Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
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Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#2Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#3Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
The configuration is a really good question. The website doesn't allow any customization right now because it's so early -- so I assume these 30 initial shipments are people who've been in contact with Tesla directly about being the first batch.
Elon has said in the past that too much customization really put a damper on Model X, so I wouldn't be surprised if these are all nearly identical except for color. There's also no all wheel drive model yet (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/845284390397665280) and therefore no "performance" option either.
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#4Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
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Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#5Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
The configuration is a really good question. The website doesn't allow any customization right now because it's so early -- so I assume these 30 initial shipments are people who've been in contact with Tesla directly about being the first batch. Elon has said in the past that too much customization really put a damper on Model X, so I wouldn't be surprised if these are all nearly identical except for color. There's a…
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Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#6> Musk also tweeted that production would increase "exponentially," with 100 cars in August, more than 1,500 in September and 20,000 per month in December.
Finally, someone who says things will grow exponentially and actually means it!
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#7Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
The configuration is a really good question. The website doesn't allow any customization right now because it's so early -- so I assume these 30 initial shipments are people who've been in contact with Tesla directly about being the first batch. Elon has said in the past that too much customization really put a damper on Model X, so I wouldn't be surprised if these are all nearly identical except for color. There's a…
Yeah, from what I am hearing the initial batches will only have a few options:
- Wheels
- Paint
- "Autopilot"
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#820,000 cars per month by December is an incredibly ambitious goal. If achieved, they have a very good chance of getting their 500,000 cars in 2018, something that virtually everyone (including myself) thought could not be done.
So two things:
1) If you don't have a dog in this race, wait and see if Tesla really does achieve these goals. Outrageous claims require strong evidence.
2) If you're a competitor, now is not the time to fold your arms, look down your nose, and say it can't be done. Tesla has a 50/50 (30% chance? 60% chance?) chance of eating your lunch, so it's a gamble to assume they won't succeed. And if you're a luxury car maker, you don't need me to tell you that as the Model S is already eating your (high profit margin) lunch: "Tesla’s Model S outsells Mercedes S-Class, Porsche Panamera, and BMW 6/7 Series combined in the US" https://electrek.co/2017/05/26/tesls-model-s-leading-us-larg...
If you're a competitor, you really have only one option: assume Tesla will succeed and so try to compete like hell.
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#9Grats to them. Really curious what the configuration of the cars to be delivered on the 28th are. Also will be very interesting over the next year with two 200+ "affordable" EVs on the market and another pair to be announced in September if those early adopters on this end of the market will think of their purchases a few months down the road
The configuration is a really good question. The website doesn't allow any customization right now because it's so early -- so I assume these 30 initial shipments are people who've been in contact with Tesla directly about being the first batch. Elon has said in the past that too much customization really put a damper on Model X, so I wouldn't be surprised if these are all nearly identical except for color. There's a…
I think they said there would be about 70 possible configurations for the Model 3 initially. The Model S/X have something like a million possible configurations. I'd speculate that these first 30 are identical and fully loaded (at least, fully loaded relative to the initial options available), as that's what they've done with previous models. On the other hand, they're really pushing to have their own employees buy the first cars they make, so maybe they'll aim for cheaper options instead.
Re: Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
#10I just wonder, how much bandwidth these cars send home (Tesla HQ) as learning data.