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No, you forget that with the Model S the batteries are coming from Panasonic Japan. This means it's not eligble for NAFTA and has a 6% tarrif added (I'm not sure if that 6% is calculated on the entire price or just the fraction that is not made in North America). Model 3 uses batteries from the...

Keep in mind that the $14K rebate is applied AFTER taxes are calculated. I.e. price * 1.13 - $14K

Same here. Non-owner, Canada. Standard Range says Early, First Production and AWD both say mid 2018. I'm guessing that they forgot to take our "International" status in to consideration here.

Has anybody seen mention of the fuel type? Is it confirmed that it can actually burn stuff?

I was hoping to ask around some time soon to see what installers are going to do now that microFIT is no longer a thing. They won't be able to use that as a selling point and may have to drop prices in order to make sales. Thoughts on that?

Looks like some testing is happening here: Saw this at a supercharger in Canada today • r/teslamotors

Video of a truckload in Oxnard CA. Vin 1088? No pics of the vin plate though: David Sell on Twitter

Just got my e-mail now. Reserved online before reveal. From Canada and slightly different wording. Delivery date not changed (but it's already rather vague with 'Late 2018'):

Nice to see Pure Energy (PEMIF in US and PE.V in Canada) starting to do something leading to production of local LiOH. Was nice to see them getting some media attention recently: Analyst Speaks On Investing In Small Caps

What is the hiway range? If that is lower than the 5 cycle range, maybe they wanted to use the scenario where people would be travelling long distances.

The "Model 3" price looks blurry to me, but assuming it is $35K, then the math works out. 35 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 56

Hope anybody using a battery that can charge that quick has a charger that can output that kind of juice. Assuming a 50kWh battery pack, that's what... 500kW sustained for 6 minutes? I guess if they build the battery, the chargers will come.

Same here from my desktop. Aside from the formatting that changed, it looks like they are trying to load a picture from a server that is down: https://sdlc-assets.tesla.com/share/tesla_design_studio_assets/MODEL3/blurcar_trans.png?&version=3.0.24

Looks like we do have some more model 3 vins registered with NHSTA. Right now it looks like 2136 is the highest. I've tried spot checking by 10s above that without any luck... might have missed a few numbers though. (Thanks to the spreadsheet setup by @vgrinshpun for the notification)

Did a quick search on youtube, and I found a video I never saw before. It's from March 31, 2016.. and there are red calipers on it! Don't think that means much.

I came here to suggest the Orville too! I have been watching both Discover and the Orville. I must say that I'm enjoying the Orville more. Really hope it gets renewed for more seasons.

I bet the algorithm just counts the highest vin registered, then adds "1" (to account for vin #0 of course).

Hmm. It says 1135. When did that go up from 1100? The last I checked, 1134 was the highest and there were gaps.

Nope, can't say I've had the pleasure. Wonder when you'll be able to charter a private BFR? :)

While technically possible, do you really think you'd be able to get to Dubai in an hour? Airports recommend arriving 3 hours early for international flights. I've often weighed driving instead of flying just because I don't want to hang around the airport. Edit: I'm not arguing over how much...

I may be off here, but torque in the EV drivetrain is higher at lower RPMs. So putting in a transmission would allow for more acceleration at higher speeds (and higher speeds in general). I don't believe range will increase because at low speeds you wouldn't really make use of a second gear...

Thanks! I didn't know that the camber was automatically adjusted (not that I really looked in to it at all).

How does air suspension or a lower car result in greater tire wear?

Screenshot From 2017-08-30 11:21:08 by phigment posted Aug 30, 2017 at 11:22 AM

Frunk is not secure either: Tesla front trunks can open without a key but it’s an important safety feature – not a ‘flaw’

GF2 is the Buffalo solar panel plant.

Why the disagree? I posted a link to the picture that is circulating, as requested.

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You forget that the Model S is still using 18650. I'm guessing that these are still produced on the Japanese production lines. Thus they still aren't eligible for NAFTA. Tesla won't be pocketing this 6.1%.

What do you feel they bungled? These prices are right in line with what I was expecting the whole time. Do you expect a price different than the quoted USD price converted to Canadian?

Indeed. It feels like they may be gearing up to deliver only to the USA until the US Federal incentive expires.

One example that comes to mind is the seat belts. Canadian versions have red buttons, US don't. Now this wouldn't be an extensive modification, but this is just one example, there may be more.

I did see that before in another picture, I'll see if I can find a reference. It's interesting to observe that this "ribbing" in one of the pictures is not visible in the other one. It looks like the ribbing is in the vent behind the steering wheel, but not behind the screen. Could this be some...

Pure rumor: On reddit, by user ElonsVelvetJacket "Effective immediately many Tesla stores will be permanently closed" Wasn't that the user that tweeted a bunch other rumors that came true?

Took a while to transfer from CAD -> USD for me this morning. By then we started up the V and I was chasing the price. I decided to take a breather and bought a few more @312.5 on the small 'dip'. First time I bought more since $186.

Ugh.. I hope not. I don't want to drive around with a car that looks like I took a bottle of spray paint to it and still need to apply a clear coat. :D

insideev US June numbers up: Monthly Plug-In Sales Scorecard S: 2350 X: 2200

At least this way we won't have to deal with a gap fill.

Looks like there's a good chance it's 32A:

It doesn't do that for me. I don't have the lc_test_drive_m3 cookie on my system. I've searched through the code and found the function that will show the dialog box (js_oTYEN6fbV7M3jPMn5i1Niwe0VFSXCQnTQI_vqMKrbCg.js::(initPopupForTestDrive()). If I call it manually I will see the dialog. But...

Or they can just deliver the excess to Canada. :)

I bet the lock latches are powered. Just no power liftgate.

Hm.. wonder if this will stay nailed to max pain at $360?

Interesting. So I stopped the page load when I saw the new UI and now I can play with it. One thing I noticed is that the 75D is no longer an option. They've separated in to 3 package types: Standard (75), Premium (100D), Performance (P100D). It doesn't appear to have an AWD option anywhere...

Insideevs monthly preliminary (US only) numbers are posted Monthly Plug-In Sales Scorecard For May, 1620 Model S, 1730 Model X

Using a desktop I saw what looks like the mobile site load, then a second later it flipped to the normal desktop UI.

What if everybody in the United States flushed the toilet at the same time?

Here are two more updates from May 11 and May 14: