The reality of electric vehicles is that there are many more people who would love to drive an electric vehicle (EV) but aren’t doing so today for a number of reasons. Cost and range are the top 2 reasons, with charging being an issue for some buyers as well. The Chevy Bolt was the first mass-produced, widely available, affordable, long-range EV in the US that also happened to offer fast charging. Right on its heels is the Model 3.
The Tesla Model 3 is sure to scare the headlights out of many a premium-class contender. I’ve already rolled through the knee shaking that certain BMW, Audi, and Lexus models must be feeling, but looming in the background all this time is the granddaddy of premium-class sedans — Mercedes-Benz.
Some people complain that electric cars are not that green because some electricity comes from burning coal. Elon Musk says all Tesla Supercharger locations will be powered by solar panels eventually. That ought to shut those people up!
The world has an overheating problem, and prioritizing where the money gets spent to solve it is important. What are the choices and what’s the best short-term priority?
The Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb club dates back to 1901. It was established in the time of Queen Victoria at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham by members of the early motor industry. The club is considered by most as the oldest motor sports club in the world.
Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting on June 6th, 2017, at 2:30pm California time. The meeting included a summary of progress to date as well as a look into the future for the company. The major milestone for the last year and what Tesla kicked the meeting off with was that, with the acquisition of SolarCity, Tesla became the world’s first vertically integrated sustainable energy company.
At the 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting on June 6th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided updates on just about every area of the business, which necessarily included the Tesla Model 3. The milestone vehicle will move into production next month. Shortly thereafter, the first customers will receive their Model 3s. The official unveiling will be followed at the end of July with the launch of the Model 3 configurator, which will allow customers to customize their order.
“The Model 3 configurator will go live at the end of next month when we deliver the first production Model 3,” Elon stated.
Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting on June 6th, 2017, at 2:30pm PST. The meeting included a summary of progress to date as well as a look into the future for the company. A key piece of that message focused on Model Y, which was initially planned to be a compact utility vehicle built on the platform for the Model 3. Elon shared that “We made a mistake designing Model X from the Model S platform,” which resulted in it being shoehorned onto a sub-optimized platform that required some concessions.
The battle for the top electric vehicle sales title is underway between Toyota’s Prius Prime and GM’s Chevrolet Volt and Bolt.
Toyota has effectively sold off all of its shares in Tesla — with the company having finished doing so by the end of 2016, apparently. That news comes to us from a recent announcement from a company spokesperson.
