to refill windshield washer fluid every once in a while too :)
Other than that, since there are much fewer moving parts, there is much less regular maintenance necessary. Brake pads and discs survive much longer thanks to regenerative braking.
Re: Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review
#10If everything goes right, Model 3 can change the business model of cars. Shift to value add + functionality upgrade based pricing versus a sales and service oriented model.
I don't see this happening. Look at computers or the home CE market. We've moved away from buying something once and then upgrading it over a period of time. Instead consumers are attracted to new devices, with more features and most importantly a refreshed design. When you have plastics that age, seats that wear and parts that fail people are always going to want to buy a new car instead of adding new features to an…
I feel that the portable market changed the buying habit. The race to make things smaller, lighter and more powerful won over the benefits of modularity.
I do agree that the mindset shift will also apply to cars. The difference is cars have a stronger resale market than tech.