So who is getting a Model 3?

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From the specs I can see with a probable price of £30k and likely 200 mile range it's the only decent EV proposition out there. Every other falls short. Some shorter than others.

Would having a model 3 at £30k mean the rest of the EV market is going to have to slash prices to compete? I'd think the i3 is dead in the water at its current price point.

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Electric could also be mostly free if you use free rapids and the tesla supercharger network.

Best home rates are about 6p per kw/h for economy 7 and about 9p for normal.

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Under £30k would be great. The high end leafs are around that figure so they'll have to become cheaper to shift them.

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JonV8V said:

The model 3 is nearly 2 years from reaching the UK. By then 200 miles will be no big deal - the i3 is about to get a bigger battery which with range extended is likely to make 200 miles viable, and thats before a further year of developments.

Also bear in mind that tesla, like all manufacturers so, are playing the marketing game... "the model 3, from 30k will have a range up to 200 miles" which actually means the 30k car won't do 200 miles and won't be allowed to use the super chargers, but the 45k car will..". Why would they make a car very similar to the S70 that costs 20k less?

Because I'd think Mr Musk realises if they want the EV to actually be a reality and not just some puffery and novelty for a few you have to produce a £30k realistic 200 mile range car to achieve any kind of numbers. The model 3 is noticeably smaller and in a different segment anyway so you can't really aim to produce it at near bottom level S money. It has to be significantly cheaper.

I'd think the model 3 would have free supercharger access but probably more limited eg so many charges per year or unlimited if you pay a monthly sub. It depends on how it sells too and how the supercharger infrastructure expands as to what is sustainable in the long term.

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The entire EV market is over promising. 100-130 mile claimed range. Often down to 60 odd miles in winter. It's not just Tesla that are stretching the truth.

I think a lot of consumers are fed up of car manufacturers lying to their faces about fossil fuel economy and electric range.

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If there aren't queues then Tesla are going to look a bit silly...

Will be interested in the actual specs and what other manufacturers do in response. EVs need to be a lot cheaper and with a lot better range to have any realistic chance of reasonable take up.