July 17th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla just rolled out a series of updates to the Model 3 configurator that lowered prices across the board in many countries. The new change was accompanied by a flip flop on the base color of all of Tesla's vehicles — from black to "pearl white." It is now an extra $750 to add black but no extra charge to choose white. Grey ("midnight silver metallic") and blue ("deep blue metallic") cost $1000 and red costs $
May 29th, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
Recently, we found out the German Tesla website introduced business leasing for the Model 3. Here is an example from the Tesla site. Congrats for those of you wanting a business lease in Germany!
May 28th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
John Rougeux recently ordered and took delivery of a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range with 570 miles on the odometer. He was charged $35,400 (there was a $400 price increase recently), but he got $1,250 off since the car had 570 miles
May 5th, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
For this piece, I will use the information on Tesla’s website to determine if paying cash, taking a loan, or leasing is the best option if you want a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+). The twist here is I did these calculations for Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, China, and the UK. These were some of the most popular markets for Tesla in Q1 2019. I added in the UK, since it has been suffering for 3 years and deserves some attention
May 4th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I recently published some cost comparisons between the Tesla Model 3 and various Honda Accord trims. As I implied at the time, these models shouldn't even be in the same discussion since the Model 3 is a much better vehicle (safer, quicker, more advanced tech, better handling), but the fact is that they do compare when it comes to 5 year cost of ownership. However, when I published the previous comparisons, I didn't include the cost of interest if you took out an auto loan to finance the purchase
May 3rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I've got another report here comparing the Tesla Model 3 to a top selling car in the USA.The Model 3 was the 5th best selling car in the USA in the second half of 2018, the 11th best in all of 2018, and the 13th best in the first quarter of 2019. The Toyota Camry was the top selling car in the USA in 2018 and has long been at or near the top of the list
May 3rd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
By all accounts, Teslas are technological marvels, safe, dependable, and fun to drive. But cheap? Well, there’s no question that an EV will save you money on fuel and maintenance compared to a legacy vehicle. And a Tesla isn’t a particularly expensive vehicle if your alternative is a BMW, a Mercedes, or an Audi, the brands to which the Californian EV is usually compared
May 2nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla has created a new base Model 3 for the Canadian market. The standard range car is priced at $44,999, just low enough to take advantage of the new iZEV rebate that went into effect on May 1.
April 27th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The prices shown here are subject to change, so if you're in the market for a Model 3, this handy guide can help — but it's always important to check directly with Tesla for the latest updates
April 25th, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
I just got to season 2 of Game of Thrones. If you are not a fan, no worries, there is only one small reference to GoT at the very end
April 25th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Reporting on the Tesla Model 3 is weird. It's a car that can smoke a BMW M3 on the track yet is cost competitive — or even cheaper than — a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord (seriously)
April 21st, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
The base Tesla Model 3 Standard Range recently started getting delivered in the US and expert EV reviewer Alex Dykes ("Alex on Autos") received his personal vehicle just this weekend. Alex gives us a quick tour of the interior and finds that the trim, features, and materials appear to be largely the same as the Standard Range Plus version
April 17th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
A recent analysis from ARK Invest indicates that the Tesla Model 3 (even the $44,500 Model 3 Long Range*) outcompetes the highly popular Toyota Camry on a total cost of ownership basis
April 12th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus is now available to order in Europe. Let's take a look at the base pricing in each European country, compared to the other Model 3 variants
April 12th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla announced in a new blog post today that it was phasing out the $35,000 Standard Range Model 3. The car will not go away completely, but in an awkward reversal of its online-only sales policy, will instead only be available by visiting or calling a Tesla store and specifically requesting the base configuration
April 1st, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
In my last article, I gave a brief summary on the pros and cons between the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y, and between the Standard Range and Long Range options. I hope it helped people. I had a comment from Barry asking if I could summarize the debate in a decision tree
March 10th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
This is a quickie. Sometimes, to set the record straight, quick & clean is the best way to go. I honestly have a hard time determining when Tesla critics are intentionally misleading people and when they are just being idiotic. This past week or so is no exception, but it's hard to believe it was the latter. (You'd have to be really idiotic to so blatantly get the story wrong on at least one of the two big Tesla news items I'm discussing below.)
March 8th, 2019 | by Frugal Moogal
It's been a couple months since I last wrote an article, and a ton of stuff has happened in that time, but there haven't been a lot of changes with regards to the Tesla story. The company was generally trucking along, shipping Model 3s, and doing what everyone was expecting it to do
March 1st, 2019 | by Steve Bakker
That's what one of Elon Musk’s former business partners Peter Thiel said about the man: “Never bet against Elon Musk.” And once more, against all odds, this is proving to be true. In bringing the Model 3’s price tag down to the long awaited mission target of $35,000, Tesla’s Secret Master Plan is being fulfilled. In a veritable "4th down and goal" analogy, Musk has pulled off what is arguably a Hail Mary pass to maintain sales volume, clearing the goal posts by a hair. The Holy Grail of the affordable, profitable, long-range electric car — sought after since GM developed the EV1 in the '90s — is in sight. Tesla will deservedly go down in history as the company that grabbed that brass ring
March 1st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla announced yesterday that the $35,000 Model 3 Standard Range is now available for purchase. But that wasn't the biggest news of the day. It will now transition to a 100% online sales and close many of its stores. Franchise dealers should be nervous.
March 1st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The new Tesla Model 3 SR is now less expensive to buy and less expensive to own than the average new car. If that is so, why are analysts saying Tesla has a demand problem?
March 1st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla just announced that after several years of hard work, the Model 3 Standard Range is finally here. The news came in concert with a tsunami of smaller updates that will take some time to pick through
February 28th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla just officially announced that it is opening up ordering for the Standard Range Model 3 today, following a brief Twitter tease about a big announcement today at 2pm Pacific
February 28th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out that the company would spill the beans on a big announcement at 2pm on Thursday, February 28th
