http://mashable.com/2015/09/02/tesla-model-3-preorders-march-2016/ Tesla Model 3 preorders to begin March 2016, production in 2 years By Chris Perkins [2015/09/02]
[tweets https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/639171519197777920 Elon Musk @elonmusk Model 3, our smaller and lower cost sedan will start production in about 2 years. Fully operational Gigafactory needed. @elonmusk $35k price, unveil in March, preorders start then. 1:25 PM - 2 Sep 2015 Elon Musk @elonmusk True, but achieving a long range affordable electric vehicle has always been our long-term goal. Due in late 2017! https:// twitter.com/forbes/status/634111598387404800 … 3:20 PM - 22 Aug 2015 ] The luxurious Model S sedan and Model X crossover helped start the conversation around Tesla, but the $35,000 Model 3 hopes to be the car that brings electric vehicles to the mass market. In a series of tweets Wednesday, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced that preorders for the Model 3 would begin in March 2016, with production starting in two years. Musk said that Tesla's Gigafactory must be operational for Model 3 production. This news confirms previous reports [ http://mashable.com/2015/05/07/tesla-model-3-timeline/ ] that Tesla would unveil the Model 3 in March 2016, though it doesn't necessarily mean that this timeline would be followed strictly. The Model X SUV was initially supposed to launch in 2013 after a February 2012 debut, but the first preorder customers were only able to configure their cars Tuesday. Last month, Tesla raised $738 Million selling stock in an effort to raise money for the Gigafactory and the Model 3. Elon Musk personally bought $20 Million worth of stock as part of the sale. Meeting demand has always been a challenge for the fledgeling automaker, and with nearly 20,000 preorders for the Model X in the U.S. alone, a challenge that won't go away any time soon. A car like the Model 3, which is designed to take Tesla to the mass-market, will require considerable manufacturing strength to meet demand. The Model 3 will come [ http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a25909/tesla-model-3-sedan-and-crossover/ ] in a variety of body styles, including sedan and crossover SUV, and will have a 200 mile range. The price of $35,000 is before government subsidies, but one can reasonably assume higher-spec Model 3s will be more expensive. While Tesla has been applauded for the quality of its luxury cars, Elon Musk has gone on the record saying that the Model 3 will achieve Tesla's primary goal of bringing a viable electric car to the mass-market. It's Musk's Volkswagen, if you will. Musk also hinted that a successor to the Roadster [ http://mashable.com/2015/07/17/new-tesla-roadster/ ] will be coming in four years, complete with a "Maximum Plaid" option; a reference to Spaceballs and the Ludicrous Mode now offered in the Model S P90D. [© mashable.com] http://www.torquenews.com/3618/tesla-model-3-when-how-much-will-it-cost Tesla Model 3, How much and When? [2015/09/02] So far, reports place the expected range of the car anywhere from 200 to 250 ... in hybrids and extended range pure Electric Vehicles within the next few years. For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/german-online-tool-aims-to-help-fleet-20150904 German online tool helps fleet managers decide when to buy EVs http://www.uvureview.com/2015/08/31/uvu-gets-greener-with-new-ev-charging-stations/ 4 L2 EVSE @uvu.edu Orem-UT http://www.rockdalenews.com/section/123/article/22675/ Georgia-Power,Nissan L2 EVSE @rockdaletaxoffice.org Rockdale-GA http://media.morristechnology.com/webmedia/upload/rockdalenews/topmedia/0829photoElectricchargingstation-Electric-vehicle-charging-station-1.jpg + EVLN: Clist&Thompson's 249mpg Leaf EV wins @UK’s 2015 MPG Marathon {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-3-preorders-in-March-2016-production-in-2-years-tp4677493.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 For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
