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That's in line with my expectations. I was never expecting delivery before this time next year.

+1 to that. I am not keen yet on the glass roof, but could do with much of the rest of that pack.

I know I listen to two AM radio stations routinely, but I don't see this as a downside. They both stream, and I could live without the buzz near railway lines, the bursts of static every summer afternoon when storms are about, and how they vanish the instant I go underground to park...I think...

I put that in the same category as their 1 speed auto, as the transmission...

I had a Honda Civic with design flaws identified and corrected (for free, by Honda) 9 years after it was released. If complex systems weren't capable of failure or design issues, warranties wouldn't have been invented.

Rewatching that video has killed some time waiting for the livestream...thanks!

Sage words indeed.

Lack of serious competitive alternatives for magazine head-to-heads aside from those made by same company.

It's not that it's a Tesla. I want a BEV and nobody else is doing it this well yet.

I had to go searching but did find in the timeline for Elon's tweet that he agreed the scale model 3 would be part of the gifts for those stanging in the queues...tweet here. I guess after the initial reservation euphoria, reality has set in and it got too hard.

Agreed. LNP locally are going to make our next state election all about power prices, which unfortunately means they're going to try to push coal harder than the current mob, claiming somehow that our high power prices are somehow linked to renewables, that we don't have hardly any of yet. I...

SpaceX Crew Dragon has a row of seats, screens and hardly any controls...

I've not heard anything of this kind of analysis nor plan from candidates wearing any team colour so far. You have my interest, and tentatively, my vote sir.

At the Adelaide presser he said he'd be staying another day to visit the windfarm site where the batteries would be installed.

Agreed. My 17yo has suggested he buy the autonomous driving upgrade for the M3 rather than getting his licence and car. It's completely different to racing down to get our learners permit on our birthday like we did!

If we get these motor improvements I'm sure it will be recycled with the drivetrain just like new. I've been guilty of holding onto vehicles past 300,000km. And even in that relatively short time, the new features and enhanced safety etc we take for granted by that time mean the upgrade is...

All the good points above, plus that delivery remains on schedule, and has at least the range they said it would when we put our money down.

It was a far riskier prospect in April last year than now imo. And for what it's worth there are far riskier places to put your money. Having me hold it for you is just one example that springs to mind ;)

A dark reflection or low lighting on the rear one perhaps? There's a shadow over the area of window above it.

I think you met a future commissioner!

With attention to detail like that, your attending officer has a bright future with the force.

EAP might need an Australian edition which will to know how to avoid skippies, wombats, emus, pigs, goats, foxes, deer, emu, camels, wedgies and many flavours of cattle both domesticated and ferral...yet swerve to run over cane toads if it's to successfully replace drivers on this big brown island.

Those Soyuz do look comical now with that globe to one side. Recent iterations of those even are now more glass cockpit...at least if you call a central screen "glass". Perhaps Elon meant the view inside the Dragon Crew Module - which has 3x displays, some comfy seats and not much more? Crew...

Yes

So many weasle words...alledgedly, the-word-is, reports online suggest...CITATION NEEDED

The whole US EV fleet is improving its emissions profile, even if you don't use 100% renewable sources for charging. Any ICE will at best stay the same over its lifetime.

Masterful use of the straw man argument there. Sounds like you were not ready to be a buyer of any EV.

Your volkswagen has unlimited range? My current Honda doesn't. Had to fill the darned thing up just today.

Aero will improve once they bog up the door gaps too

You see, exactly why I was pleased to be paywalled. What a terribly researched and horribly inaccurate waste of electrons their website is.

Yes paywall confirmed. Probably just as well.

I suspect the feined indifference from the boss in my case foretells of a time next year after which I'll only find her ICE in the garage when I need to drive anywhere.

To me this sounds like good news and right on schedule

I expected the Tesla Car-Sharing Network of the future will require that the car can take itself somewhere to be charged - so the port has to be opened and shut/locked without human intervention.

You don't. We had both with our GM-branded purchase. Win-win! Bottom line is one isn't the opposite of the other.

Only goes to show how different the needs of people can be. Even when we're talking about buyers of the same vehicle. FWIW we have racks for both our cars. There's too much in this world either too large or potentially damaging to fit inside.

3rd time's a charm then we have to hope.

I hope they hand it over with a decent charge already onboard because that first day (night?) I have to get some k's in. Have a mountain range to climb and enjoy regen braking for the first time on the descent. Okay, so the script might not be followed but I've been hanging out for an EV for...

Interesting. Thanks!

Do you have a source for that?

I see what you mean regarding the nose in this post, but the main design elements of the car still hold. Photos are very prone to light conditions, reflections etc so that white one at the charger appears to have a very poorly fitting frunk lid that I'm sure is not the case. But regardless, I'm...

They all look largely the same to me. Each to his own I guess.

The same upgrade on the S was $7k so that's not quite so wild. (source: electrek.com)

Firmware updated battery upgrade also decreases the number of models offered by half (unless you tie the bigger battery to the D and P options only). All this speculation is fun, but we'll know for sure in under 2 months time...how exciting!

Let's dare to dream

FWIW I'd take that silver M3 with the silver metal roof over black any day. But especially at the height of Brisbane summertime. I think the range of opinions on the matter even in this small sample reinforces why Tesla is having to lock down the choices to keep things simple and cost effective.

"best" is a tremendously subjective term. Hoping the OP's model comparison holds for the pricing locally though as the Accord V6L as it's sold here is $53k (AUD) plus onroads. It's rated at 9.8l/100km though and that's something I'm looking to do without finally with the M3. My first car...

Like the OP I'm hoping SAS is included, at least in time for RHD deliveries to the far side of the planet, when mine will become orderable. Our house has not just a roll-up-curb in place of a ramp on the road gutter, but also is so steep that at the garage a standard height car will scrape. The...

I agree - competition is brilliant. When I went to start reading up on this now I realise this couldn't be more a polar opposite to Tesla. Tesla is vertically integrating their supply chain in many cases, bringing even their robot manufacturer inhouse...compared with Jaguar who will be...

*groan. You are unfortunately correct. In the same way funding a feasibility study can be called infrastructure spending, funding a council is in some way supporting the uptake of EVs. I was cynical when AGL was involved. Now physically ill...