How I bought a Tesla Model3 for $78 a month https://youtu.be/kWvs5H32Oyc
Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2019, at 10:15 PM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > https://en.mogaznews.com/collection/1177977/Tesla-just-made-it-harder-to-buy-its-cheapest-US35000-electric-car-mogaznewsen.html > Tesla just made it harder to buy its cheapest $US35,000 electric car > April 13, 2019 Bloomberg > > [image > https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.194%2C$multiply_1%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/w_1024/q_86%2Cf_auto/efd40edcdb9f84366559b3edbd2442c9177bc7b9 > Tesla is de-emphasising the $US35,000 price point promised when it first > unveiled the sedan in March 2016 Credit:AP > ] > > Tesla is making it more difficult to buy the $US35,000 version of the Model > 3 sedan that used to be viewed as pivotal to its growth. > > The electric-car maker announced another series of changes to its line-up > and pricing late on Thursday to "simplify vehicle choices". All Tesla > vehicles that can be ordered online now come with the driver-assistance > system Autopilot standard, the company said in a blog post. The Model 3 with > Standard Plus now costs $US39,500 with Autopilot included. > > But along with those adjustments, Tesla is de-emphasising the $US35,000 > price point promised when it first unveiled the sedan in March 2016. > Deliveries of the entry-level models start this weekend - more than six > weeks after the company starting taking orders. Customers who want this > version from now on won't be able to get it from Tesla's online ordering > menu. They'll have to call or visit a store instead, and the car won't come > with Autopilot. > > "Tesla is now facing a reckoning," said Jessica Caldwell, executive director > of industry analysis at car-shopping researcher Edmunds. "Between the cost > cuts, waning demand for its vehicles and now making the $US35,000 Model 3 > much harder to buy, the company is now quietly realising it has to play by > the same rules as every other auto maker." > > Tesla's constantly shifting approach to its line-up and retail strategy has > rattled investors and stoked confusion. Ten days after signalling an almost > complete withdrawal from physical stores, the company back-tracked and said > more locations would stay open than planned. The car maker is now backing > away from its online-only ordering approach with the standard Model 3. > > "This latest announcement is further evidence that 2019 will be a bumpy year > for Tesla," said analyst Gene Munster of Loup Ventures. "They'll eventually > get the formula right." > > > Tesla is also offering a Model 3 lease in the US for the first time, though > with a big caveat. Customers won't have the option to buy the car at the end > of the lease because the company plans to use the vehicles in a forthcoming > Tesla ride-hailing network, according to the blog post. > > On its ordering website, Tesla's default options are for customers to make a > $US3000 down payment and spend a total of $US4199 at signing of a > three-year, 10,000-mile annual lease. The monthly payment due on that basis > is $US504. > > > Chief executive Elon Musk first talked about his vision of a Tesla > shared-vehicle fleet when he unveiled his Master Plan Part Deux in July > 2016. He's started to talk about the network again as Uber Technologies > follows Lyft in filing for an initial public offerings. Tesla also scheduled > an event for Musk and other executives to tout Tesla's self-driving > technology on April 22. > > On Twitter, Mr Musk recently confirmed that the purpose of the cameras built > in above the rear-view mirror of the Model 3 is to record video when owners > put their car on Tesla's future network, which he said would compete with > Uber and Lyft. > > On Friday, Mr Musk, 47, was back on social media, though this time to > respond to a post critical of how frequently Tesla has changed the prices of > its vehicles lately. > > Other criticism of Tesla and Mr Musk surfaced on Friday from more > high-profile voices. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, billionaire Warren > Buffett said Mr Musk had "room for improvement" in behaving like a CEO. > Hedge fund investor David Einhorn, who has been short Tesla stock for years, > wrote in a letter to investors that "the wheels are falling off" the > company. > [© mogaznews.com] > > > https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-standard-model-3-only-available-in-store-or-by-phone-not-online-2019-4 > Tesla's cheapest car just became a lot more difficult to buy > 2019-04-12 In a blog post Thursday evening, the electric car maker said > it's removing the ... the chance of an accident is much lower when Autopilot > is enabled," Tesla said ... > https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5cb0a5bdcf22db4b02013ba2-1536-768.jpg > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/business/tesla-model-3.html > Tesla Ends Online Sales of $35,000 Model 3, Creating New Hurdle for Buyers > April 12, 2019 Tesla’s Model 3, the company’s attempt at cracking the mass > market. The company is no longer taking orders for the $35,000 model online. > Customers who want it at that price must order it by phone or at one of its > stores ... > > > https://electrek.co/2019/04/11/telsa-35000-model-3/ > Tesla kills promised $35,000 Model 3, makes Autopilot standard ... > 2019/04/11 - Tesla announced a series of changes to its vehicle lineup > today, including moving away from the long-promised base Model 3 at $35,000 > and ... > > > [dated] > https://www.tesla.com/blog/35000-tesla-model-3-available-now > $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now > Feb 28, 2019 - We are incredibly excited to announce that the standard Model > 3, with 220 miles of range, a top speed of 130 mph and 0-60 mph acceleration > ... > ... > https://www.google.com/search?q=35%2C000+tesla+3 > > > + > https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-begins-offering-leases-model-3-034145455--finance.html > Tesla begins offering leases for Model 3 > April 11, 2019 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc on Thursday started leasing out its > Model 3 sedan in the United States, in a financing option that ... > https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QvkGuehDfxaRG2EvAB5Jkg--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NDUwO2g9MzAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2019-04-12T034145Z_1_LYNXNPEF3B064_RTROPTP_2_TESLA-FIRE.JPG.cf.jpg > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > 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)
