Model 3 Standard Range (Canada) Range: 150km

[miatadan]

If looking at other electric cars that are RWD in 2019
Tesla 3 SR Canada $44999 150km range
BMW i3 $44950 172km range

Chevy Bolt FWD $44800 383km range
Nissan Leaf + FWD $44280 363km range
VW eGolf . FWD $36720 201km range

So in the under $45000 price range , only FWD electric cars has good range.
Prefer the feel and handling of RWD any day, so giving range is compromise I willing to do

I am type of guy just to get out for cruise/drive just to relax and how the car feels, handles is important to me

Dan

 

[Big Earl]

I am type of guy just to get out for cruise/drive just to relax and how the car feels, handles is important to me

Dan

An excellent reason to spend the money on more range. I’ve doubled my annual mileage since getting the Model 3 because I love driving it so much. With 150 km you won’t even be able to make it from Supercharger to Supercharger in the winter. That’s a lot of money to spend on something that can’t take trips.

 

[sandpiper]

I work from home and during the winter would not be driving very much, going to grocery store once a week ( less than 2 km ) as I dislike the conditions of the roads here in winter.

You might also want to consider resale. Not many people would buy that car.

 

[Dan43]

New Mini e range reported to be 160km, similar price after incentives of 150km Model 3 ;-)

 

[martind3]

New Mini e range reported to be 160km, similar price after incentives of 150km Model 3 ;-)

It's actually 146 - 168 Miles, not Km.

 

[Big Earl]

It's actually 146 - 168 Miles, not Km.

It’s going to be tough to get 168 miles of range out of a 32.6 kWh battery. That’s over 5 miles per kWh. Realistically, it’ll probably do closer to 4, for a real world range of right around 120 miles.

 

[willow_hiller]

Curious for an update.

Have any Canadians actually taken delivery of the 150 km SR? Does it actually exist? Is it properly software locked?

 

[Dan43]

I'd like to know also as I am still tempted, but do see the arguments against I'd be hoping for a future battery/range unlock option in a year or so.

 

[duanra]

I'd like to know also as I am still tempted, but do see the arguments against I'd be hoping for a future battery/range unlock option in a year or so.

That is a gamble.

 

[sandpiper]

I'd like to know also as I am still tempted, but do see the arguments against I'd be hoping for a future battery/range unlock option in a year or so.

I don't think I'd take that risk. You might be stuck with a car that nobody ever wants to buy. If you're bound and determined to do that, then lease it.

 

[pcons]

+1 On risk. Even if you can do a paid upgrade you are still upgrading to an SR (presumably), and the upgrade (if it ever exists) ends up being to the SR+ you'll likely end up paying more in the long run.

It never makes sense to me when people think about buying the 150 kilometre version and thinking that they can upgrade in the future. You're going to have to pay for it one way or another, so may as well pay for it all up front. You're either going to end up with a car that you can't upgrade, or an upgrade that's going to cost more than you think it will.

I could be wrong, that's just my two cents. But there's no way that buying 150 km Sr and then adding an upgrade will end up being cheaper then buying the SR or possibly even the SR+.

 

[willow_hiller]

But there's no way that buying 150 km Sr and then adding an upgrade will end up being cheaper then buying the SR or possibly even the SR+.

This exact scenario is playing out in the US right now. SR is $35,000 while the SR+ is $38,990, so a pre-delivery difference of $3,990. Upgrade price on the SR to the SR+ is $4,500. So there's a $510 "post-delivery" penalty on the upgrade.

 

[Kappelan]

SR is $35,000 while the SR+ is $38,990

But in the US you have a real SR with about 350 km of the range that you can order, right?

 

[willow_hiller]

But in the US you have a real SR with about 350 km of the range that you can order, right?

Yes, that's the US SR range. Only orderable in store or over the phone, though.

Also an aside, do we seriously not have a single confirmed delivery of a Canadian 150 KM SR? Are these cars a myth?

 

[duanra]

But in the US you have a real SR with about 350 km of the range that you can order, right?

I know, it is all about the government little games with the federal rebate...

 

[pcons]

Yes, that's the US SR range. Only orderable in store or over the phone, though.

Also an aside, do we seriously not have a single confirmed delivery of a Canadian 150 KM SR? Are these cars a myth?

I remember seeing a month or so ago there were 2 ordered in quebec, but never saw a follow up on if they got actually delivered.

 

[Funkmobile]

Curious for an update.

Have any Canadians actually taken delivery of the 150 km SR? Does it actually exist? Is it properly software locked?

They do exist. One showed up as a used car up for sale at some Mercedes dealer in Kelowna of all places.

 

[Kappelan]

Are these cars a myth?

The legend )

 

[willow_hiller]

They do exist. One showed up as a used car up for sale at some Mercedes dealer in Kelowna of all places.

I'd love to see some pictures of the range displays for these cars. Honestly, with all the Tesla stuff on social media and YouTube, I'm surprised there is no physical evidence of these cars existing if they're really out in the wild.

 

[pcons]

They do exist. One showed up as a used car up for sale at some Mercedes dealer in Kelowna of all places.

I'd love to see some pictures of the range displays for these cars. Honestly, with all the Tesla stuff on social media and YouTube, I'm surprised there is no physical evidence of these cars existing if they're really out in the wild.

....and interesting also to see what the asking price was and if it sold? I wonder if it was someone who bought it and did one of these :