Model 3 Event Notes:
15-inches horizontal
Rear drive and dual motor, according to a Tesla engineer
At least 215 miles, at least five stars in all categories, and at most six seconds to 60 mph.
Autopilot features and high-speed Supercharging
That's faster than the entry BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes-Benz C Class, the leading cars in the compact luxury space.
The roof is an almost continuous sheet of glass that stretches from the front of the car to the rear to give riders a sense of openness. The layered glass is designed to block UV rays and manage heat.
mix of lightweight aluminum and cheaper steel, primarily the latter.
Elon:
Model 3 orders at 180,000 in 24 hours. Selling price w avg option mix prob $42k, so ~$7.5B in a day. Future of electric cars looking bright!
Definitely going to need to rethink production planning...
speed charging stations will double by the end of next year to 7,200, Musk said. Slower destination chargers will jump from 3,689 to 15,000.
buy or service cars will more than double to 441 worldwide.
thought 8 people or so in line at each store not over 800
SLC said is was over 800 and over a 1000 in Pasadena
"276k Model 3 orders by end of Sat"
Bad News:
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Tesla applied for a $106 million tax break on $1.26 billion expansion of Fremont Factory for the Model 3
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Model S News
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/4opydg/tesla_model_s_swimming_in_flooded_tunnel/
Model 3 News
Tesla applied for a $106 million tax break on $1.26 billion expansion of Fremont Factory for the Model 3
http://electrek.co/2016/06/16/tesla-106-million-tax-break-expansion-fremont-factory-model-3/
Model S crash test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL6bOWIztsA
Tesla is trying to convince Model 3 reservation holders to buy the new lower price Model S instead
http://electrek.co/2016/06/16/tesla-model-3-reservation-holders-buy-new-model-s/
All new cars mandated to be electric in Germany by 2030 [Updated]http://electrek.co/2016/06/14/all-new-cars-mandated-electric-germany-2030/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2nuncOmJ8
Review of Tesla V9 Firmware on my Model X90D with AP2.0 Hardware.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/05/tesla-v9-model-s-x-3-autopilot/
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Tesla News 2-28-17
Elons’ tweets:
AP Minor improvements update this weekend. High speed autosteer in about two weeks.
Elon Musk addresses Tesla employees in leaked email: claims higher comp than Ford or GM, lower incident rate and new ‘roller coaster’
Model S
Tesla vehicles will shuttle celebrities to the Oscars in Morgan Freeman’s new all-Tesla limo service
Quarterly earnings for Q4 2016
Model 3 on track Tesla affirmed Model 3 production is on track for initial production in July and volume production in September.
beta prototypes as of early February
exit 2017 at a 5000/week (250k/yr)
Tesla has chosen to call Solarcity’s Buffalo factory, Gigafactory 2.
announce locations for Gigafactories 3, 4 and maybe 5 later this year.
1M cars in 2020
Model X
Had my seat replaced
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https://electrek.co/2018/08/08/tesla-autopilot-hardware-upgrade-free-with-full-self-driving-package/
Tesla starts free over-the-air Autopilot trials to boost usage and sales of the system
Tesla is working on a new key fob – potentially for keyless Model 3
https://electrek.co/2018/08/07/tesla-tsla-private-elon-musk/
Tesla engineer on Model 3 Performance Track Mode: ‘Our Track Mode doesn’t disable features, it adds them’
https://electrek.co/2018/08/05/tesla-mini-car-elon-musk/
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Tesla Energy News:
Elon Musk says Tesla could rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid with batteries and solar
Tesla Smi News:
Elon Musk on Twitter: "Semi specs are better than anything I've seen reported so far. Semi eng/design team work is aces, but other needs are greater right now."
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Review of the 1st CCS Tesla Adapter in North America. Testing at Electrify America, EVgo and Charge Point
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