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Jack I guess I was trying to say is that on cost benifit a geo metro or older honda that you put some $ Into would be a better cost benifit than a $35k? Electric car. If you said im buying a NEW car and your situation was such a EV may be the ticket.I k ow lots of guys with older commuters that they put a few bucks I to so that they could justify having a new crewcab 4wd deisel because they dont put the miles on the truck... I guess that the only point I was trying to make.
Elon Musk has confirmed that the Model 3, Tesla’s first mass market vehicle, will not arrive with dual motor all wheel drive (AWD). He did say, however, during today’s annual shareholder meeting, that dual motors will be available as an option.After the AWD Tesla Model S 70D replaced the Model S 60kWh to become Tesla’s entry level vehicle earlier this year, some assumed that perhaps Tesla would go the way of Subaru, making all future vehicles AWD. Unfortunately, to keep the price of the Model 3 down to Tesla’s projected $35,000 base price, Tesla will forgo the option for base model deliveries. “In order to keep the car as affordable as possible, the standard version of the car would have single motor, but we’ll offer dual motor as an option,” said Musk in response to a shareholder question.The Tesla Model S can still be purchased in a single motor configuration, but the order form on Tesla’s website treats the configuration as a discounted version of the Tesla Model S 85D. Given the value of the discount ($5000), it is likely that the dual motor upgrade for the Model 3 will be similar, placing the least expensive AWD Model 3 at approximately $40,000.
I am on the preorder list for my daughter. Based on the tweets through the day I figure I am right about at 100k. Estimates are anywhere from 25% to 50% of the preorders are from the U.S. putting me well under 100k and with west coast rolling out first late 2017 may be achievable. AWD will be a option and Elon said it will be much less than the AWD option on the model S which is at 5k.
Quote from: dscubame on April 19, 2016, 07:13:06 PMI am on the preorder list for my daughter. Based on the tweets through the day I figure I am right about at 100k. Estimates are anywhere from 25% to 50% of the preorders are from the U.S. putting me well under 100k and with west coast rolling out first late 2017 may be achievable. AWD will be a option and Elon said it will be much less than the AWD option on the model S which is at 5k.Uh 100k, I'm not getting what your saying. Your paying a 100k for one?
The thing with tesla is that they've never been close to meeting a production or price target. That $7500 rebate doesnt apply to every vehicle sold. Each manufacturer is allotted a specific number of rebates. Once that manufacturer has sood that number of eligible vehicles, nor more rebates
Congrats on becoming an eventual EV owner!My wife and I actually purchased a used Nissan Leaf last summer for the commute/around town car. We live in Covington, she was working in Tacoma at the time and now in North Bend. The 60+ miles a day on the V8 was costing way to much in gas. So we did the math, and for the price of gas a month a used 2013 Leaf costs us less a month for what she was and is driving. We charge via 220v every night at home (thank you PSE for the $500 rebate on our charger) and have seen the cost of electricity go up about $30-40 a month. The Leaf certainly is not perfect, but for 99% of what we drive daily it is perfect. It's hard to get used to the idea of relying on electricty and watching your range go down, but after a while you feel like a normal driver. I definately recommend anyone taking a look at an EV for a primary/2nd vehicle if you are in the market. I should also say, it drives like a go-kart!
