JeffK
Well-Known Member
I sure did mention the Bolt, please read the context. The 310 mile car is irrelevant in a comparison between the base Model 3 and the Bolt with regards to range.Apparently you can't read that you mentioned the Bolt multiple times.
Anyways the OP said that $9k to go from 220 to 310 isn't great, but that is not true. If you based how much it cost on the Model S to go from 259 to 330, it's $23k. People have unrealistic assumptions of what Tesla is trying to do with the Model 3. Tesla's goal with the Model 3 is to make a car that cost half as much as the Model S and they did that. The cost to upgrade to long range on the Model 3 is less than half of that on the Model S.
Is there any other car that even gives you an option to go past 300 miles on a single charge on the market for less than $9k? No there isn't. In fact only Tesla even produce an EV that can even get to 300 for any price. So yes, Tesla sucks. Don't buy the car. No one is forcing you to.
An uninformed consumer choosing between the two vehicles if looking only at range, the Bolt is the better deal. Many Tesla buyers were disappointed when they assumed, based on Elon's tweet about having faith, that the base Model 3 would have more range. Especially given Elon's ego and bragging about having the highest cell capacity and price in the industry.