The model 3 comes with options but they are not available in the basic configuration yet they all come with large battery and premium interior. The machines that make vehicles are very expensive. A car manufacturer doesn’t make a profit till the production line is paid for. I am sure when he breaks that mark he will expand to make cheaper options.
Sent from my iPad > On Oct 15, 2018, at 11:21 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> On 15 Oct 2018 at 15:05, paul dove via EV wrote: >> >> Tesla is competing with Mercedes and BMW not Toyota. > > The X and S models were supposed to be the luxury class cars. I thought the > 3 was supposed to be the long-promised "Tesla for the rest of us," an > affordable car. > > As far as I know, BMW and Mercedes don't offer any cars in the US that I, or > most people, would consider affordable. (I'm not counting the Smart, as it > doesn't wear the right badge.) > > So if the Model 3 is officially competing in the BMW/Mercedes, it sure looks > like Tesla failed to achieve their goal of developing an affordable Tesla. > > Maybe next time? After they get the new roadster and a few trucks out the > door? > > If Tesla survives Elon Musk's increasingly (self-)destructive behavior, that > is. :-\ > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at 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 Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
