The funny thing is that Elon specifically says in the discussion that his words will be over scrutinized and someone will print some crazy exaggeration that will go viral. And what do you know....
Yes, he does knows his short-trolls
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The funny thing is that Elon specifically says in the discussion that his words will be over scrutinized and someone will print some crazy exaggeration that will go viral. And what do you know....
LOL. So some people actually think that Tesla wouldn't realize that people would be disappointed if the reveal turned out to be just pictures? That's crazy. I'm certain that they'd sooner delay the reveal to have a prototype available rather than opening a curtain with a giant photo behind it.
Yes he was implying the prototype would be able to be photographed in march i believe.I think the confusion here is coming from the article vs the actual video of the event. The article makes it sound like he said they will ONLY show pictures.
If you watch the actual source video of the event, a customer directly asks Elon "When will we see pictures of the Model 3?" Elon then directly answers that question, saying first pictures will be in March. This is like a telephone game between the actual event, and media reporting it.
The article says first renderings will be available in march. Elon said nothing of the sort -- someone asked about pictures, Elon said when pictures would be available (presumably because they'd be taken of the prototype at that time). The article took pictures to mean renderings, and no actual prototype reveal.
Yes I agree you are in twilight zone. No announcement pictures ONLY. Use of quotes misleading. Can you point to where quotation came from a tesla spokesperson. All believers with identical words which your use of quotes indicateHoly smokes it is like I am living in the Twlight Zone. Tesla just told us that instead of the wonderful Model 3 UNVEILING (a car drives out onto a rotating stage, everyone goes "ooh" and "ahhh"), we will get PICTURES -- ONLY.
And all the believers say, "Well that was always the plan, to just show pictures."
1/31/2016: Speaking at a special event at Tesla’s base in Chambourcy, France, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at a staggered unveiling for the Model 3 similar to that which we saw for the Model X SUV. “The first pictures of the Model 3 will be end of March” Musk said. “I am being a little coy here, we are not gonna show everything about the Model 3 until a lot closer to production time.”
So basically, we get drawings? Pretty disappointing. Quick, someone spin this as a positive.
I came in here to say exactly this. At the very start of the video he says that he literally only had a couple hours of sleep in the past 48 hours. There's a lot of overreacting going on in here.Elon's comments in Paris were taking completely out of context. He was working on a couple of hours of sleep so he likely didn't hear the question properly when asked about Model 3.
Contrary to the current conversation, there was an accidental "reveal" of the Model 3 about 2-3 years ago. Basically, the Model 3 looks like a small Model S.
The accidental reveal was within a video posted by Tesla. The video was intended to showcase the Tesla factory and accidentally included a shot of the design studio where a Model 3, probably a full-size clay model, was briefly seen.
*Facepalm*
Elon is just saying the same thing he did about Model X. "We're keeping some things close to our vest". They're going to show a rolling Model 3 prototype, like they always have, but keep a lot of the details to themselves until the final production car reveal.
Tesla has a distinct history of repeating themselves on their reveals, they're a creature of habit. Expect nothing less for Model 3. Can we stop panicking yet???
*sigh* I'm a bit disappointed that the March reveal will be more low-key than anticipated. But not, you know, end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it-disappointed.
+1
EM must get quite frustrated at how people over analyze his words. I think he's saying that there are some aspects of the vehicle that won't be shown. It's good to keep people guessing!