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Message posted by Francais28/8/2017 at 8:58am
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Yep, Grampian the original hyped $35k price seems to have gone out of the window, in the short term that is, Tesla commented from the get go, that they wanted to keep manufacture simple, so why have a std and long range model.
After all when you go to buy a VW Golf, you don't have to choose between a large or small petrol tank!
The Tesla Model 3, should have come with just the 74kwh 310 mile battery pack, and as time moves on technology would allow for even more range.
As it stands though 310 miles is a decent range, and best in it's class I would argue.
£50k I agree is beyond most folks budgets, although I thought the long range version without all the bells and whistles was more like $44k which I guess would make it £34k less UK EV incentive of £4.5k brings the nett price down to £29.5k.
Of course opting for the std range version would further reduce the price down to £22.5k which is more like it, and most folk could live with a 220 mile range, I am a rep covering the NorthWest, and even I don't cover that kind of mileage in a day.
The U.K. Tesla website clearly advertises the Model 3 from $35k before incentives, so I do believe the Model 3 will be a game changer, come 2019 or before.
On a two year lease, the firm I work for would be saving £8k on not buying Diesel, not sure what the cost of electric would be, I am guessing £2k tops.
But can the Tesla Model 3 tow, is what we have yet to find out.
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We're do we begin with the RWD thing, fact is back in the day upto the early 1980's nearly all cars were RWD, but then the car makers moved to FWD as it was cheaper, but more importantly easier and quicker to build cars that way.
RWD cars from back in the day, had a propshaft running the length of the vehicle, the ice was stuck up front.
With the Tesla RWD the motor is located at the rear, I am not saying that RWD is better than FWD, it just makes more sense, having said that most super cars are RWD or both, and all F1 cars are RWD, so I don't see an issue with RWD at all, in fact I quite like the idea.
As for the reservation numbers, I think that may even be a conservative estimate, Tesla are pulling in 1,800 reservations per day as we stand.
No I think Tesla's big problem will be getting the production ramp upto 5000 cars per week, they will be playing catch up for quite some time.
Place an order today for a Model 3, and it could be upto two years before you take delivery.
No wonder Nissan are trying to snapple potential Tesla buyers with there, "Why Wait For Your EV" advertising.
Like Bessie says, there will not be an issue identifying the difference between the std range and long range Model 3, software aside, there are physical identifiers on the battery pack along with other tell tails.
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Yep back in the day, the Hilman imp and VW Beetle were very popular RWD with rear ice set up.
I guess what goes around, comes around.
Some of the EV's around are quite shocking, the new Ford Focus EV has the battery in the boot, how mad is that not to mention having manual handbrake, what a mess that car is.
The problem with the Ford Focus EV, and VW Golf EV, is that they have not been designed from the ground up to be EV's, they are just modified ice cars, based on existing platforms.
This is where Tesla have got the edge, having only ever made EV's from the get go.
Although GM have a good EV with the Bolt, as does Hyundai with the ionic, I don't think either of those were ever former ice cars.
The new Nissan Leaf, looks to be a good EV contender.
But none of these other car makers can hold a candle to Tesla, it is what it is.
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