Recent content by Winston Wolf

Whooooops. Yes indeed.

Agreed. Canada has 10% the population of the US. If we assume that half of the 400,000 initial reservations came from the US, and we extrapolate to Canada, that would mean 40,000 reservations holders in Canada. If 2/3 of them are waiting for AWD or the standard battery, that would leave...

10 years. At least. My current car is almost 14

Honestly, probably not going to get either of them. If I get the tax credit, I'll consider turning them on later, but I'll spend my initial money on things that can't be turned on by software later.

Average Joe public doesn't know about either of those things. If they know anything at all, it's that Teslas are: A) Electric, and B) Expensive

This. The name of the game is to limit depreciation on whatever vehicle you get. Accord/Civic/Camry/Corolla all fit the bill. Get one that's 3-5 years old so that it isn't seen as an "old" car when it comes time to sell it in a couple years and recoup your money.

Odds I can get a Model 3 with upgraded battery, Dual Motor, Cold weather package, and Supercharger for $45k or less? I suppose those odds increase if SC's are pay as you go, or can be bought in blocks of credits.

But I bet weight will be similar given the steel/aluminum M3

I'm pretty sure Elon has mentioned that Maximum Plaid would be saved for a next gen Roadster (if they ever do it)

Because as with everything Model S/X...it's paying to make the Model 3 more affordable to the average consumer? I too think that the introduction of the Model 3 will come with a lower SC cost, and when it does that will become the new cost for the S 60kwh owners as well.

You guys bring up some good points relating Supercharging as an option that enables additional value to be unlocked, similar to other options. All I'm saying is that for those who find the option to be more than they would get back in return, we need to evaluate whether the Model 3 is still the...

Which is why I put it in quotations. And we aren't talking about the car itself, we're talking about the cost of supercharging.

Right. However intentions can change. What you'll be purchasing is a car that's incapable of going longer distances, even in an emergency. Say you have to fly home for Thanksgiving and your flight is cancelled. The airlines can't get you there until Friday because everything is booked up...

I live in WI, but make trips home to MI about 2-3x per year. This is most of my long distance travel. Roughly 400 miles each way. Add in a couple closer long distance trips. So let's say I do about 3000 miles per year where I would use the SC network. Our trip car gets about 25mpg so that's...

Sure. Slow charging. At least at the moment.