Tesla and news

[Tyler]

The next Tesla car is expected to be revealed and made available for pre-order next month. And while the auto world is still waiting to see specs and drawings, one thing is already known: the price.

As promised, Elon Musk tells Bloomberg, the Model 3 will cost $35,000 — before any incentives.

Tax credits for purchasing electric vehicles could push the sticker price below the average cost of a new car in America ... maybe. The Model 3 won't go into production until 2017, and if it's delayed, the incentives that lower the price might not be available.

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[Huss Buss]

i heard about this yest.

It only matters yet for how far you can drive. If you can't do long distance of at least 4 hrs before needing a charge then not worth it, but be nice if can last 8 hrs.

Also there needs to be fast charging stations or have the roads help charge the car because I find it hard to believe people will want to wait an hr. for charging a car up while on the road.

[Tyler]

There different kinds of stations.
Tesla Superchargers provide 170 miles of range in as little as 30 minutes.
There are also stations that physically remove your battery and put in a fully charged one.
If you stick to a specific route you can travel across the country and hit enough stations to make it.

[Corey]

Hopefully they can make it look cool unlike all current electric vehicles

[jathko87]

[bmyoungs]

Hopefully they can make it look cool unlike all current electric vehicles

I haven't seen a Tesla that doesn't look cool

[cwilkins88]

I already pre-ordered mine. It came with an unlocked boss and two extra skins. Very cool deal.

[wags83]

Hopefully they can make it look cool unlike all current electric vehicles

I haven't seen a Tesla that doesn't look cool

Werd, I think they look neat.

[Corey]

Hopefully they can make it look cool unlike all current electric vehicles

I haven't seen a Tesla that doesn't look cool

They are also all 2x+ more expensive

[Huss Buss]

There different kinds of stations.
Tesla Superchargers provide 170 miles of range in as little as 30 minutes.
There are also stations that physically remove your battery and put in a fully charged one.
If you stick to a specific route you can travel across the country and hit enough stations to make it.

for me that's not good enough..needing to stick to specific route

[bmyoungs]

I could totally see getting one. My average daily commute is 20 miles. A few times a year we go outside the range of an electric car, which I think makes up the majority of the US population.

[Tyler]

[Tyler]

Was telling Jocelyn about the auto pilot mode and she got excited about that. She gave permission to put the refundable $1,000 down for a place in line. Now that the pre-order queue is 250,000+ I don't know if it's worth it. Car doesn't come out for another 2 years and could be another 2 before all orders are fulfilled.

Cwilkins, you should do it! In that time your kids will be out of car seats. Would make a lot more sense for you to have it.

[Blue Jackets]

Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12072 ... us-model-s

[Tyler]

Source of the post Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12072 ... us-model-s

Scary stuff and sounds like a freak accident almost. Telsa did the right thing by talking about it first and asking to be investigated.

[Blue Jackets]

Electric cars are now required to make noise at low speeds so they don’t sneak up and kill us

[Tyler]

[wags83]

Lol

[blake]

Source of the post

Hopefully they can make it look cool unlike all current electric vehicles

I haven't seen a Tesla that doesn't look cool

agree

[Blue Jackets]

Can this be changed to our Tesla model news thread?

Elon Musk: Self-driving Teslas will go between LA and NYC by the end of the year