Model 3 Sightings in New England

[aronth5]

With a Model 3, multi coat red delivery reported today in Dedham by the Model3 Owners club I think its time for a thread for pictures and reports of Model 3 sightings in New England. This is the 2nd reported delivery I've heard of. Are there others?

Boston Area Model 3 Watch

 

[ModelNforNerd]

I'll be at the Dedham SC later this week.

I'll keep an eye out.

 

[DovaCam]

Model 3 waiting for a customer? At the Dedham SC today:

 

[3mp_kwh]

Blue 3 was in the delivery bay, as of last night.

 

[David29]

With a Model 3, multi coat red delivery reported today in Dedham by the Model3 Owners club I think its time for a thread for pictures and reports of Model 3 sightings in New England. This is the 2nd reported delivery I've heard of. Are there others?

Boston Area Model 3 Watch
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A post on Facebook by Ed Fanjoy of the New England Electric Auto Association said this red Model 3 was delivered to a Tesla Solar employee.

 

[Bokonon]

Blue 3 was in the delivery bay, as of last night.

...just an hour or two after I left!! Gaaaah!!!

(photo credit: InsideEVs reader pjwood1)

 

[Nikxice]

With a Model 3, multi coat red delivery reported today in Dedham by the Model3 Owners club I think its time for a thread for pictures and reports of Model 3 sightings in New England. This is the 2nd reported delivery I've heard of. Are there others?

Boston Area Model 3 Watch
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This is probably the same red Model 3 that was just in Manchester NH. The owner was gracious enough to offer test drives to Solar City employees.

 

[Bokonon]

Via Tesla Owners New England FB group:

Saw my first model 3 at the Watertown service center. There is some that works there that got it last week. Said there are only two others in Massachusetts.

(I drove by hoping to get a peek, but no luck!)

 

[ModelNforNerd]

SWWEEEETTTT.


Today is Delivery Day for my CPO S. I'll be at Dedham today picking it up.

I'll keep an eye out for any 3's.

 

[CarlSagan]

Three models 3s at Dedham today. One black, one red, one midnight silver all with aero wheels. I was respectful and tried not to trespass so I didn’t get any VINs.

But wow it looks great in person.

 

[Bokonon]

Thanks for the tip, @CarlSagan ! Your post resulted in my first-ever encounter with a Model 3!

I drove by Dedham on the way home today to find, much to my surprise, that all three Model 3s were still there! The midnight silver one had been moved, but the other two seemed to be in the same place. The red one was much more visible too (and had a good amount of salt on its wheels and lower body).

Like you, I didn't try to enter the lot and get a closer look (there were a few Tesla employees milling about), but it was great to finally see the Model 3 in person. Can't wait for mine!

 

[EdA]

The aero wheels look goofy IMO but if it increases range I'm all for it, does anyone know how much they increase range?

/Ed

 

[Bokonon]

The aero wheels look goofy IMO but if it increases range I'm all for it, does anyone know how much they increase range?
/Ed

Both the EPA filings and Tesla's VP of engineering have estimated the difference at around 10%. Aerodynamics play a role, to be sure, but it's also worth noting there appears to be a non-trivial weight difference between the two. TSportline has weighed the 18" aero wheels at 21.6 pounds each without covers (or 23 pounds with covers), versus an estimated 29.5 lbs each for the 19" sport wheels.

All of that said, I completely agree that it's a looks-versus-range tradeoff. Here's an Instagram picture of a red Model 3 with sport wheels, taken at Dedham this morning. IMO it looks a lot better than the red one I saw yesterday.

Instagram post by Lorenzo Geraci • Dec 15, 2017 at 1:26pm UTC

 

[ivolodin]

All 3 of them are still at Dedham. They are all for employees, no customer deliveries yet. They even brought out red one and put it on the supercharger today, after I asked if I can walk around it.

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