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Just how much money per car is being stolen from unwitting taxpayers? Pathetic.
I am not a fan of electric cars but I am very impressed by the relatively low price on Model3.....Though maybe it is so stripped at this base price that you have to add on another 5-10 thousand. Who knows?
Wonder when mine’s going to get delivered. 10,000 a month they say they’ll be able to build (at some point...) and the first six months are going to be “manufacturing hell.”
It’s the best $76,000 electric car you can buy for only $35,000 thanks to taxpayer subsidies and handouts to Musk.
That’s cute for a coal powered car.
Would you rather have this or a Nissan Leaf for a few thousand less?
E-cars may works is in a dry warm climate were air conditioning and heat are not really an issue. Taking this thing out for a spin in January up in Minnesota could cost you your life.
Any company that depends on hidden and overt taxpayer subsidies ultimately fails. Doubt consumers will rush to buy cars of questionable durability that can’t go very far.
This thing makes no economic sense, so of course it’s heavily subsidized by us taxpayers. Why would I want a car that goes such a short distance before needing a charge, and then who has the time to wait for the charge to complete? And that charge hold gets less and less as the batteries age. Additionally, why would I want to pay that huge cost for battery replacement in 5 to 7 years when the batteries become useless, only holding a minimal charge? This will never compete with a gas powered vehicle, until some new, future battery technology is invented. Right now, only leftist greenies who want to highlight their progressive bonafides for all to see are the market for this crap.
Or I could put $35 k into my 67 Camaro and 57 Bel Air. decisions, decisions. Which will still be around 30 years from now? My 50 year old cars, or the Tesla?
What’s the effective range of the car in August with the ac running or January with the heater on?
Looks like a potato with wheels battery included.
Just another expensive toy with the range of a metrosexual.
My fully equipped 2017 Cruze gets 40mpg (average) with air conditioner on at 70-75 mph. Cost - $22,000 out the door (hatchback with paint upgrade & 6 speed manual). Tesla can get screwed.
Been on this site for 11 years. Still get a kick at how many Negative Nellies there are.
So what if this product fails, or isn’t as nice as your 70 year old Chevy? In America we have the freedom to innovate. Most innovations fail, but ultimately something better comes out of the process. And there have been plenty of other innovations that were assisted by taxpayer dollars, why the extreme vitriol for electric cars? I say the more choices the better.
Model 3 achieves 345 km of range per charge in Canada ,Hmm did they factor in the COLD WEATHER
Electricity Rates will sky rocket when people a trapped by Governments and have to buy Electric Cars
The Achilles heel of all current electric cars besides range is recharge time. Musk is producing a car with reasonable range, but who wants to spend hours charging it? Imagine you are taking a vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota in your Tesla. Starting out with a full charge in Sioux Falls you zip west on I-90. It is summer in the northern plains so you need your air conditioning and the long drive is boring so you are enjoying some tunes on the stereo. Both the use of the A/C and sound system drain your battery as well as the 90 degree heat. By the time you reach Wall Drug you need a charge big time. The half a dozen charging stations are currently in use so you wait your turn for hours while others charge up. Now you can expect another 4-6 hours to fill your battery. You end up finding a hotel room in Wall to spend the night while your car recharges. In the meantime others in gasoline powered cars you passed so smugly have fill up and are enjoying the light show at Mt. Rushmore