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Tesla Model 3 early reviews: swoons, sticker shock
San Jose Mercury ^ | July 31, 2017 | Louis Hansen

Posted on 07/31/2017 7:41:10 PM PDT by artichokegrower

The Tesla Model 3 has arrived with a whoosh, leaving some tech and automotive writers breathless and blushing.

Wired gasps its “much more than an electric car.” Mashable swoons the Model 3 is “pretty damn awesome.” Business Insider has a topper, saying “the entire world will want this car.” Others getting a few minutes behind the wheel — Tesla limited exposure — found it quite fetching. The first 30 cars were handed over to early supporters and employees Friday.

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The first Tesla production Model 3s rolling off the Fremont factory floor carry a $49,000 sticker price and a 310-mile range.


Can buy a Toyota Camry for $23,000. Buy a lot of gasoline for $26,000.

1 posted on 07/31/2017 7:41:11 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

A $49K pet rock.


2 posted on 07/31/2017 7:42:58 PM PDT by CodeToad (AA)
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How much money does the Government err..,we kick in to the price? The stupid Chevy volt for instance has a $10,000 subsidiary so it should cost $42,000 instead it’s around 32.


3 posted on 07/31/2017 7:46:40 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: artichokegrower

And how much does it cost for a new battery?


4 posted on 07/31/2017 7:48:38 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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My diesel gets an *actual* 53MPG on the highway and has a 700+ mile highway cruising range.When "recharging" is needed it can be done in about 4 minutes at any one of 30,000 "recharging" stations coast-to-coast.

Why would I *possibly* want a Tesla?

5 posted on 07/31/2017 7:53:57 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: gibsonguy
Federal subsidies will end on Teslas soon. Jerry Brown volunteered the poor in California to subsidize the rich for a while longer though. But Musk is risking the company here. He needs to survive without subsidies. Sales were good in Hong Kong until the subsidy disappeared. Then sales went down to zero.
7 posted on 07/31/2017 7:57:35 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Gay State Conservative

At this point in my life, my fantasy is to buy some land (at least a couple hundred acres with some water on it), and have old but reliable vehicles I can work on in my barn (I was born in and have spent most of my life in cities).


8 posted on 07/31/2017 7:57:51 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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Forget to keep it charged and it becomes a “pet brick.” Then wait for sticker shock again should you have to replace the batteries because of malfunction or accident.


9 posted on 07/31/2017 7:58:16 PM PDT by Fungi (Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
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To: artichokegrower

These were initially said to cost in the mid-thirties range, were they not? This was supposed to be the point for this version.


10 posted on 07/31/2017 7:58:30 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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The carbon output due to battery creation already starts them out at about a 8-10 year deficit against gas cars.


11 posted on 07/31/2017 7:59:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Sticker shock on the Model 3?

It’s exactly what I had been predicting since Tesla announced the Model 3 for “early buyers”. I was predicting prices at around $55,000 to $60,000, and I am not shocked that my prediction came true.


12 posted on 07/31/2017 8:02:44 PM PDT by adorno (w)
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That is an amazing fact, isn’t it.


13 posted on 07/31/2017 8:03:59 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: Fungi

Lithium ion batteries wont do that. They have intelligent charging because for one, to prevent overheating while charging, but two they dont have issues that lead acid batteries do because of plate buildup that needs to be reversed by recharging after usage.


14 posted on 07/31/2017 8:04:12 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: deadrock

And almost totally surpressed, too.


15 posted on 07/31/2017 8:04:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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I don’t know but they feel good about themselves and after all, that all that matters


16 posted on 07/31/2017 8:06:30 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: artichokegrower

Maybe the while world will adopt electric vehicles one day - but it won’t be in any if our lifetimes. Fossil fuels still have way too many advantages over electric for automobiles.


17 posted on 07/31/2017 8:09:55 PM PDT by webstersII
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I want all the taxpayers’ money that was stolen through grants etc returned .


18 posted on 07/31/2017 8:14:58 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: artichokegrower

It is too early for them to be practical but I guess they have to start somewhere.

There is a Tesla charging station (5 posts) in my hometown of DeFuniak Springs. It is only 5,000 population but is off I-10.

About every other time I drive to town, I will see a single car charging.


19 posted on 07/31/2017 8:16:27 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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I’m a professional cheapskate. Our gasoline bills totaled about 2600 last year and about 2000 the year before. I’ve tried like hell, but I cannot get the economics of EV’s to work.

The only scenario an EV would make sense is like a used Nissan Leaf for a short range commuter car since they can be had used for $7-8k. Their range is only like 90 miles though, so you could only use the car for commuting and short errands. Most of the fuel we buy goes into my wife’s car for her commute (I ride my bike to work), so it’d wipe out most of our gasoline bills but it’d be annoying to only have 1 car that can go on road trips.

The Chevy Volt makes a little more sense as the electric range is about 48 miles before the backup gasoline engine kicks in and it runs like a regular hybrid. That’d still gets her door to door on her commute without any gasoline, and the car could still be used for long road trips. However, the break-even horizon over her current car for a $33,000 Volt would be, er, about 14 years.


20 posted on 07/31/2017 8:27:37 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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