Drone video at link.........................
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Tesla Model 3 Goes 310 Miles per Charge, According to EPA
I hope I’m wrong. But I have a bad feeling that these Model 3’s are going to be on the recall list.
Trouble and problems.
Oh thank the Lord the earth is saved! This global warming is killing up all. Record setting low temperatures, I can’t take this heat any longer. Minus 40 recorded in Minnesota. I guess if it wasn’t for global warming it would be minus 286
Tesla might be on track to meet its 2018 goal of 5,000 vehicles per week
We really need to step up our game and start Mining Massive Amounts of COAL and Build Hundreds of New COAL Fired electricity generating stations to keep up with demand for all these COAL powered cars.
Wow 100’s in a few days. Pretty soon Tesla will be putting out as many Model 3’s per day as Ford did Model T’s in 1913.
They would need to build 1000 per day to fill the back orders. Plus there is now competition, both in cars and alternative battery technology. I wouldn’t buy their stock.
Are these actually cars or inflatable decoys? Either way, they’re all for show.
One early buyer is documenting his cross country trip after receiving his Tesla 3. In part, he reports:
Problems reported here in 3 days if i’m not wrong: 1. Air bag light. 2. Tire pressure sensor. 3. Charging lid. 4. Wipers knock. 5. Music system noises. 6. Service response malfunction. 7. Loud pop in back and warning light. 8. 12v plug not working. 9. Low quality wiper blades leaving stripes. 10. Time zone recognition. 11. Mistakes in charging rates calculation. And low quality “upgraded” music system.
In one instance, he said “multiple soft resets” were necessary after experiencing several interface glitches while charging.
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-3-owner-on-cross-country-road-trip-has-alre-1821646237
I’ve seen 2 of them around Raleigh. Kind of ugly, IMHO. Reminds me a little of Walter White’s car.
I’m all for free choice, as long as there are no government subsidies. If someone wants to buy an electric car, let them. The cars will stand on their own merit in the marketplace.
Here’s the Facebook page logging this cross country trip. It has pictures of people showing up to see the car and test drive it. This is free publicity for Tesla even if it isn’t all good:
https://www.facebook.com/tsla3/
Here’s a blog post about someone who got to test drive the cross country car:
https://insideevs.com/we-hitched-a-ride-with-the-tesla-model-3-road-trip/
And an excerpt:
If history is any example, Tesla will ultimately succeed in smoothing out the roughest of the wrinkles, but it really needs to push hard to improve quality and customer experience even at this early stage. Actually, earlier. It’s not acceptable for a car to have as many issues as the Tesla Model 3 Road Trip vehicle has had. (Other owners with even more miles on their Model 3’s have said they aren’t experiencing any issues, so at least it seems the cars aren’t uniformly problematic.)
Still, a lot of customers may be willing to forgive small imperfections in panel gaps or other annoyances if the overall experience is as satisfying as nailing the accelerator. That’s because Tesla isn’t just hawking cars. It’s selling the opportunity to participate in a technical revolution that will see transportation move from fossil fuels to a better, cleaner alternative. Until the traditional manufacturers catch up, there’s lots of value there. The challenge is in balancing speed of innovation with quality.
Does the TimCook-Apple-IPhone software control the Tesla battery performance??
Has anyone marketed a tow behind trailer with a fossil fueled generator so in theory you could drive cross country?
Yeah, well, read / watch this.
Makes the mid 70s GM quality control look magnificent.
My first “new” car was a 76 Le Mans, jeez, what a piece of garbage. I’m betting it beats these Teslas out.
MAGA! Thank President Trump for this sudden increase in production.
Hundreds I say! Hundreds!
The earth is saved!
The car was designed to be an “affordable” all-electric sedan ...
well-equiped 2017 Model S MSRP $86,000 ...
https://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-s/2017/#edm-entry-pricing