Ben Sullins from Teslanomics had to deal with 3 issues about his Tesla Model 3. First, it was the Model 3's screen phantom touche. Tesla replaced the screen. Second, was the clicking near the phone charger. Tesla replaced the console. Third, was the replacement of the steering gear. Tesla was proactive in fixing this and called him multiple times to fix this. He's happy with how Tesla has handled things but not happy with the issues.
Torque News has covered number of stories about different color combinations of Tesla Model 3, but this picture with a white interior actually looks very good and appealing.
"Can you guys quit crashing your Tesla Model 3s? This insurance quote for my car next week is almost twice what I was expecting," wrote one Model 3 owner on Reddit this afternoon sharing this image of how his Model 3 insurance cost has doubled withing a week.
Tesla set high goals for Model 3 deliveries in 2018 and beyond. Here are some key milestones the company must hit for the Model 3 to be the mass market success Tesla has promised.
A Twitter page, that tracks Tesla Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) updates its page once a week and refers to NHTSA's website noting that currently, Tesla has 11,322 registered VINs.
Tesla's competitors are willing to pay a heavy price for the privilege of being able to try and obtain all the secrets of Model 3. It's for Model 3's reverse engineering.
Used Tesla Model 3 cars are already popping up for sale on Autotrader and the prices are dropping. This man got his Model 3 from Tesla and put it up for sale two days later.
The Tesla Model S and Model X were sometimes criticized for quality in the interior. Beeps, creaks or just a moderate finish. We had to wait and see if that would be the case with the Model 3. The deliveries of Model 3 are currently taking place and this time the vehicle is hit again. Costumers are complaining on social media and on forums.
Do you think the key fob could be damaged if you put it in your pocket with some coins? In other words, could the coins create problems for the magnetic field of the key fob?
Tesla shipped just 1,060 Model 3 cars in December, rather than the 20,000 Elon Musk predicted in public tweets in July. Is now at least six months behind schedule.
Comfort contributes to laziness and I am afraid Tesla's A.I. powered automatic windshield wipers may exactly do that. But this is the direction the entire automotive industry is going.
It will be the summer of 2018 before the very first Tesla Model 3 cars are delivered in Norway for the local reservation holders. But now some of those customers who made their reservation early are trying to sell their place in the reservation queue at high prices.
The new tax bill just signed by the President and crafted by the Republicans in Congress and the Senate retains electric vehicle tax benefits and other taxpayer-funded green initiatives.
A full day after the news broke that the SEC conducted a year-long investigation of Tesla over Model 3 sales, the electric vehicle advocacy media is silent.
This was supposed to be Tesla's breakout year for sales with the new Model 3 leading the way. By our math, Tesla will do well just to match last year's U.S. sales.
