# Tesla's new Model 3 will be unveiled shortly **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 30, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880 "2016-03-30T02:20:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/1 "2016-03-30T02:20:46Z")
…and here is some speculation about what to expect… > **[The 17 Secrets We Think We Know About Tesla's Model 3](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/the-17-secrets-we-think-we-know-about-tesla-s-model-3?cmpid=BBD032916_BIZ)** > > This week, Elon Musk unveils the car that might change the world. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/2 "2016-03-30T06:53:01Z")
I love it. Tesla has quietly and totally changed our perceptions about what an electric car should be. Never again will a substandard vehicle be considered an acceptable compromise to drive an EV. From now on, EVs must be at least as comfortable and performance-capable as comparably priced gas vehicles, and must have reasonable range to boot. And all this from a brand new company that had never built a car before. Perhaps that’s what it took. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/3 "2016-03-30T08:31:12Z")
Now if only there were more Tesla sales outlets, the next Nissan Leaf is reported to have a 200 mile range as well, but we’ll see how close either one comes to the range promised. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/4 "2016-03-30T15:58:06Z")
I just checked my bank account and I still can’t afford a Tesla. Not even a used one. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/5 "2016-03-30T17:44:22Z")
A 200 mile range Leaf is intriguing, however. I’ve been in a Model S, a Leaf, and the BMW electric offering. The BMW is a joke. It looks like something a kid built out of Lego, the interior is cheap, and the seats are awful. And the gauge cluster looks like someone glued an old Kindle to the dash. The Model S is, of course, stunning, but it’s also out of reach for most people. The Leaf, however, was a pretty decent little car. Nothing super fancy, but decently comfortable, even included heated seats, and it already has a range that would be considered quite good if Tesla weren’t around. Up that to 200 miles (which means maybe 125 miles in the winter) and it becomes a very viable little commuter car even for people who live in the suburbs and commute into downtown. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/6 "2016-03-30T18:06:07Z")
Me neither missileman. But, then, I couldn’t afford 32" TVs when they first came out either. But technology kept progressing and now they’re cheap. And lightweight. Besides, we probably wouldn’t have the Leaf if we hadn’t first had the Tesla. Tesla solved the many technical problems inherent in a lithium-ion array that no other company seemed able to or perhaps interesting in. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/7 "2016-03-30T18:26:06Z")
**“we probably wouldn’t have the Leaf if we hadn’t first had the Tesla.”** Absolutely correct! And, to paraphrase a former GM CEO–Robert Lutz–the early success of Tesla with their coupe inspired GM to forge ahead with development of the Chevy Volt. Lutz said essentially…If people who know nothing about the car business can do this, why can’t we? And, to his credit, Elon Musk announced about 2 years ago, that the company’s patents would be “open source” in order to encourage gifted people to join his organization and to allow further development of his technology by other companies. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/8 "2016-03-30T18:53:51Z")
GM had the EV-1 first…Too bad they didn’t continue. [http://www.ev1.org/](http://www.ev1.org/) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/9 "2016-03-30T18:56:35Z")
We’ll see when it actually goes on sale, it could be late, like the X was. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/10 "2016-03-31T01:06:45Z")
> **it could be late, like the X was** It will be late, but that is Tesla. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/11 "2016-03-31T01:15:02Z")
It’s already for sale. I guess you meant that the first delivery would be late, and I buy that. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/12 "2016-03-31T03:50:09Z")
None have been made. Don’t think I’d call them ‘on sale’. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/13 "2016-03-31T04:24:24Z")
Really? I take it you’ve never bought a new vehicle that had to be built by the manufacturer? The Dodge Viper was almost sold out before the first car was ever built. Manufacturers have been doing this for years. Corvettes have had this reputation…new Corvette is designed…and orders are taken long before the first car is ever built. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/14 "2016-03-31T04:27:22Z")
I call that reserving one. Tesla has a long history of delayed products. More of the same, I bet. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/15 "2016-03-31T04:41:52Z")
I wonder if it can pull a trailer? Still 200 miles is not much. I can do that around town in a weekend. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/16 "2016-03-31T04:46:27Z")
At a negative $6.93/sh EPS, Tesla needs all those $1,000 deposits now to slow their current cash bleeding… ;-] ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/17 "2016-03-31T05:19:20Z")
Yeah, didn’t want to say anything about the shaky financial situation. ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/18 "2016-03-31T06:13:12Z")
> Besides, we probably wouldn't have the Leaf if we hadn't first had the Tesla. Tesla solved the many technical problems inherent in a lithium-ion array that no other company seemed able to or perhaps interesting in. We probably wouldn’t have had the Tesla if it hadn’t been for the need to develop lightweight and high capacity battery energy storage for our lap tops, video cameras, and cell phones. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/19 "2016-03-31T07:00:17Z")
True, B.L.E., but that should take nothing away from the tremendous progress that Tesla has made, both technologically and in the marketplaces perception of what an electric car can be… and in the manufacturers’ perceptions of what it NEEDS to be. In my mind there’s no questioning that Tesla has singlehandedly moved the electric car segment ahead by quantum leaps. I hope they eventually make another sports car. Just in case I win the lottery. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880/20 "2016-03-31T07:11:06Z")
> **I call that reserving one. Tesla has a long history of delayed products. More of the same, I bet.** And so were the first cars ever made by Ford and GM. Tesla is still learning the manufacturing process. They have overcome some major technological challenges. As time goes on I’m sure their time to market will decrease. > **We probably wouldn't have had the Tesla if it hadn't been for the need to develop lightweight and high capacity battery energy storage for our lap tops, video cameras, and cell phones.** And that’s exactly where Musk got his idea from. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-new-model-3-will-be-unveiled-shortly/92880.md?page=2)