Neo_fd3s
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This vehicle is highly anticipated. They're cruel for teasing us with the early production unit they had at the reveal. Really hope we get to see some shots of the test mules out and about.
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That could be done much more efficiently on the Fremont factory test track, a controlled environment with no risk of getting hit by other vehicles and no exposure to the public.
Yeah it's worrisome for me that we don't see any real Beta cars by now. I think Tesla ran into some problems and trying to cover it up by driving the original prototypes around.
Even the stock price reflects some uncertainty. Hopefully I am wrong and everything is on track.
This is a decoy. Beta cars will be out soon and people will see them as old alpha and will not pay as much attention.
Yes but it's been a while so they need to generate some more publicity. We were all hoping to have the next reveal on the one year anniversary but given it will be delayed by some months tesla needs to do a bit of advertising :}
Looks like @UnpluggedP has posted some additional footage on their YouTube channel:
Gotta say, simply watching this car drive around -- doing all sorts of typical, boring maneuvers -- brings me a great amount of joy.
Is it just the blacked out lower rear of the Red Model 3 video that makes it look different from the silver one or is there a new scooped out section down there?
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That red car? It's a Model X.
doh, you're right. Still that scooped out lower rear section looks different than my Model X. Thanks for correcting me.
Is it just the blacked out lower rear of the Red Model 3 video that makes it look different from the silver one or is there a new scooped out section down there?
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If that was simply to drum up publicity, they sure were subtle about it.
Subtle as a sledge hammer. They drove it near a tesla modding shop that has a large forum and web presence. Tesla knows how to use the web to get it's message out without appearing to get it's message out. They knew full well this car would be spotted and hit the inter webs big time. The cynic in me would even think they gave the unplugged guys a heads up. If they were trying to keep it low profile would they be driving up and down a major road until someone spotted them?!
Update: 24,000 views of unplugged's video in 24 hours.
Not sure I follow. What effect would it have to take the same wheelbase and simply extend the nose further forward and up? At that point it's just aesthetics since it would be dead space. Yes, it would make the car longer, but they're not working under any length requirements.Right. I think they needed to do that to maximize battery and the passenger compartment, right? The battery sits between the back & front wheels (i.e., the wheelbase), so the shorter the hood, the more batteries they can fit (within a fixed car length).
Not sure I follow. What effect would it have to take the same wheelbase and simply extend the nose further forward and up? At that point it's just aesthetics since it would be dead space. Yes, it would make the car longer, but they're not working under any length requirements.
We would get a sleeker design and more frunk room, but at what cost? Likely aerodynamics.
Not sure I understand the issue. Looks like plenty of room to me. (So yeah, I think it can roll a lot further down.)
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Did Tesla just show a Beta Model 3? Cuz the stock price went up almost 12 points today.Yeah it's worrisome for me that we don't see any real Beta cars by now. I think Tesla ran into some problems and trying to cover it up by driving the original prototypes around.
Even the stock price reflects some uncertainty. Hopefully I am wrong and everything is on track.
I understand your line of thinking, but the design right now is far from "aerodynamic". The unusual design choices you see are compromises between form and function. A truly aerodynamic shape would be a hideous abomination of a car that nobody would be caught dead driving.We are working under some length requirements: the smaller the car, the cheaper it is produce, and the car needs to start at $35k. Then range requirements: the aerodynamics need to be sufficient to allow for 215 miles of EPA range. I'm not a materials nor aerodynamics expert and especially not one in the automotive space, but there are requirements for this car--who knows where the trade-off is at?
Having the most aerodynamic efficiency seems to be a big play: redesigning a body to be more streamlined means fewer batteries needed to hit a set range (i.e., lower cost & lower weight). I think sleeker design and more frunk space are good, but I'm unsure if Tesla has made promises (i.e., requirements) on those.