Tesla Model 3: quarter of a million orders, Elon Musk totally surprised

Posted on 03-04-2016 at 9:54 by Dizono – 109 Comments”

There have already been a quarter of a million people subscribed to the Tesla Model 3, something even Elon Musk had not dare to dream of.

Via Twitter likes Elon Musk us informed of the number of orders written for the Model 3. Even before the car presented was, the price was determined or buyers at all, but a glimpse had caught Tesla’s youngest, there were tens of thousands of orders written. Friday, there were 115.000, yesterday 232.000, and last night tweeted Elon that the counter is now carried 253,000 copies.

Incredibly handsome and having regard to the specifications of the car (346 km range, 0-100 km/h in approx. than 6 seconds, and friendly price tag) may also go. Perhaps, because the car is at this moment only static is presented and is not yet fully developed. There is also a ‘unveil part 2,’ according to Musk.

That there is a significant demand for the Model 3 would come in, there they had at Tesla, however, counted on. But that at this moment there are already so many orders, that is also for the young automaker as a big surprise. Elon Musk on this subject on Twitter:

Maybe 1/4 to 1/2 of what happened. No one at Tesla thought it would be this high before part 2, or the unveil.

As @Wouter wrote earlier, is the targeted price of $ 35,000 based on 7500 dollar grant in America will get on electric cars. Only applies that subsidy only for the first 200,000 automobiles that a manufacturer builds. There are so a lot of potential Model 3 buyers paying more than expected. In addition, you can expect that the first batch of Model 3’s, in each case, to the limit of 200,000 cars is reached, especially for American customers will be. It is also the question of how Tesla’s production is complete, they have as yet no experience with such numbers.

It is hoped that the development of the Model 3 which was reduced more quickly than that of the Model X, which was plagued by problems and delays. On the other hand, let us also not forget that Tesla is a very young brand, dominated by brands, many of which the centenary is already celebrated. Successful brands that focus on volume models, and were founded after 1950, we have barely seen. Go Elon!