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ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $37,000 Wheelbase: 102.4 in Length: 164.6 in Width: 70.9 in Height: 61.2 in Passenger volume: 93 cu ft Cargo volume: 19 cu ft Curb weight (C/D est): 3715 lb PERFORMANCE (C/D EST) Zero to 60 mph: 7.6 sec Standing ¼-mile: 16.0 sec Top speed: 104 mph EPA FUEL ECONOMY Combined/city/highway: 120/132/108 MPGe EV range: 258 miles

THis speaks more about the MSRP on the Kona based on what they are charging in norway.

Luckily, local media is reporting that in Norway, the 64kWh is going to be 325.900 kr. At today’s exchange rate, that translates to $39,852. But it isn’t that simple.

How does this compare to Model 3? Wheelbase 113.2 in (2,880 mm) Length 184.8 in (4,690 mm) Width 76.1 in (1,930 mm) Height 56.8 in (1,440 mm) Curb weight Standard RWD: 3,552 lb (1,611 kg)[5] Standard Dual-Motor AWD: 3,757 lb (1,704 kg)[5] Mid-Range RWD: 3,686 lb (1,672 kg)[5] Long-Range RWD: 3,814 lb (1,730 kg)[5][6] Long-Range Dual-Motor AWD (including Performance): 4,072 lb (1,847 kg)[5] Electric range 220 mi (350 km) Standard[3] 260 mi (420 km) Mid Range (est. EPA-rated)[4] 310 mi (500 km) Long Range (EPA-rated)[3] Here is info on Model 3's performance

It looks like it can be pushed to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and travel a quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds without any mods. ... Last month, Musk said that Tesla Model 3 Performance’s 0-60 mph time could improve to under 3.3 seconds with even better tires.

Of course, at the track, the model 3 is being improved to take on and beat Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, etc.
Of course, the $35,000 Model 3 has yet to show up, but then again the $37-40K Kona is not out either.

As to the other that you list, you have to be kidding. Nissan/Renault started much later than Tesla and has pure junk. Same with BYD.
And as to reliability, MS is great. MX has issues early on with manufacturing, as did M3. All of those have been fixed (though I question it when Musk pushes the lines).

Maybe he means this incident considering we are talking about Rich Rebuilds. There are many reports of Tesla being dicks to people when they find out the vehicle is salvaged, whether or not this attitude is approved by management.

Enjoy your fifth place Tesla fanboi.

What if this were a semi instead of a little care?

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/...

Well, there are some original model Prius out there with over 1M kilometers on their less overengineered batteries so I think any speculation about throwing away a Tesla because of a worn battery pack are just a bit pessimistic.

The increased incidences of respiratory diseases due to air pollution. Medical care is expensive in the US, and things that harm public health should at the very least help pay for it.

If that is the case, then taxing gasoline probably isn't going to do you any favors. Older cars? Maybe, but not newer ones. In fact, there was a lab test on an otherwise "dirty" Ford truck, and the lab actually found that it was so clean burning that it actually cleaned up the hydrocarbons from the air around it while it was running. Its CO emissions are also about the same as the ambient air outside.

http://www.carscoops.com/2011/...

Also if you rev the engine inside of a closed garage in a suicide attempt, it probably wouldn't even work.

Why (A)? Sometimes drivers needs to be able to make phone calls.

Mercedes has no X.

Like Tesla, X-class.. real soon now...
http://www.carscoops.com/2014/...

Point to a world where consumers hold liability and responsibility for their car, their ECU and their braking behavior even though unintended acceleration is at fault.

http://www.carscoops.com/2013/10/toyota-wins-bellwether-case-on.html

"Tesla designed its Model S to allow fast battery swapping (...) At an event at Tesla's Hawthorne Design Studio, CEO Elon Musk demonstrated a battery swap operation with the Model S, which took just over 90 seconds for the car participating in the demo. By contrast it took nearly four minutes to refill a gasoline-powered Audi used for comparison purposes during the event."

Wow, you mean at an engineered press event orchestrated by the maker of Thing A, and designed to show that Thing A is better than Thing B, Thing A actually was better than Thing B? Gee wiz, that never happens!

Seriously, though, stuff always goes better in the 'design studio' than it does in the real world. This is part of the reason why most auto mechanics think poorly of auto engineers - sure, that setup works great in the lab, but you're not accounting for the fact that Joe Wrenchturner (the guy who'll be doing this for a living) doesn't have a billion-dollar facility with the most advanced equipment money can buy.

Oh, and by the way, using their Supercharger network to recharge your car is free (battery swap isn't).

For the Roadster and top-end S; 65KWh S model owners will have to pony up an extra $2000 for the privilege.

Presumably, that premium is already worked into the price of the Roadster and 85KWh S.