1st Tesla Model 3 Configuration Invites For Non–Tesla/SpaceX Employees! (I Got Mine!)
Tesla has started sending out invites to the first non-employees to configure their Model 3s .
Tesla has started sending out invites to the first non-employees to configure their Model 3s .
Just a few short hours after closing out its third quarter 2017 earnings call, Tesla sent out an email to Model 3 reservation holders with an “Update on Your Model 3 Reservation” title.
When I read that international deliveries of the Tesla Model 3 would only start in “Late 2018,” I wasn’t much surprised, because it has been the usual Tesla modus operandi. In earlier launches, US deliveries were prioritized as well. (The first European Tesla Model S arrived in June 2013, one year after the first Model S arrived in the US. Volume deliveries started in September 2013. The same timing pattern occurred for the Model X in 2016 as well.) The surprising part was the word “late,” which could mean Q4 2018, later than usual.
Ben Sullins of Teslanomics has created an app he says will help you tell when to expect delivery of your Tesla Model 3. It’s very lighthearted and totally unscientific — but fun!
As of today, those in New Zealand interested in getting a Tesla can do so far more easily than yesterday or any day before — the company has officially launched in the New Zealand market, meaning that it’s now as simple as going to the online design studio and deciding on what you want.
As long expected, it appears that Tesla is now actively considering construction of an assembly factory in China — following the emergence of strong Model 3 demand in the highly populous nation. Tesla Model 3 reservations in China were actually higher than in any country in the world other than the … [continued]
With around 373,000 advance reservations (so far), the Tesla Model 3 is officially the most anticipated car in history. And though many details were revealed at the Model 3 unveiling event this past March, many questions were left unanswered. Here are the top questions we’ve heard from readers, friends, and family … [continued]
When Kyle Field and I were waiting in line in Santa Monica to reserve 4 Tesla Model 3s on what I’ll call “Triple Threat Day,” and also interviewing people for a few hours beforehand, a few things became clear: 1) a lot of people were in line because they were hoping to … [continued]
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter again to thrill and dazzle us. A couple of days ago, he tweeted that “Tesla is increasing the production ramp as fast as possible, but I’d recommend ordering a Model 3 soon if you want 2018 delivery.” This is a reiteration of something he … [continued]
After writing about Tesla’s huge 2-year jump in its 500,000 vehicles/year target (from 2020 to 2018), the maintained 2016 target of 80,000–90,000 vehicles produced, and the fact that the Tesla Model 3 drivetrain at the March 31 launch was the production drivetrain for the car, I collected several more highlights that could honestly … [continued]