Tesla Model 3: End of the Internal-Combustion Engine?

Gabe

Gabe

COVID-fefe
The new Tesla Model 3 was whipped out yesterday...beautiful car, $35,000 ($25,000 after incentives), 215-mile range and Tesla already has 135,000 $1000 deposits. Crazy.

It won't be out in significant numbers for a couple of years, but I'm looking at this car and wondering why anybody would want to spend money on a gas-engine car when they could have this for the same price or less.
 
wazzuFreddo

wazzuFreddo

WuTang is 4 the children
After buying my Volt, I am pretty sure my next commuter car will be 100% electric.

Judging from photos alone, I'd get the Chevy Bolt instead of the Tesla Model 3.
 
mrzuzzo

mrzuzzo

Well-known member
At that price it seems legit.

I was never a huge proponent of electric cars, but at this price it would be stupid not to jump on the bandwagon.

I'll wait until Tesla starts delivering them. Lots of things can change between now and the delivery date.
 
Gabe

Gabe

COVID-fefe
mrzuzzo said:
At that price it seems legit.

I was never a huge proponent of electric cars, but at this price it would be stupid not to jump on the bandwagon.

I'll wait until Tesla starts delivering them. Lots of things can change between now and the delivery date.
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Were you one of those guys who, 5 years ago, said there'd never be an affordable electric card with decent range and recharge time in your lifetime?
 
Cyclesuzy

Cyclesuzy

Proud Pissant Squid
We've decided this last car we've purchased is likely our last new car with a combustion engine (not counting a pick up truck we may eventually get).
 
Ant

Ant

Pink Freud
That explains the long line yesterday morning in front of Tesla in Menlo Park. People were camped out there with lawn chairs like a black friday at Best Buy.
 
Cookie Monster

Cookie Monster

noob
Gabe said:
It won't be out in significant numbers for a couple of years, but I'm looking at this car and wondering why anybody would want to spend money on a gas-engine car when they could have this for the same price or less.
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I still like my manual transmission. :x
 
sckego

sckego

doesn't like crashing
Gabe said:
The new Tesla Model 3 was whipped out yesterday...beautiful car, $35,000 ($25,000 after incentives), 215-mile range and Tesla already has 135,000 $1000 deposits. Crazy.

It won't be out in significant numbers for a couple of years, but I'm looking at this car and wondering why anybody would want to spend money on a gas-engine car when they could have this for the same price or less.
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180k in the first 24 hours. The interest blew away my wildest expectations.

Ant said:
That explains the long line yesterday morning in front of Tesla in Menlo Park. People were camped out there with lawn chairs like a black friday at Best Buy.
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Yeah, heard rumors of a few stores around the country hitting lines of 1,000 people. Delivery priority when the car is released goes to first-day in-store reservations, over online orders, so there was incentive for people to get in line.

Cookie Monster said:
I still like my manual transmission. :x
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Single-speed FTW :party

So does anyone else on here have one reserved already? :thumbup

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Yakoo752

Yakoo752

USN
sckego said:
Yeah, heard rumors of a few stores around the country hitting lines of 1,000 people. Delivery priority when the car is released goes to first-day in-store reservations, over online orders, so there was incentive for people to get in line.

So does anyone else on here have one reserved already? :thumbup
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Another Barfer ordered his yesterday, I'll let him chime in if he wants.

If it's anything like the X delivery priority will be based on OTD$ with the most expensive ones rolling off the line first.
 
Indio

Indio

Indio
I ordered one and am waiting to test ride Bolt as well. If I like Bolt enough to lease it I can ask for a refund OR just stay on the list cuz by the time Bolt lease is about to be over it will be Model 3 delivery time.
 
Holeshot

Holeshot

Super Moderator
Staff member
nbean16 said:
Range is still a problem.
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Depending on how one drives/ weather, etc...fully gonna be a problem. The larger problem will be the pull on the electricity grid mid day. EV's are going to drive CA energy rates higher. Yay.

Gabe said:
...for the 1% of drivers who regularly drive more than 200 miles a day.
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Like an airplane spec sheet, that's an ideal/ best case situation. I'd expect about 150-180 miles/ day. That's not bad, but a few around town trips in the middle of the day and the asshole puckering starts to happen.

I think there's gonna be a good business in towing huge Military grade generators around with superchargers on them and charging people's Teslas in the middle of the day!
 
Holeshot

Holeshot

Super Moderator
Staff member
Indio said:
I ordered one and am waiting to test ride Bolt as well. If I like Bolt enough to lease it I can ask for a refund OR just stay on the list cuz by the time Bolt lease is about to be over it will be Model 3 delivery time.
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True. Tesla should have taken those deposits in Nevada and not California.
 
louemc

louemc

Well-known member
Holeshot said:
Depending on how one drives/ weather, etc...fully gonna be a problem. The larger problem will be the pull on the electricity grid mid day. EV's are going to drive CA energy rates higher. Yay.
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California Energy Rates, are for ding dong losers that can't manage their lives, to Get Off The Grid :rofl
 
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