Tesla’s Supercharger network is one of the brand’s greatest assets – a valuable benefit for customers and a strong selling point against the (so far, mostly theoretical) competition. Since the Model 3 hit the stage, one of the hottest questions has been, will 3 buyers get the same free Supercharging privileges that S and X… Read more »
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More details about the Tesla Model 3
Last week’s historic unveiling of Tesla’s Model 3 left auto lovers with a host of questions. Since then, some answers have been trickling out, mostly from the thumbs of Elon Musk, who’s been tweeting like a tree full of birds over the past few days. Musk hopes to log 500,000 reservations before the “Part 2… Read more »
Will federal tax credits still be around by the time you get your Model 3?
(Updated 4/5/16 11:00am EST to include link to IRS code and information suggesting how Tesla could maximize available tax credits.) Tesla’s mission has always been to bring EVs to the mass market, and the culmination of the company’s grand strategy is the Model 3, unveiled last week at a price of $35,000. Auto market analysts tell… Read more »
Tesla unveils the mass-market Model 3, reservations flood in
The next era of automotive history began last night at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, as the company unveiled its long-awaited Model 3, and hordes of buyers around the world put down deposits to reserve their copies of the new EV, sight unseen. Elon Musk began the presentation with a synopsis of Tesla’s… Read more »
Here’s how to reserve your Tesla Model 3
Tesla’s March 31 unveiling of the Model 3 will be a big day indeed – Christmas for EV fans, a milestone for the auto industry, and a do-or-die moment for the company, as Elon Musk delivers on his promise to bring an electric car to the masses. Early adopters can reserve a new Model 3… Read more »
Musk: Model 3’s veil will be lifted only a modicum in March
As every auto journalist knows, an automaker’s official “unveiling” of a new model seldom offers much in the way of technical information. A photo op with an auto body, some flashy videos and some hors d’oeuvres are what one usually expects. Tesla, so iconoclastic in other matters, tends to follow this norm. At a recent… Read more »
Tesla shifts focus to Model 3 as engineers prepare to start work at the Gigafactory
Tesla’s Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel gave a talk at the University of Nevada in Reno this week, as the company announced a new internship program and an investment of $1 million in the university’s battery research program. Saying that the transition to a truly sustainable world won’t be accomplished in a single generation, Straubel… Read more »
Tesla Model 3 will debut in March, preorders start then
For better or for worse, Elon Musk has confirmed a reveal date for the much-anticipated Model 3. “35k price, unveil in March, preorders start then,” he tweeted. Of course, as every car buff knows, the “unveiling” of a new model happens a long time before cars are actually ready for delivery, and in Tesla’s case,… Read more »
Tesla has yet to build an alpha prototype of Model 3
Tesla’s Model 3, the promised EV for Everyman, is due to disrupt the automotive world in 2017, but the company has yet to complete an alpha engineering prototype. Should we be worried? Automakers are usually secretive about this sort of stuff, but it seems that developing alpha and beta prototypes are milestones that CEO Elon… Read more »
Tesla VP: Model 3 may come in several body styles
Tesla VP for Engineering Chris Porritt chatted with the British news outlet Auto Express this week about the company’s eagerly-awaited Model 3. He made no major revelations, but hinted that the game-changing automobile might be offered in several body styles, something that could attract a broader range of buyers. “We don’t know what type of… Read more »