Originally published on CleanTechnica. Update: Elon just said seconds ago on the conference call that Tesla aims to become the best manufacturer in the world. The 2nd (or maybe 3rd) major point for me regarding the shareholder letter is that Tesla still has a 2016 production target of 80,000–90,000 for 2016 despite the widely discussed troubles with ramping […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla just released its quarterly shareholder letter. The first item is a whopper: the company aims to move its 2020 target to produce 500,000 vehicles a year to 2018. Obviously, this is in response to the insanely (nay, ludicrously) high demand for the Tesla Model 3 (up to 400,000 reservations weeks ago, before […]
As we’ve reported previously, awareness and interest in the electric car manufacturer Tesla (as measured by internet search interest) surged following the unveiling of the Model 3 mass-market offering. The digital market intelligence firm SimilarWeb recently released some new statistics related to that surge in internet interest — which noted that the Tesla website saw […]
Originally published on Gas2. On Friday, Elon Musk was asked on Twitter if the upcoming Model 3 would be available with Ludicrous Mode. Musk’s response was short and to the point. @vigneshraju of course — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 30, 2016
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Enterprising Tesla fanatic “ocasual” took the data from http://www.model3tracker.info and decided to roll out his own map based on the data. Essentially, the resulting map takes the data in the tracker and extrapolates the distribution by country based on what has already been shared. The obvious criticism of this approach is that […]
Motor Trend was recently granted exclusive access to the Tesla Model 3 for a photo session at the under-construction Gigafactory — resulting in some great new daylight images of the much-anticipated electric car. The coverage also makes some interesting points about the current state of the Gigafactory’s construction, and the enormous scale of the lithium-ion […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. While folks are anticipating the Tesla Model 3, it is time to note that the first electric car promising a range of 200+ miles and priced from the mid-$30,000s will be in production by the end of 2016 — that’s the 2017 Chevy Bolt, of course. A year or more ahead of Tesla’s Model […]
While the electric vehicle sector is often spoken of as a relatively homogenous entity, the truth is that there’s not necessarily that much overlap between buyers of a Tesla Model S, a Nissan LEAF, a Mahindra e2o, and a BMW i3. So, if that’s the case, where and what exactly are the distinctions between the […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla is set to disrupt the heck out of the auto market, according to many of us who watch the industry closely, and search trends on Google may be one of the earliest indicators. I have tried hard to remember who passed this insight on to me, but have been unable to […]
While executives at most of the major auto manufacturers around the world have been burying their heads in the sand for the last decade or so with regard to electric vehicles, the recent unveiling of the Tesla Model 3 has seemingly forced many to begin dealing with reality. Many have responded to the industry shakeup […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made a somewhat vague tweet stating that the company would be bearing in mind the expected phase-out of the federal electric vehicle tax credit — following the 200,000th Tesla sale in the US — when deciding on future Model 3 production and delivery schedules. That’s an important factor to take […]
Despite the strong bias that most German citizens have for German-made cars, it appears that the Tesla Model 3 unveiling has made quite an impact on the public there. A new poll from the German car magazine Autobild found that 66% of those queried said that they would consider buying a Model 3. While that […]
There were more than 325,000 Model 3 reservations made ($1,000 a pop) in the first week that reservations were open, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. That equates to roughly $14 billion in future orders. Interestingly, less than 5% of reservation-makers put down two deposits — implying a relatively low level of speculation. Over 325k […]
While we only just got to experience “Part 1” of the Tesla Model 3 reveal on March 31, and “Part 2” is still probably at least a year (or more) away, speculation about what remains to be revealed has been going very strong. That’s understandable enough, after one puts a $1000 deposit down, and then […]
I know, I know — we’re all eagerly awaiting actual information and pics from tesla regarding the Model 3. This isn’t that, but it’s fun. One of our readers reached out to me about some Tesla Model 3 renderings he and his son had put together, eager to share them with more people. What better place […]
Tesla has now released the Model 3 Reservation Agreement, allowing us to take a look at what’s actually being offered to those that place a $1000 deposit. And… it’s pretty much what most of us were expecting, with nothing binding on Tesla’s end, but fully refundable. Interestingly, but also unsurprisingly, the reservations are apparently non-transferable […]
The Tesla Model 3 could easily dominate the entry-level luxury car class market — just as the Model S is already dominating the full-size luxury car market in the US — according to a new report from Bloomberg. Why, you ask? For the exact same reasons that the Model S is currently dominating the large […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. We knew it was likely to happen but now it exists for real. The masses are converging on Tesla stores around the world with campers planning to stakeout the stores hours ahead of the opening time. With demand for an “affordable luxury car,” Tesla fanaticism is peaking. One organized user has put together […]