The Messiah is back, descended from his cloud, to bring us the future. Not just a few chosen ones, but all.
In all his dazzling personality, Elon Musk has finally arrived Model 3 presented. A car that we know about: 345 km range at least, 0-100 in under 6 seconds, trunk front and rear, five seats, assistance systems for semi-autonomous driving standard, supercharge-capable and five stars in all crash test disciplines. Oh yes, there is also a price: 35.000 dollars.
That was it.
No details about the batteries, no data on the engine (one, two, front, rear, center), nothing. And why? Because nobody needs it. Because all this is data that will not interest anyone in the future. The thing has to start smart at the traffic lights, drive for a long enough time and that's it. The rest is entertainment. The monitor is big enough.
135.000.000 Dollar has earned Tesla so far with the model 3 already, since they have since 135.000 pre-orders xped 1000 dollar deposit since yesterday. If all pre-buyers really buy, then that's 4.725.000.000 dollars in one day's sales. That's nice even by Elon Musk standards.
However, one can assume that it will be much more coal, after all, there is only the bare base for the 35 kilos - and nobody wants that. It must already be a model 3 with a large battery and in the dual performance version. Matt varnish, rims with carbon elements, HiFi and Co. are sure to be 60 Mille, which the boys in California will only be happy about.
Problem with the thing: the chair comes only at the end of 2017 on the market. If, because. The big problem is the availability of the batteries. Incidentally, with the Gigafactory, the world's largest building, you have plenty of capacity - 500.000 vehicles a year you want to deliver - but that would just be more (!) The entire amount of lithium (!!) produced so far in the world ion batteries. It will not be that easy to start a muscle from zero to 500.000.
So far, there have just been 50.000 Tesla a year. So it may take a while for the Model 3 to actually hit the road. Rather end 2018 well. And who yesterday was not already in line in front of the dealer, where it will be safe 2019. Or 2020.
If you should not drive better then Chevy Bolt? Or Faraday, or Techrules? Or not drive at all anymore?
A bit behind-the-clock: the thing looks casual. The interior is a slap in the face for all major manufacturers - that's the way it looks. In contrast, even the model S looks really cheap. Also, the large (and seemingly standard) glass roof is nice. The thing is good, for the price anyway. If the energy industry finally gets the CO2 output per kilowatt hour under control, then you can actually consider whether such an electric scooter does not really do it.