I met a super early Tesla Model S concept test driver and now Tesla Model S owner at a charging station recently. Curious to see the reactions of a Tesla driver on his first time in a LEAF, I invited him for a trial run.
Following up on Steve and Kyle’s great coverage of Tesla Model 3 exterior details and Tesla Model 3 interior + infotainment details, here’s my piece covering the third segment of the Model 3 Owners Club’s deep dive into a Model 3 they came across.
Trevor from the Tesla Model 3 Owners Club reached out to us for a sneak peak at a video they put together that dives deep into just about every nook and cranny of a brand new, first-run Pearl White Tesla Model 3 Long Range.
To do the video justice, we broke the video out into 3 segments that cover roughly 20 minutes each. Following up on Steve’s article, I will be diving into the interior and touchscreen details, and then Zach will dive into control stalks, the keycard & app, windshield wipers, driving experience, and a bit more.
Trevor Page of the Model 3 Owners Club contacted us here at CleanTechnica a few days ago to say he and YouTube co-host Kenneth Bokor had secured the use of a Tesla Model 3 for two days. They were free to drive the car, probe its intricate bits inside and out, photograph it, take videos, and measure things. They sent over a 1 hour and 10 minute video of the details. The only restriction put on us was that we could not share the video or embed it into a story until after Tesla announced that regular production of the Model 3 had officially begun. Naturally, we agreed to Trevor’s terms and conditions.
In the past month, we’ve gotten multiple reports of Tesla Model 3s rolling around the streets of Florida, Texas, New York, and even Canada. Tesla staff, SpaceX staff, and reportedly Tesla engineers at certain stores needing to get familiar with the cars have been receiving early units. I finally decided to go grab some Model 3 spy shots from Instagram and Twitter in order to share the excitement here … and I discovered that numerous new Model 3 photos have been hitting instagram in the past several hours.
Did you spend 38 hours driving last week and fall behind on CleanTechnica reading? No? That was just Kuba and me? Well, either way, below are the 20 articles that were most popular on CleanTechnica in the past 7 days. Check ’em out. And share with your friends! (Revolution doesn’t happen by itself.)
Tesla has reacted angrily to a rating by Consumer Reports that suggests reliability for the Model 3 will only be average.
Tesla Model 3 owners will not have free access to the company’s Supercharger network. As in none. But they still get to drive the most coveted automobile on the planet.
Tesla has given little explanation for why hundreds of workers were fired last week, other than to say it was the result of annual performance reviews. But is that the whole story?
As part of a company-wide annual review, Tesla has fired around 400 employees — including supervisors, team leaders, and common associates — according to a former employee who spoke with Reuters in an interview.
