Pencils down in 6 weeks - Model 3 design work nearly finished

[Model 3]

I do think we should remember Tesla's often purpose: To accelerate the transition to sustainable transport/energy.
Autonomy and ride share are not the big drivers here.

Autonomy + ride share = fewer cars on the road = fewer cars made = more sustainable transport. And remember that from Tesla it will be all BEV's.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Ok, This is officially Pencils Down Day.

Has anyone heard anything?

 

[tomas]

Ok, This is officially Pencils Down Day.

Has anyone heard anything?

Yes, I heard they were waiting for you to declare it "official pencils down day" before making an announcement.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Yes, I heard they were waiting for you to declare it "official pencils down day" before making an announcement.

hmmmm I don't know how to take that.

 

[JeffK]

I think the next thing we'll hear is the gigafactory grand opening on July 29th. The Model 3 reveal will be a few months after that. I think it's best for them to keep their cards close to the chest until the second reveal so they can truly leapfrog the future autonomous/semi-autonomous competition.

 

[Trips]

I am looking at that picture of Franz and do not see a single pencil.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

I am looking at that picture of Franz and do not see a single pencil.

He probably uses a stylus and AutoCAD.

 

[nexsuperne101]

There is a pencil on top of the book next to the pile of books. It is indeed pencils down after all!

More importantly, what the hell is that ICE powered thing doing outside the window. Can the man not afford a Tesla?!

 

[MissAutobahn]

I am looking at that picture of Franz and do not see a single pencil.

This picture is years ago, before they bought the pencils that are down now

 

[alseTrick]

Ok, This is officially Pencils Down Day.

Has anyone heard anything?

No it's not.

It's National Hot Dog Day.

 

[James Anders]

He probably uses a stylus and AutoCAD.

I can guarantee Franz doesn't use ACAD.

 

[JeffK]

Tesla Model 3: pencil down on design, Tesla confirms still on schedule [Updated]

Supposedly everything is still on track...

 

[MrJones390]

Tesla Model 3: pencil down on design, Tesla confirms still on schedule [Updated]

Supposedly everything is still on track...

The comments section gets pretty nutty!

 

[tenstringer009]

Might be reading into this a bit too much, but this may be a reference to the Model 3 design timeline...gotta love Elon's ambiguous tweets

Elon Musk on Twitter

 

[hockeythug]

Might be reading into this a bit too much, but this may be a reference to the Model 3 design timeline...gotta love Elon's ambiguous tweets

Elon Musk on Twitter

He is talking about his blog post that he said he would put up at the end of the week.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Tesla Model 3: pencil down on design, Tesla confirms still on schedule [Updated]

Supposedly everything is still on track...

He is talking about his blog post that he said he would put up at the end of the week.

gotcha

 

[MissAutobahn]

Finally we got it officially

Pencils down.

Elon Musk Says It’s ‘Pencils Down’ for Tesla’s Model 3

 

[Jayc]

Finally we got it officially

Pencils down.

Elon Musk Says It’s ‘Pencils Down’ for Tesla’s Model 3

Do we have the full video with Elon, JB and the Panasonic rep ? I see parts of it in various places but not the full session.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Finally we got it officially

Pencils down.

Elon Musk Says It’s ‘Pencils Down’ for Tesla’s Model 3

I wonder when we will see what the pencils drew.

 

[SpiceWare]

Finally we got it officially

Pencils down.

Elon Musk Says It’s ‘Pencils Down’ for Tesla’s Model 3

Nice find!

Man is that site annoying. It would periodically reload the page and jump to the top, making me scroll down again and again to find where I was in the article.