'Tesla's Secret Model 3...And Model Y details' 'Tesla-3 For Only $9,500?'
http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-is-definitely-rolling-our-two-versions-of-its-model-3-2016-1 Tesla is planning 2 versions of its $35,000 Model 3 [20160128] Matthew DeBord [image http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/55c4cbfe2acae7a6098be037-1794-782/screen%20shot%202015-08-07%20at%2011.07.43%20am.png Tesla Model 3 clay modelScreenshot via YouTube A clay model of what's probably the Model 3 ] Tesla's next vehicle will be the Model 3, a mass-market car that's expected to be priced around $35,000. The design will be unveiled in March, but we now have greater indications that the Model 3 will actually be a platform for two vehicles — a small sedan and a compact SUV — and possibly more. At Electrek, Seth Weintraub offers some speculation about Model 3 pricing and configurations. This follows comments that Tesla's CTO, JB Straubel, made last year, when he said that the Model 3 would be the basis for a variety of different vehicles. A big question for Tesla followers is whether the Model 3 will continue the company's pattern of introducing a relatively luxurious new vehicle, as it did with the $100,000-plus Model X SUV last year, or whether the Model 3 will really be an electric car for the masses. General Motors rolled out its all-electric Bolt this month, with plans to get the car to market this year. That's well ahead of the Model 3, which won't arrive until 2017. The Bolt's interior, as we found out when we test drove it in Las Vegas, is perfectly nice but hardly luxurious. But GM will be able to sell the Bolt for $30,000, after tax rebates and government credits. The Bolt will be the only EV in the market that has range comparable with Tesla's vehicles. Tesla range, given that it requires a big and expensive battery, has always come at a steep price. It's also unclear whether Tesla will retain on the crossover version of the Model 3 the exotic Falcon Wing doors that nearly doomed an on-time Model X launch last year. Tesla had to dump a supplier and redesign the feature. The Model X's rear seats, which CEO Elon Musk likened to sculpture, also presented problems. Tesla has now brought their production in-house. Tesla hasn't confirmed it, but the Model 3 probably won't utilize the costly aluminum structure of the Model S and Model X. Expect to see the Model 3 use good old-fashioned steel. Weintraub offers some intriguing ideas about the Model 3's access to Tesla's supercharger network, which is free for all Tesla owners. There have been some issues, however, with owners using the Superchargers for everyday charging, rather than for longer trips, as Tesla reportedly intended the system. Weintraub suggests that Model 3 owners may have to pay to use Superchargers. [© businessinsider.com 2016 Business Insider] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-29/everything-we-know-about-tesla-s-secret-model-3-and-model-y Everything We Know About Tesla's Secret Model 3...And Model Y January 29, 2016 Tesla is gearing up for its biggest-ever unveiling: the Model 3, an affordable electric car that's supposed to take the company from 50,000 vehicle sales last year ... ... http://learnbonds.com/126489/tesla-motors-inc-confirms-the-tesla-model-y-is-a-myth-nasdaq-tsla/ The Tesla Model Y is a Myth: Confirmed January 30, 2016 ... No Model Y car from Tesla ... http://seekingalpha.com/article/3850896-tesla-offer-model-3-9500 How Could Tesla Offer The Model 3 For Only $9,500? Jan. 31, 2016 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-is-planning-2-versions-of-its-35-000-Model-3-For-9-500-tp4680199.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)