Matthew Parkhouse, RN hobomatt@ aol.com
On 19 Jun 2556 BE, at 01:15, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.autonews.com/article/20130610/OEM06/306109969/teslas-iii-leafs-price-200-mile-range#axzz2Vpfa9iPm > Tesla's 'III': Leaf's price, 200-mile range > by Mark Rechtin Jun 10 2013 > > Tesla Motors will launch a small electric sedan in late 2016 with a range of > at least 200 miles and a price point "half" that of the flagship Model S, > Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week. > > The Model S starts at $62,400, after a $7,500 federal tax incentive, meaning > the so-called "Gen III" vehicle will start at about the same price as the > Nissan Leaf SV and have triple the real-world range. > > Speaking at the annual meeting of shareholders in Mountain View, Calif., > Musk said the Gen III will have a "family resemblance" in design to the > current lineup. He hinted that the car might have "some autopilot or > self-driving elements" but said those features might not be ready when the > car first goes on sale. > > "A significant improvement in technology is needed to have a compelling > affordable electric car. To be compelling, it must have a useful range of > 200 miles," Musk said. > > Tesla is working with Panasonic on new battery-cell electrochemistry for > automotive use, Musk said. He added that he is "pretty optimistic" that > advances in energy storage and energy density technology can be made > "without any miracles happening." > > Regarding current vehicle sales, Musk said that U.S. demand for the Model S > is holding steady at a rate of about 15,000 units a year. Tesla will begin > shipping cars to Europe in late June and to Asia in the fourth quarter. > Including those markets, demand is about 40,000 vehicles a year, he said. > > This year Tesla will deliver about 21,000 units > > During the meeting, Musk said that Tesla's gross margins can be about 25 > percent for the Model S sedan and will be about the same for the Model X > crossover, a seven-seat crossover that is scheduled to be produced starting > in late 2014. > > The less expensive Gen III will have a smaller margin but higher volume over > which to divide fixed costs. > > Said Musk: "I would rather sell the car for less than get the highest gross > margin." > [© Crain Communications] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > Here are today's archive-only EV posts: > > EVLN: Over 100,000 Folks Waiting To Test Drive BMW's New Electric Car > EVent: Electric Sunday 23rd June Millennium Square, Bristol > EVLN: Moto-Electra Racing Record For EV Trans-Continental Crossings > EVLN: Smith EVs Production Now Exceeds 700 Electric Trucks > + > EVLN: Volvo's electric roads, EVs draw juice from the road itself > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-Gen3-200mi-range-Leaf-s-price-in-2017-tp4663669.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
