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What benefit would a minivan have over the Model X?
Minivans are designed as cargo and passenger carriers, with easier ingress and egress.
Minivans are not the most "fashionable" vehicles but they are by far the most practical, with the most enclosed space for cargo and passengers and easy access via twin slider doors and a huge rear hatch. Easily adapted to all cargo or semi-campers too.
I don't get the American love affair with pickups - small cabs, poor aerodynamics, bad gas mileage, mostly empty beds and when you do put stuff in there it gets wet and is easily stolen. How about the diesel versions with the 5" exhaust pipes that fill the car behind them with nasty diesel exhaust? Do all these people think they are ranchers or cowboys?
Bring on the Model M!
I still don't see what a minivan has that the model X doesn't.
I guarantee this will never happen. Elon stated that when you buy a minivan you "sell your soul". He hates minivans. As long as hes with the company, no minivan will be made, and I'm glad for that. It wouldn't make Tesla look good.
Based on the model X reveal, it has quite a bit of cargo space, more than some minivans I've been in. A 2WD version with a large Frunk would be good,
In terms of floor square footage, I would agree (unless a 4' x 8' plywood board can't lie flat on the floor). Where it is deficient is in vertical storage space. You don't get that with the frunk or with that sloping rear end and would have trouble with potted tall house plants. Those who buy minivans make space their priority - not just in length and width but also height. It is an entirely different mindset.
I guarantee this will never happen. Elon stated that when you buy a minivan you "sell your soul". He hates minivans. As long as hes with the company, no minivan will be made, and I'm glad for that. It wouldn't make Tesla look good.
In terms of floor square footage, I would agree (unless a 4' x 8' plywood board can't lie flat on the floor). Where it is deficient is in vertical storage space. You don't get that with the frunk or with that sloping rear end and would have trouble with potted tall house plants. Those who buy minivans make space their priority - not just in length and width but also height. It is an entirely different mindset.
I do have a Grand Caravan and a Volt. As I do a lot of renovation work, the minivan is useful to haul around
plywood sheets, and gyproc sheets, which are 4 ft by 8 ft.
All that stuff fits right in, and the rear door closes. The goods are secured, kept dry.
That's something a pickup with an open bed can't do.
I use it enough to be unable to get rid of it.
An electric minivan would make me sell the Volt and the Grand Caravan to replace both with a model M.
The Model X won't be able to carry sheets of 4 x 8 ft. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Francois
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