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palmermd said:
GetOffYourGas said:
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Why build a Sports Sedan and then design it to drive itself?

First of all, you don't have to engage autopilot when you drive, so it should be a non issue for you. Secondly, it does not drive itself, it has an advanced driver assistance system. On a long boring trip where you are not out for the joy of the drive, the assistance is nice to have.

And yet when you do take over, you are still driving a car which was designed to drive itself. Which is my whole point.

Yes, I understand that I'm not the perfect target for the Model 3. It's just that it's tantalizingly close to what I want, but then takes a hard left turn into something in which I have no interest.
 
lorenfb said:
Model 3 info release per CNBC; 2 colors, 2 wheel sizes

I can't find any sources (including CNBC) that say there are only 2 colors (but there are only 2 options: color and wheel size).

Do you have a link to the report that states 2 colors? Thanks.
 
As I understand it, initially there will only be 2 options: color (at least 5) and wheel size (choice of 2).
AWD/RWD will be available later.
 
jlv said:
As I understand it, initially there will only be 2 options: color (at least 5) and wheel size (choice of 2).
AWD/RWD will be available later.

That's what it sounds like to me as well.

I was a bit dismayed that it sounds like only the SMALLER battery will be available initially. I was thinking it was going to be the LARGER battery they offer first. Well, because of my geographical location I'm likely to be in a follow-on wave anyway, so hopefully by the time they get to me the larger battery will be available. I don't really care about the other options anyway, so that suits me fine.
 
Model 3 delivery estimator
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-3-delivery-estimator.77890/

Open this spreadsheet,
select to the Model 3 Delivery Estimator sheet (tab at the bottom),
scroll right to an unused section,
and enter the data for your reservation (and selected options):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rKDw72FOIMmSY8wBVl0ECjAjwYV9shlvRiVKKzfu3L8/edit?usp=sharing

It'll give an estimate of order and deliver dates, as well as the likelihood how much of the federal tax credit you will qualify for.
 
lpickup said:
...I was a bit dismayed that it sounds like only the SMALLER battery will be available initially. I was thinking it was going to be the LARGER battery they offer first...
That was the story a few weeks ago...

Unflatteringly describing the current state of the gigifactory , and which since has been deleted by teslaerati :

P 69:

edatoakrun said:
Current pack production is by handicraft, and early model 3 production likely to be biased toward larger (~74 kWh) packs, according to gigareport below.

Tesla Invest $216 Million Into Model 3 Battery Line At Gigafactory

...According to our source, the first battery modules for Model 3 test vehicles are being hand-built by a team 150 employees over a 24 hour shift. The source tells Teslarati via Teslanomics (video below) that it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete 1 section of a battery module with 2 employees moving 2170 lithium ion battery cells from a box and into the battery module. There are a total of 7 sections in each battery module. The manual production has been taking place for “several months now” according to our source, who says Tesla is currently building approximately 20 Model 3 battery modules per day by hand...

According to our source, the base Model 3, as of now, will start at 60kWh. This capacity comes in higher than what we originally expected and will meet the “at least 215 miles” of range that Tesla had first announced for the vehicle. Tesla is reportedly concentrating on the production of the premium battery at first, which is slated to be 74kWh, and likely badged as a Tesla Model 3 75...
http://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-battery-pack-216m-model-3-battery-production-line-gigafactory-1/

And RE the model 3's blank dash, see the 16 page thread here:

Did Tesla make a weirdmobile? Comparison 3 BMW 3 dash
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/did-tesla-make-a-weirdmobile-comparison-3-bmw-3-dash.91474/
 
lpickup said:
lorenfb said:
Model 3 info release per CNBC; 2 colors, 2 wheel sizes

I can't find any sources (including CNBC) that say there are only 2 colors (but there are only 2 options: color and wheel size).

Do you have a link to the report that states 2 colors? Thanks.

My error: Should state only 2 variables to choose from; colors & wheel sizes
 
Model 3 at 3:00 PM today in traffic on the SoCal 405 freeway NB about a mile south of the 10 freeway.
Noticed it immediately, but obviously not as a Model S. Actually, much better rear design than a Model S.
Any ideas as to what the object is attached to the rear window, e.g. access port - charging?

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Many of the pictures posted at https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-3-rc-sightings.90139/ show extra sensors attach all over the place on the RC cars.
 
jlv said:
Many of the pictures posted at https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-3-rc-sightings.90139/ show extra sensors attach all over the place on the RC cars.

It appears the Model 3 has entered an extensive testing program, i.e. 4 vehicles - white & red (same mfg plate as my sighting),
and black & blue, before the initial production in a few weeks.
 
lorenfb said:
jlv said:
Many of the pictures posted at https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-3-rc-sightings.90139/ show extra sensors attach all over the place on the RC cars.

It appears the Model 3 has entered an extensive testing program, i.e. 4 vehicles - white & red (same mfg plate as my sighting),
and black & blue, before the initial production in a few weeks.
I'm not sure if the emphasis is intended to be sarcasm.

In comparison, at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=17305, I quoted another source that said
The automaker racked up about 8.5 million miles on the road and in the lab on its Dart test fleet, averaging about 150,000 miles per car. That’s about twice as much driving as Chrysler put its test cars through just five years ago.

During the tests, Chrysler made sure that the horn can handle at least 75,000 honks (in China, drivers honk about 20 times per day, or 40 times more than the US), the doors can open and close 84,000 times, and the brakes can last for about 400,000 red lights and the pedal can be pressed about 1 million times.
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For the newly designed 2013 Malibu, Chevrolet engineers used about 170 pre-production test cars, driving each one about 45,000 miles per month for 22 months. (The re-designed 2013 Malibu Eco debuted in March.) In total, they put about 1 million miles on the test cars during the pre-production phase.
Neither of the above automakers, esp. FCA is known for great reliability and long-term durability.
 
cwerdna said:
lorenfb said:
jlv said:
Many of the pictures posted at https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/model-3-rc-sightings.90139/ show extra sensors attach all over the place on the RC cars.

It appears the Model 3 has entered an extensive testing program, i.e. 4 vehicles - white & red (same mfg plate as my sighting),
and black & blue, before the initial production in a few weeks.
I'm not sure if the emphasis is intended to be sarcasm.

In comparison, at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=17305, I quoted another source that said
The automaker racked up about 8.5 million miles on the road and in the lab on its Dart test fleet, averaging about 150,000 miles per car. That’s about twice as much driving as Chrysler put its test cars through just five years ago.

During the tests, Chrysler made sure that the horn can handle at least 75,000 honks (in China, drivers honk about 20 times per day, or 40 times more than the US), the doors can open and close 84,000 times, and the brakes can last for about 400,000 red lights and the pedal can be pressed about 1 million times.
...
For the newly designed 2013 Malibu, Chevrolet engineers used about 170 pre-production test cars, driving each one about 45,000 miles per month for 22 months. (The re-designed 2013 Malibu Eco debuted in March.) In total, they put about 1 million miles on the test cars during the pre-production phase.
Neither of the above automakers, esp. FCA is known for great reliability and long-term durability.

A good guess!
 
lorenfb said:
i.e. 4 vehicles - white & red (same mfg plate as my sighting),
and black & blue, before the initial production in a few weeks.
I think it is far more than 4 vehicles; in the TMC thread there were 6 different colored cars seen, with multiple cars of each color. More than 1 is apparently traveling across the country (last seen in Ohio I think).
 
jlv said:
lorenfb said:
i.e. 4 vehicles - white & red (same mfg plate as my sighting),
and black & blue, before the initial production in a few weeks.
I think it is far more than 4 vehicles; in the TMC thread there were 6 different colored cars seen, with multiple cars of each color. More than 1 is apparently traveling across the country (last seen in Ohio I think).

O.K., then 10 test vehicles. So change extensive testing to exhaustive testing by Tesla standards.
 
jlv said:
Good shots of the dash in 2 different RC cars: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/2146005/

The "dash" should be great for viewing in bright sunlight, right? And how about personal injury or dash damage when
someone falls against it or uses it to brace one's self? The Model 3 dash is totally "obnoxious"!
 
lorenfb said:
The "dash" should be great for viewing in bright sunlight, right? And how about personal injury or dash damage when
someone falls against it or uses it to brace one's self? The Model 3 dash is totally "obnoxious"!
The only good thing about the rather unorthodox dash in the Model 3 is that it will give something for the trolls to gripe about in case they start to deliver Model 3s on or close to schedule.
 
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