Elon's Model 3 Deception

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Exactly... It isn't a surprise. And it isn't a bad deal.

But even to the extent a $35,000 car is an "affordable" car, Tesla isn't making or delivering an "affordable" car at this point. It is making and delivering an ~$50,000 car. And that's a whole different deal. Will they eventually start actually offering a $35K car? Probably. but they haven't done it yet, just announced that they plan to do it. Since the extra ~$15K in mandatory "options" is probably where all the margin is, I'd suspect they'll delay offering an actual $35K model for as long as possible. And if the $35K model isn't on offer, it's not fair to call this a $35K car. (side note: I felt the same way back when Tesla kept citing the promised S40 base price as the base price for the S, even though the S40 wasn't yet delivering).

How about:

- Tesla will deliver their $35K car an amazing 1 year ahead of their originally announced schedule.

- Tesla has delivered their $49K car an astounding two years ahead of their originally announced schedule.