Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrical car Model three will be – challenge – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrified car Model three will be ‘challenge’
Updated July 30, two thousand seventeen 06:53:29
Tesla has eventually made its long-promised affordable electrical car — but it could take years to get it to all the people who want to buy it.
Tesla delivered the Model three puny car to its very first thirty customers — all employees — at a company party on Friday night.
Chief executive Elon Musk said Tesla would build the cars as prompt as it could but acknowledged supply issues and other complexities would make it raunchy to reach his objective of making 500,000 cars next year.
Who is Elon Musk?
The 14-year-old company has never made more than 100,000 cars in a year.
“We’re going to go through at least six months of manufacturing hell. It’s going to be fairly a challenge to build this car,” Mr Musk said.
With its $US35,000 ($44,000) commencing price — half the cost of Tesla’s previous models — and range of up to five hundred kilometres, the Model three could bring hundreds of thousands of customers into the automaker’s fold, taking it from a niche luxury brand to the mainstream.
Musk said around 500,000 people worldwide had already put down a $US1,000 ($1,250) deposit to reserve a Model three but people ordering a car now are unlikely to get it until late 2018.
Cars will go very first to employees and customers on the West Coast with overseas deliveries to begin late next year, and right-hand drive versions to come in 2019.
‘You need to make cars people can afford’
The Model three has long been part of California-based Tesla’s plans.
In 2006, Mr Musk said Tesla would eventually build “affordably priced family cars” after establishing itself with high-end vehicles like the Model S, which starts at $US69,500 ($87,000).
What we know about the Model Three:
- Price: Kicking off price is $US35k, while a version with every available extra option costs $US59k
- Size: Four.3m long and 1.8m broad. Can seat five adults.
- Range: Base model can go about 354km on a charge. For an extra $9k, the long-range version can go 500km.
- Spectacle: Base model goes from 0-100kph in Five.6 seconds and has a top speed of 209kph.
- Ordering: People reserving a car now will likely get it in late 2018, with West Coast customers to get their cars very first. The cars will begin to ship overseas late next year.
This is the very first time many Tesla workers will be able to afford a Tesla.
“It was never our objective to make expensive cars — we wished to make a car everyone could buy,” he said.
“If you’re attempting to make a difference in the world, you also need to make cars people can afford.”
For the base price, customers will get a Model three with three hundred twenty two kilometres of range — but the price can rapidly increase from there.
Black is the only standard colour, for example, with any other colour costing extra, and a fully loaded Model three with five hundred kilometres of range and Tesla’s total semi-autonomous Autopilot system costing a hefty $US59,500 ($74,500).
That could be a open up for some buyers, especially since there are thresholds on the $US7,500 ($9,400) US tax credit for electrical cars.
Once an automaker sells 200,000 electrified cars in the US, the credit phases out — Tesla has already sold more than 126,000 vehicles since 2008, according to estimates by WardsAuto, so not everyone who buys a Model three will be eligible.
Potential customers also could lose faith if Tesla does not meet its aggressive production schedule, or if the cars have quality problems that strain Tesla’s puny service network.
The compact Model three may not entice a global market that is increasingly shifting to SUVs, including all-electric SUVs from Audi and others going on sale soon.
“There are more reasons to think that it won’t be successful than it will,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher for Cox Automotive, which wields Autotrader and other car buying sites.
Model three far simpler and cheaper to make
But Mr Musk said Tesla had worked hard to make the Model three simpler and cheaper to make than Tesla’s previous vehicles.
It has one dashboard screen, not two, does not have the fancy door treats that caused problems on the Model S, or the gull-wing doors of the Model X SUV.
It is made primarily of steel, not aluminium, and it has no instrument panel — the speed limit and other information normally there can be found on the centre screen.
It does not even have a key fob — drivers can open and lock the car with a smartphone or a key card.
Tesla’s fans are certain. Robin Santucci was one of the very first in line to order a Model three at the Santa Monica, California, Tesla store in March 2016.
He still does not know when he will get a car or exactly what it will look like, but he has already installed charging equipment in his garage.
“I believe in the vision Tesla has,” Mr Santucci said.
Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrical car Model three will be – challenge – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrified car Model three will be ‘challenge’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces one of the very first Model three cars off the Fremont factory’s production line.
Reuters: Alexandria Sage
Tesla has ultimately made its long-promised affordable electrical car — but it could take years to get it to all the people who want to buy it.
Tesla delivered the Model three petite car to its very first thirty customers — all employees — at a company party on Friday night.
Chief executive Elon Musk said Tesla would build the cars as quick as it could but acknowledged supply issues and other complexities would make it harsh to reach his aim of making 500,000 cars next year.
Who is Elon Musk?
The 14-year-old company has never made more than 100,000 cars in a year.
“We’re going to go through at least six months of manufacturing hell. It’s going to be fairly a challenge to build this car,” Mr Musk said.
With its $US35,000 ($44,000) commencing price — half the cost of Tesla’s previous models — and range of up to five hundred kilometres, the Model three could bring hundreds of thousands of customers into the automaker’s fold, taking it from a niche luxury brand to the mainstream.
Musk said around 500,000 people worldwide had already put down a $US1,000 ($1,250) deposit to reserve a Model three but people ordering a car now are unlikely to get it until late 2018.
Cars will go very first to employees and customers on the West Coast with overseas deliveries to commence late next year, and right-hand drive versions to come in 2019.
‘You need to make cars people can afford’
The Model three has long been part of California-based Tesla’s plans.
In 2006, Mr Musk said Tesla would eventually build “affordably priced family cars” after establishing itself with high-end vehicles like the Model S, which starts at $US69,500 ($87,000).
What we know about the Model Three:
- Price: Kicking off price is $US35k, while a version with every available extra option costs $US59k
- Size: Four.3m long and 1.8m broad. Can seat five adults.
- Range: Base model can go about 354km on a charge. For an extra $9k, the long-range version can go 500km.
- Spectacle: Base model goes from 0-100kph in Five.6 seconds and has a top speed of 209kph.
- Ordering: People reserving a car now will likely get it in late 2018, with West Coast customers to get their cars very first. The cars will begin to ship overseas late next year.
This is the very first time many Tesla workers will be able to afford a Tesla.
“It was never our purpose to make expensive cars — we desired to make a car everyone could buy,” he said.
“If you’re attempting to make a difference in the world, you also need to make cars people can afford.”
For the base price, customers will get a Model three with three hundred twenty two kilometres of range — but the price can rapidly increase from there.
Black is the only standard colour, for example, with any other colour costing extra, and a fully loaded Model three with five hundred kilometres of range and Tesla’s total semi-autonomous Autopilot system costing a hefty $US59,500 ($74,500).
That could be a open up for some buyers, especially since there are thresholds on the $US7,500 ($9,400) US tax credit for electrified cars.
Once an automaker sells 200,000 electrical cars in the US, the credit phases out — Tesla has already sold more than 126,000 vehicles since 2008, according to estimates by WardsAuto, so not everyone who buys a Model three will be eligible.
Potential customers also could lose faith if Tesla does not meet its aggressive production schedule, or if the cars have quality problems that strain Tesla’s petite service network.
The compact Model three may not entice a global market that is increasingly shifting to SUVs, including all-electric SUVs from Audi and others going on sale soon.
“There are more reasons to think that it won’t be successful than it will,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher for Cox Automotive, which possesses Autotrader and other car buying sites.
Model three far simpler and cheaper to make
But Mr Musk said Tesla had worked hard to make the Model three simpler and cheaper to make than Tesla’s previous vehicles.
It has one dashboard screen, not two, does not have the fancy door treats that caused problems on the Model S, or the gull-wing doors of the Model X SUV.
It is made primarily of steel, not aluminium, and it has no instrument panel — the speed limit and other information normally there can be found on the centre screen.
It does not even have a key fob — drivers can open and lock the car with a smartphone or a key card.
Tesla’s fans are certain. Robin Santucci was one of the very first in line to order a Model three at the Santa Monica, California, Tesla store in March 2016.
He still does not know when he will get a car or exactly what it will look like, but he has already installed charging equipment in his garage.
“I believe in the vision Tesla has,” Mr Santucci said.
Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrical car Model three will be – challenge – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Elon Musk admits delivering cheaper Tesla electrical car Model three will be ‘challenge’
Updated July 30, two thousand seventeen 06:53:29
Tesla has eventually made its long-promised affordable electrified car — but it could take years to get it to all the people who want to buy it.
Tesla delivered the Model three puny car to its very first thirty customers — all employees — at a company party on Friday night.
Chief executive Elon Musk said Tesla would build the cars as quick as it could but acknowledged supply issues and other complexities would make it harsh to reach his aim of making 500,000 cars next year.
Who is Elon Musk?
The 14-year-old company has never made more than 100,000 cars in a year.
“We’re going to go through at least six months of manufacturing hell. It’s going to be fairly a challenge to build this car,” Mr Musk said.
With its $US35,000 ($44,000) embarking price — half the cost of Tesla’s previous models — and range of up to five hundred kilometres, the Model three could bring hundreds of thousands of customers into the automaker’s fold, taking it from a niche luxury brand to the mainstream.
Musk said around 500,000 people worldwide had already put down a $US1,000 ($1,250) deposit to reserve a Model three but people ordering a car now are unlikely to get it until late 2018.
Cars will go very first to employees and customers on the West Coast with overseas deliveries to commence late next year, and right-hand drive versions to come in 2019.
‘You need to make cars people can afford’
The Model three has long been part of California-based Tesla’s plans.
In 2006, Mr Musk said Tesla would eventually build “affordably priced family cars” after establishing itself with high-end vehicles like the Model S, which starts at $US69,500 ($87,000).
What we know about the Model Trio:
- Price: Beginning price is $US35k, while a version with every available extra option costs $US59k
- Size: Four.3m long and 1.8m broad. Can seat five adults.
- Range: Base model can go about 354km on a charge. For an extra $9k, the long-range version can go 500km.
- Spectacle: Base model goes from 0-100kph in Five.6 seconds and has a top speed of 209kph.
- Ordering: People reserving a car now will likely get it in late 2018, with West Coast customers to get their cars very first. The cars will embark to ship overseas late next year.
This is the very first time many Tesla workers will be able to afford a Tesla.
“It was never our aim to make expensive cars — we wished to make a car everyone could buy,” he said.
“If you’re attempting to make a difference in the world, you also need to make cars people can afford.”
For the base price, customers will get a Model three with three hundred twenty two kilometres of range — but the price can rapidly increase from there.
Black is the only standard colour, for example, with any other colour costing extra, and a fully loaded Model three with five hundred kilometres of range and Tesla’s utter semi-autonomous Autopilot system costing a hefty $US59,500 ($74,500).
That could be a open up for some buyers, especially since there are boundaries on the $US7,500 ($9,400) US tax credit for electrical cars.
Once an automaker sells 200,000 electrified cars in the US, the credit phases out — Tesla has already sold more than 126,000 vehicles since 2008, according to estimates by WardsAuto, so not everyone who buys a Model three will be eligible.
Potential customers also could lose faith if Tesla does not meet its aggressive production schedule, or if the cars have quality problems that strain Tesla’s puny service network.
The compact Model three may not entice a global market that is increasingly shifting to SUVs, including all-electric SUVs from Audi and others going on sale soon.
“There are more reasons to think that it won’t be successful than it will,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher for Cox Automotive, which wields Autotrader and other car buying sites.
Model three far simpler and cheaper to make
But Mr Musk said Tesla had worked hard to make the Model three simpler and cheaper to make than Tesla’s previous vehicles.
It has one dashboard screen, not two, does not have the fancy door treats that caused problems on the Model S, or the gull-wing doors of the Model X SUV.
It is made primarily of steel, not aluminium, and it has no instrument panel — the speed limit and other information normally there can be found on the centre screen.
It does not even have a key fob — drivers can open and lock the car with a smartphone or a key card.
Tesla’s fans are certain. Robin Santucci was one of the very first in line to order a Model three at the Santa Monica, California, Tesla store in March 2016.
He still does not know when he will get a car or exactly what it will look like, but he has already installed charging equipment in his garage.
“I believe in the vision Tesla has,” Mr Santucci said.
