There seem to be a lot of threads about how they could make the roadster faster.
Much as this is technically impressive it isn't actually a lot of use in daily driving.
I currently have a Model X 75D and a Porsche 911 C4S cabriolet.
I expected to keep the Porsche indefinitely, but am worried that eventually driving an ICE car will be a problem, they could be banned in many places. I also don't like driving it so much since I got an EV.
So I might at some point want to replace it with a 2+2 EV sports car that I can take the roof off.
Very few are proposed, it is a pretty niche market, eventually there will be a PHEV 911 which may be an option, but I'd prefer a full EV.
The Roadster fits the bill, except I would not necessarily feel comfortable driving such a fast car, already the Model X borders on too fast to me in city driving. It struggles for grip at maximum power and there is rarely enough room to exploit it.
So would people be interested in a $150k Roadster with a 100kWh battery pack and 0-6 in 3ish seconds. Obviously this would be a lot cheaper and people would like that, but would it also be a more sensible car to drive day to day.
The economics for Tesla may mean that they could make more money at higher volumes, or they may not work. I have no way of knowing this from outside the company.
Much as this is technically impressive it isn't actually a lot of use in daily driving.
I currently have a Model X 75D and a Porsche 911 C4S cabriolet.
I expected to keep the Porsche indefinitely, but am worried that eventually driving an ICE car will be a problem, they could be banned in many places. I also don't like driving it so much since I got an EV.
So I might at some point want to replace it with a 2+2 EV sports car that I can take the roof off.
Very few are proposed, it is a pretty niche market, eventually there will be a PHEV 911 which may be an option, but I'd prefer a full EV.
The Roadster fits the bill, except I would not necessarily feel comfortable driving such a fast car, already the Model X borders on too fast to me in city driving. It struggles for grip at maximum power and there is rarely enough room to exploit it.
So would people be interested in a $150k Roadster with a 100kWh battery pack and 0-6 in 3ish seconds. Obviously this would be a lot cheaper and people would like that, but would it also be a more sensible car to drive day to day.
The economics for Tesla may mean that they could make more money at higher volumes, or they may not work. I have no way of knowing this from outside the company.