Tesla Model 3 revealed
Discussion
garreth64 said:
I did the same at Solihull first thing this morning and no email yet, though I can see the money is pending on my card.
I think it can take 24 hours or so and guessing they are busy today.
Talking to the guy at the store, they have taken quite a fe deposits at the Gadget Show at the NEC as well, so maybe that includes the 35.
He was a really nice guy wasn't he? He is trying to get a job with them in the states. He had just the right vibe that Tesla need to maintainI think it can take 24 hours or so and guessing they are busy today.
Talking to the guy at the store, they have taken quite a fe deposits at the Gadget Show at the NEC as well, so maybe that includes the 35.
I love the look of it, Teslas are definitely my favourite cars right now outside Ze Germans. Well and truly the future and at a great price (although does feel like the UK is getting ripped off slightly). Would swap my current duo (Golf GTD and Audi S5 V8) for this for sure. Tempted to pre-order but seems a bit of a gamble as its 2-years away and not sure yet how I'd finance the rest of the balance 
Regarding the production of RHD Tesla cars... Imagine how much more elegant (and cost-efficient) this is to produce, relative to ICE cars.
In the Tesla Model 3, the interior is rather universal -- what with the user experience dominated by a centre-mounted digital screen instead of via physical knobs, levers, gauges, etc. which must be moulded separately, sub-assembled, and installed into the dashboard.
Also... There will be none of the, "Oooh, swapping the steering shaft to the right side causes a conflict with the right-side exhaust manifold* (which will have to be re-designed and will receive a different part number) along with swapping the brake master cylinder, etc."
. *See the sixth-generation Mustang in RHD, which because of RHD being an afterthought, is down slightly on HP relative to LHD models.
In the Tesla Model 3, the interior is rather universal -- what with the user experience dominated by a centre-mounted digital screen instead of via physical knobs, levers, gauges, etc. which must be moulded separately, sub-assembled, and installed into the dashboard.
Also... There will be none of the, "Oooh, swapping the steering shaft to the right side causes a conflict with the right-side exhaust manifold* (which will have to be re-designed and will receive a different part number) along with swapping the brake master cylinder, etc."
. *See the sixth-generation Mustang in RHD, which because of RHD being an afterthought, is down slightly on HP relative to LHD models.
I'm probably wrong but have to look after a lot of UPS systems for large data centres and comms rooms which need stacks of batteries OK they're mostly lead-acid types but these will likely behave in a similar way.
To get the best life and capacity out of a battery they're quite picky on environmental conditions so I have to use small DX cooling systems to keep them at a fixed 21 degrees. My understanding is that on EV's they use part of the cars environmental/AC system to regulate the temperature of the batteries and if the car is parked up then this system will click in and out as required to stop your battery from getting hot or cold.
It doesn't matter too much on a laptop or phone where the capacity of the battery degrades over time as you can buy a new one, looking after your batteries on your car is going to be quite spendy. 200 miles on a charge when new, what are they like in 3 years time?
Does this therefore mean that if you're not driving the car then it must be plugged in to run the AC otherwise if you charge the car up at the local power point then park it up outside your apartment you could find it's dead when you come to use it. And if you've got a dead EV and no plug what do you do, you can't really pour in a jerry can of electricity to get you to your nearest power point.
I think leasing an EV or at least the batteries if you've somewhere to plug the car in makes some sense but the fuel-cell approach makes more sense to me as they'll behave more like a regular ICE where you can just top the thing up with a shot of H if it's run out of gas.
To get the best life and capacity out of a battery they're quite picky on environmental conditions so I have to use small DX cooling systems to keep them at a fixed 21 degrees. My understanding is that on EV's they use part of the cars environmental/AC system to regulate the temperature of the batteries and if the car is parked up then this system will click in and out as required to stop your battery from getting hot or cold.
It doesn't matter too much on a laptop or phone where the capacity of the battery degrades over time as you can buy a new one, looking after your batteries on your car is going to be quite spendy. 200 miles on a charge when new, what are they like in 3 years time?
Does this therefore mean that if you're not driving the car then it must be plugged in to run the AC otherwise if you charge the car up at the local power point then park it up outside your apartment you could find it's dead when you come to use it. And if you've got a dead EV and no plug what do you do, you can't really pour in a jerry can of electricity to get you to your nearest power point.
I think leasing an EV or at least the batteries if you've somewhere to plug the car in makes some sense but the fuel-cell approach makes more sense to me as they'll behave more like a regular ICE where you can just top the thing up with a shot of H if it's run out of gas.
More tweets...
"Thought it would slow way down today, but Model 3 order count is now at 198k. Recommend ordering soon, as the wait time is growing rapidly."
"Definitely going to need to rethink production planning..."
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/
"Thought it would slow way down today, but Model 3 order count is now at 198k. Recommend ordering soon, as the wait time is growing rapidly."
"Definitely going to need to rethink production planning..."
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/
qube_TA said:
I'm probably wrong but have to look after a lot of UPS systems for large data centres and comms rooms which need stacks of batteries OK they're mostly lead-acid types but these will likely behave in a similar way.
To get the best life and capacity out of a battery they're quite picky on environmental conditions so I have to use small DX cooling systems to keep them at a fixed 21 degrees. My understanding is that on EV's they use part of the cars environmental/AC system to regulate the temperature of the batteries and if the car is parked up then this system will click in and out as required to stop your battery from getting hot or cold.
It doesn't matter too much on a laptop or phone where the capacity of the battery degrades over time as you can buy a new one, looking after your batteries on your car is going to be quite spendy. 200 miles on a charge when new, what are they like in 3 years time?
Does this therefore mean that if you're not driving the car then it must be plugged in to run the AC otherwise if you charge the car up at the local power point then park it up outside your apartment you could find it's dead when you come to use it. And if you've got a dead EV and no plug what do you do, you can't really pour in a jerry can of electricity to get you to your nearest power point.
I think leasing an EV or at least the batteries if you've somewhere to plug the car in makes some sense but the fuel-cell approach makes more sense to me as they'll behave more like a regular ICE where you can just top the thing up with a shot of H if it's run out of gas.
I don't know the answer off the top of my head, but it's not like this is the first electric car. This is the fourth car from a manufacturer that exclusively sells electric!To get the best life and capacity out of a battery they're quite picky on environmental conditions so I have to use small DX cooling systems to keep them at a fixed 21 degrees. My understanding is that on EV's they use part of the cars environmental/AC system to regulate the temperature of the batteries and if the car is parked up then this system will click in and out as required to stop your battery from getting hot or cold.
It doesn't matter too much on a laptop or phone where the capacity of the battery degrades over time as you can buy a new one, looking after your batteries on your car is going to be quite spendy. 200 miles on a charge when new, what are they like in 3 years time?
Does this therefore mean that if you're not driving the car then it must be plugged in to run the AC otherwise if you charge the car up at the local power point then park it up outside your apartment you could find it's dead when you come to use it. And if you've got a dead EV and no plug what do you do, you can't really pour in a jerry can of electricity to get you to your nearest power point.
I think leasing an EV or at least the batteries if you've somewhere to plug the car in makes some sense but the fuel-cell approach makes more sense to me as they'll behave more like a regular ICE where you can just top the thing up with a shot of H if it's run out of gas.
DoubleD said:
98elise said:
DoubleD said:
A bland looking £30k+ saloon is not a game changer.
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