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Dual-Motor Tesla Model 3 Possibly Coming In July (electrek.co)
According to Elon Musk, the dual-motor Tesla Model 3 is expected to be released in July. "Musk linked the release of the new Model 3 powertrain with the automaker achieving a production rate of 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week," reports Electrek. From the report: Earlier this year, we reported on Tesla registering 19 Model 3 VINs with dual motor powertrain with NHTSA in the latest batch of new VINs. It happened right after the Tesla Model 3 dual motor powertrain design leaked in the latest design studio update. Then in February, Tesla registered a new batch of Model 3 VINs, including two dozen Model 3 VINs with the dual motor powertrain. It raised Model 3 reservation holders' hope that the new configuration could soon become available, but now Musk confirmed that it is still a few months away in a series of tweets last night. The CEO also linked the timing with the release of the Model 3 white interior. Tesla currently only offers a single interior option with black upholstery. The dual motor Model 3 is expected to deliver a slightly longer range and offer a quicker acceleration than the current single motor rear-wheel-drive version.
Jesus tits, not this again. Spend a second on wikipedia. 'Unsprung mass'
I know you're AC. But perhaps you don't want to be wrong all your life.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
My turn came yesterday. It said I can have the premium in production model 3 in three to six weeks, or dual motor in late 2018 and the regular standard battery model 3 in early 2019.
Looks like they predict there is enough demand for the higher end versions to soak up all the production in 2018.
I am not waiting, no pricing is announced.
Price was, 35K base, +9K for extended 310 mile battery, +5K for premium interior that has open pore wood trim and two extra usbs. Some special cruise control is 6K and auto pilot is another 4 K on top of that. Desitnation charge of 1000$. Wanted an immediate payment of 2500$ to book it.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Olun Misk: "In the long run I plan to shit gold bricks".
You: The long run hasn't happened yet and in any case plans change.
I think the point is that Elon Musk frequently fails to deliver on his promises in respect of Tesla. Plans don't change by magic, they change in response to unforeseen problems or unrealistic targets. For Musk, unforeseen problems seem to include things like not foreseeing that his own ego is no substitute for proper design practice (e.g. freeze it before building the production line) and proper testing (of newly installed production lines).
I'm sorry, but you would be crazy to believe anything Musk says without convincing independent evidence to back it up. He is not trustworthy.
All I want is a secure system where it's easy to do anything I want. Is that too much to ask ~~ Randall Munroe
They didn't. The supplier thing is bullshit. The production problems are really of Tesla's own making and due to the fact that their previous cars have been cobbled together. The model 3 is the first one for mass production and it should not be surprising that Tesla does not know how to do mass production.
All I want is a secure system where it's easy to do anything I want. Is that too much to ask ~~ Randall Munroe