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It's funny but you're wrong... pedo in spanish is FART. Literally a different type of gas LOL!

They look different but have the same mechanism... you have to push the rear side of the handle (drivers side) to open it. The L shaped looks more intuitive.

There is no new diffuser... there is NO diffuser at all!

You didn't saw any car with people in the back seats... How many cars with huge objects in the back did you saw? Audi A4, BMW 3series, MB C-class, the Model 3 real competitors are sedans and is OK. Yes, they have a wagon version but 90% of buyers choose the sedan version.

Maybe the car is so cool that you never feel heat inside the car!

Traditional rearview mirrors... at least we can forget the side cameras

You said ICE car cost = EV cost - battery. So a full 4 cilinder turbo engine with an automatic transmission cost the same than a simple electric motor (in your world) And remember the money Tesla saves with direct sales.

So you think that an ICE engine and transmisión cost is 0... Ok

... I can't imagine to watch the unveiling of the latest Ford, BMW, Mercedes, etc. car at any of its dealers.

Sometimes I think there are people who will buy a Model 3 with no doors and optional steering wheel (you can use your old car steering wheel and save money!).

You are missing two key differences... 1 - The price of the drivetrain. A 2.0 4 cilinder petrol engine and the 8 gear automatic transmission cost a lot of money, is much more expensive than a simple electric motor. 2 - The dealer piece of cake... around 10% of the sale value. Tesla sells...

Late... late march!!

I will be happy just with the first service center in Spain... - - - Updated - - - Maybe your visit to the service center is related with autopilot malfunction!!!!

I don't know why everybody says Model 3 will have no 17" LCD when this could be one of the cheapest parts of the car... please, we are in 2016, LCD touchscreens ARE REALLY CHEAP. I will not be surprised if it cost less than 100$. Take this feature that is almost Tesla DNA out from Model 3 has no...

Tesla in 2012, with much less resources than today and a handfull of cars produced (only 400 roadsters) managed to show a functional prototype of Model X and you say that today, 4 years and 100.000 build cars later they will only unveil some drawings... seriously? Do you really think than Tesla...

Genius!:biggrin:

Sorry, you are right (I thought it already was a law in the rest of Europe). Despite this, the spanish government has created a two year exemption with allows Tesla to install new superchargers without the CCS combo until late 2017.

CCS combo chargers are mandatory in every new fast charge station in Europe, it's a new law in all member countries. I guess they will put one CCS charger in every SC and you will have to pay to charge your BMW, audi...

I agree but I remember everybody touching the car and sitting in it at the end of the unveiling.

Model S was presented years before starting production. I remember a Model X headlamp teaser...

BMW 3-series is the target, so the car might look like a 4-5 door sedan. I think 4-series GT is a good starting point.

Yes, but maybe you should ask Disney for copyright terms!

If the car only have one big FWD on each side for bow rows Tesla must include an emergency door "ejection" system like Mercedes did on the SLS AMG, because if an accident ends with the car upside down you should be able to open the door (this is not a problem in Model X as the car have...

Agree

We had a headlight teaser at least

SEDAN SEDAN SEDAN SEDAN... Not hatchback.

I mean if a traditional ICE car get 0.24... only removing almost all the cooling openings you should have even less Cx. Maybe 0.23... maybe lower. Of course 0.20 is an extreme result (if possible)

I've just read that the new Hiunday Ioniq has 0,24 Cx... that's the same than Model S. Maybe it's not so crazy to achieve a 0,20 withhout being a weirdmobile and using wheel covers... (considering less cooling needs for the full EV and others improvements)

Totally agree. Taking Mercedes as an example, they launch the new E-Class now but they will start with the "state" version late this year. And we are talking about MB, one of the biggest in the car industry (and a company with ¿30? current different models).

The Chevy Bolt problem is that it looks like a cheap econobox car... but it costs 37500$. Maybe GM did it on purpose... ¿It's so difficult to build a "normal" sedan EV?

This is not a problem. Nobody will buy a car like this so hitting a pothole is impossible!

I agree... the cost of the 17" screen is ridiculous... you can buy a 17" HD capacitive display for less than 200$. This is not where Tesla have to save money for M3. Using a 12" instead of 17" screen to save 50$ in a more than 35000$ car... You save money in the seats (no leather, no electric...

I would not pay more than 2500€ to reserve a 40,000€ car... two years in advance.

Looks like a C-Max... but costs twice! You can buy a C-Max for 15000€

Model S is 2012 battery technology... I'm sure Model 3 will be even better in terms of density and efficiency. Maybe base Model 3 battery weights less than 350Kg.

I've just read this article: Chevrolet Bolt EV Specs Revealed: 60 kWh, 0-60 In 7 Seconds And it seems that the Bolt has a 60KWh battery pack for "more than 200 miles"... but the Model S 60 with same energy capacity have 208 miles EPA ¿what's wrong here? ¿Much more efficient Tesla technology...

And for me too! You can say a lot of advantages about a theorical battery lease but here in Europe we have battery lease in Renault and Nissan and it's ridiculous... You should pay more for the lease than the equivalent fuel cost of an ICE car. For example, for the Renault ZOE (a small car)...

I think they are enough people to buy 300.000 Bolts and 500.000 Model 3 every year. The target is to sell EV's instead of ICE'd cars, I don't think this wil be a competition between GM and Tesla.

This is an old render but... is great. This car with Model X nose... perfect for me. If EM reveals something like this in march... I'll make my reservation ASAP. If the car is something like a Chevy Bolt... I will save my money for a CPO Model S.

I live in south of Spain. Here it snow once every 50 years (not joking) and if the wheel covers are removable I will ask to discount the price of them of the car total price. I don't want wheel covers. I want a "normal" good looking car (and I'm sure most of people also want a normal good...

Norway... EV heaven. Sometimes I think car dealers and goverment hates EV here in Spain.

I don't know why but I'm sure M3 will have this peculiar desing in the last window/C pillar: Yes, I know it's ridiculous but...

Here in Europe we have an automaker who dosen't allow you to buy the car battery, Renault. You pay for the car and you must rent the battery, there is no another option. You simply can't buy the complete car. The result is a really good product (Renault Zoe, a really good city EV) that nobody...

Battery size is not the problem. Model 3 will be only 20% smaller than model S. We are talking about around 4,7m long (BMW 3-series size more or less), there is only 10" less lenght. Considering only using 20700 cells instead 18650 you have same energy storage with 30% less cells... I don't...

I think model 3 will have (more or less) the same battery pack voltage than model S for supercharger compability. And I also think that the smaller battery version (basic 35000$ or dual drive ¿40000$?) will have similar performance due to the maximum output power available from the battery...

I hope that but is very doubtful. I've read an article yesterday about a 40% price rising from Saudi Arabia in the next months. Time will tell. Edit: Agence France-Presse on Twitter:

Maybe if the car need less number of battery cells (due to new cell type and new arquitechture) they can free space in the foot area and make model 3 even lower than model S. In this case the car will have same interior height with less exterior height and lower frontal surface --> less air...

I know you have cheap fuel and powerful cars in America, but here in Europe the base Model 3 equivalent is a 1.8/2.0 four cilinder diesel with less than 200hp... 0-60 in these cars is about 8-10 seconds. If the base model 3 can do 0-60 in 6 seconds it will be absolutely great here. Vast majority...

Yes, but you have to consider the 7-10 year lifetime of the car. Maybe energy is cheap now, but Tesla can choose to make the model 3 from aluminium now and be in trouble in 2-3 yers due to increased costs (Oil will be back in more than 100$/barrel soon)

It easier than you think. You start designing the base 35000$ model. Add 20% more battery cells.... easy Add more powerfull motor... easy (from a model s) Add exclusive paint and wheels (can't be easier) Add leather, electric seats... easy(ask the seats supplier) Add led lights,park sensor...