More M3 than Bolt in 2017? Yes or No

[McRat]

And none are in South Carolina.

Lots of us buy cars and motorcycles out of state. In fact, a number of Tesla owners do that.

 

[jelloslug]

Lots of us buy cars and motorcycles out of state. In fact, a number of Tesla owners do that.

You are completely missing the point.

 

[mtndrew1]

If you had asked me 90 days ago I would have thought that there would very obviously be more Bolts delivered in 2017 by some sort of enormous number, maybe with an exponent attached.

Right now, between the Bolt's sluggish sales and what seems to be Tesla firing on all electrons, I would say it's... plausible that Tesla matches GM for sub-$50,000 EV deliveries in 2017. Unreal.

 

[Yggdrasill]

I expect 50-75k Model 3 delivered in 2017. So, 2-3 times more than the number of Bolt/Ampera-e combined in all markets.

 

[S3XY]

Lots of us buy cars and motorcycles out of state. In fact, a number of Tesla owners do that.

I think he meant what he said literally. He will 'see' an M3 before a Bolt. He just means in the wild, not in trying to seek them out.

 

[gregincal]

There should be at least 6 Bolts within 250 miles of you right now for sale. Go to Cars.com and type in your zip.

I think he meant will he randomly see a Bolt driving around before he sees a Model 3 driving around, not is it possible to drive 250 miles and see one if he really really wanted to. Obviously in California I see Bolts every day already.

(oops, I see that S3XY beat me to it)

 

[JeffK]

I think he meant will he randomly see a Bolt driving around before he sees a Model 3 driving around, not is it possible to drive 250 miles and see one if he really really wanted to. Obviously in California I see Bolts every day already.

(oops, I see that S3XY beat me to it)

I think it'd be difficult for me to spot the difference between a Sonic, Bolt, and a Spark driving down the road. Perhaps if I cared more about ugly cars...

 

[gregincal]

I think it'd be difficult for me to spot the difference between a Sonic, Bolt, and a Spark driving down the road. Perhaps if I cared more about ugly cars...

I know you were joking, but I've actually been surprised how distinctive the Bolt is. The creases on the side of the car make it look very different than those other cars (and in a good way, unlike the i3). There's one parked down the street from me next to a Leaf, and whenever I see them together I'm struck by how godawful ugly the Leaf really is.

 

[SteveG3]

while it may be close, but, I think the M3 will outsell the Bolt by more than the 579 margin the Bolt outsold the M3 in 2016.

 

[Waiting4M3]

I know you were joking, but I've actually been surprised how distinctive the Bolt is. The creases on the side of the car make it look very different than those other cars (and in a good way, unlike the i3). There's one parked down the street from me next to a Leaf, and whenever I see them together I'm struck by how godawful ugly the Leaf really is.

TBH I'd rather see street full of these instead of hearing one gas guzzler gunning its engine in the middle of the night.

 

[RubberToe]

I half jokingly asked this in January in a Faraday Future related thread, not too many think M3 will outsell Bolt, I was hopeful but not confident myself. Should we vote again now that Bolt is "ramping" to 1500/month. I'm voting yes.

Strictly rhetorical question right? M3 at 5,000 per week outsells Bolt with the December deliveries alone.

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