Long before the final Tesla Model 3 interior was shown, there was daily chatter about the minimalist, sparse, button-free, knob-free, and clean look of the Model 3 interior and especially the dash. Some loved it. Some hated it. Plenty of commenters claimed it was just an effort to cut costs.
The same stories come out over and over again as new technologies arrive, start to get popular, and then sweep across the mass market. It happened with the washing machine, with flat-screen TVs, with cell phones and iPhones, and now with electric cars and Teslas.
New details have now been revealed about the exact structural composition of the Tesla Model 3. Images of Tesla Model 3’s Body Repair Tech Note have been posted to social media.
Reuters is reporting that the coming Tesla Semi’s range (on a single charge) is likely to be 200–300 miles. Elon isn’t tweeting a denial, so we’ll take this as quite likely for now.
A former environmental minister for North Rhine-Westphalia says the Tesla Model S has much shorter range than advertised, an uncomfortable rear seat, and lacks adequate charging infrastructure in his area.
In a recent EV Annex article, I discovered a Jason Calacanis, who Wikipedia tells me is an Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and blogger. I should have known he had the blogger force in him — he nailed the headline above for me.
The rich Internet dude apparently has a few Teslas in his stable (well, every model) and had the right connections to get an early Tesla Model 3.
Tesla has won a round in its legal battle with the state of Michigan, but there is still a long way to go in its fight against that state’s franchise dealer law.
Tesla continues to get more free advertising than any company in history thanks to the magic of cheap video cameras and YouTube. In the past few days, a 97 year old man got his first ride in a Model S and a Model X set a new world record for an SUV at the drag strip — humbling a half-million-dollar Lamborghini in the process. Both videos make for entertaining watching.
A Tesla Model X recently set a world record time for an SUV at the drag strip. With a full state of charge, it might go even quicker!
The top 20 articles of the week didn’t include a single Tesla article, and especially not a Tesla Model 3 article! (Just kidding.)
