Price Difference?? Web Vs. Elon

[DrivingTheFuture]

Site says 49k for 310 mile version, however Elon and slide shown during keynote said 44k ... What am I missing here? That's a big difference

 

[Candleflame]

elon was accidentely announcing the european price.

 

[C141medic]

I have the same price: 49K total for the larger battery. So an extra 14K just for the larger battery? Worse than I thought.

 

[WierdMobile]

First Production is larger battery ($9k) and the Premium upgrades ($5k).

 

[C141medic]

First Production is larger battery ($9k) and the Premium upgrades ($5k).

Ok, that makes sense. So, in effect the premium upgrades automatically are added if you choose to go with the larger battery.

 

[Thomas Edison]

Ok, that makes sense. So, in effect the premium upgrades automatically are added if you choose to go with the larger battery.

If you order from the first batch it looks like that's the case. Remember, the only options are wheels and color initially.

 

[Jack6591]

If I choose the $49,000 option, can upgrade to Autopilot and self-driving at a later date? Or, do I need to order those features when I first order?

 

[C141medic]

If I choose the $49,000 option, can upgrade to Autopilot and self-driving at a later date? Or, do I need to order those features when I first order?

I would think those options are a software upgrade and should be able to be activated after the purchase since the hardware is already integrated into the vehicle. The question I have is would these options be offered at a lower price point in future builds?

 

[electracity]

The question I have is would these options be offered at a lower price point in future builds?

They can't lower the price later without making previous buyers mad. So no.

Prior to yesterday some argued that $8K was too high for autopilot and full self drive in a $35K car. But it has to be $8K because it is the same tech as in the S/X.

Tesla can't lower the price and be fair to early adopters who trusted Tesla and paid them money for incomplete software. If Tesla could get to higher autopilot features significantly ahead of competitors they would more likely raise the price, not lower it.

 

[BradWI]

If I choose the $49,000 option, can upgrade to Autopilot and self-driving at a later date? Or, do I need to order those features when I first order?

If it's like the S/X, it'll cost $1,000 more each to upgrade later.

 

[Az_Rael]

They can't lower the price later without making previous buyers mad. So no.

They do that all the time for the S and X. Don't know why the 3 would be exempt. Last month air suspension required a 100D battery upgrade, this month, it's all standard on the base model. Etc, etc etc.