Model 3 Handover Event -- July 28, 2017

[lupend88]

I seem to be in a pickle. I want the premium package upgrade but I despise that hideous wood trim. I don't believe there's a way to avoid the wood if I want the premium package, is there?

 

[Jeff N]

I seem to be in a pickle. I want the premium package upgrade but I despise that hideous wood trim. I don't believe there's a way to avoid the wood if I want the premium package, is there?

I like the wood trim, at least in the photos I've seen. I suppose you could paint it black...

 

[GreenT]

I was always treated extremely well as a Roadster owner. Lack of Supercharging is due to the fact that the battery packs weren't designed to accommodate it.

Did I say Supercharging????
They could have provided ANY charging!

 

[GreenT]

Given the high initial cost ... SNIP

So he said the reservation count is now 500,000+.

I heard him say that 150,000 were added. He deliberately omitted the attrition numbers.

 

[RubberToe]

Anybody posted owners manual yet?

RT

 

[RubberToe]

I'm curious about the climate control from the app...

Can it be used if the car is unplugged? I believe the Model S can do that, my Kia Soul EV cannot.

In the S, how long will it run for when remotely activated?

RT

 

[Ocelot]

I like the wood trim, at least in the photos I've seen. I suppose you could paint it black...

Agree that the wood trim is hideous. It very 1991.

I also still do not get the layout. To have to look right to get speed..,there is no way at all they planned that purposefully. All the talk on here about HUD was probably Tesla's original intention until they looked at costs.

I am all for advancement/change when it builds towards purposeful improvement. This is why if you read any car magazine there continues to be multiple comments monthly of cars without volume knobs. It is simple and it works, with as little distraction as Possible. So take the glovebox. Now you have to hit a button on a screen and then go to your glovebox, instead of a levered glovebox. They have taken, one motion and turned it into two. More complex, and in the name of what? Aesthetics?

Oh and one more time ...that wood trim drives me batty.

 

[James Anders]

Who told you that?

Elon.

 

[buttershrimp]

Here's my contribution ... hope you like it...

The coolest thing I learned from attending model 3 delivery (in the referral program

 

[mhan00]

Given the high initial cost of any first production thing, it makes financial sense to start production off on a model variation that will keep money in house, just like the S and X did to allow them the goal of a mass market 3. Kills me how some press (think it was Jalopnik) tried to spin this release and early production as not being able to produce the car for what they said. I'm also sure Tesla wants to make certain all the bugs are worked out on single motor before offering AWD. While it would be nice for owners to be able have more initial choice of battery options and such, running the line with set options now has to be the most efficient way to go to get the most cars out to the most people.

So he said the reservation count is now 500,000+. That's a pretty frightening "burden" to think of really. He and Tesla are trying to make people happy and knowing there will be glitches along the way to meeting that goal has to be something you just push through as smartly as you can. Liked his quote of going through hell and keep on going.

Jalopnik is mostly petrol heads, so yeah, there's going to be an inherent bias from their writers and commenters against electric cars in general, just like there's a bias here and on places like Electrek in favor of them.

 

[mhan00]

I seem to be in a pickle. I want the premium package upgrade but I despise that hideous wood trim. I don't believe there's a way to avoid the wood if I want the premium package, is there?

Get it wrapped once you get the car. Not ideal, but you'll get the look you want, and preserve the trim for when you eventually sell the car, if you ever do.

 

[israndy]

Can't get into MyTesla right now. Maybe something happening?

Mine also.

Maybe you need a Key Card to get into your Tesla

-Randy

 

[TEG]

How was the front seat head room compared to the model S?

I am almost 6' tall and have a tall torso so some cars can be a headroom challenge for me. No problem in model 3... I fit nicely in front and OK in back. Someone with long legs might find the back a bit cramped ( if the front seats aren't kept forward. )

 

[TEG]

And I do have headroom challenges in the back of Model S so model 3 actually comes out ahead there.

 

[FlatSix911]

Maybe you need a Key Card to get into your Tesla

-Randy

Here you go

 

[ohmman]

I like the wood trim, at least in the photos I've seen. I suppose you could paint it black...

I see some wood trim and I want it painted black. No wood trim anymore I want it to turn black. I see people turn their heads and quickly look away. Painted dashboards just don't happen everyday.

 

[K-MTG]

I would get the premium package if it didn't have the glass roof but I want powered seats

 

[BigMskiman]

I'm curious about the climate control from the app...

Can it be used if the car is unplugged? I believe the Model S can do that, my Kia Soul EV cannot.

In the S, how long will it run for when remotely activated?

RT

Long enough to cool it prior to your return, in MX & MS. This from iPhone or Apple watch in my case.

 

[BigMskiman]

I would get the premium package if it didn't have the glass roof but I want powered seats

Captain will demand a sunshade for the back window now?

 

[dgpcolorado]

Can't get into MyTesla right now. Maybe something happening?

"My Tesla" is working again for me, after being out all morning.