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Not artificially, but to keep the cost of the car at target. Nobody makes a car cheaper by removing the wheels, you have to nickel and dime where you can. A sin

Not artificially, but to keep the cost of the car at target. Nobody makes a car cheaper by removing the wheels, you have to nickel and dime where you can. A single display saves money. Lest we not forget, Tesla is likely to lose money on the base Model 3.

FireBeyond 9y ago
At $35K, Tesla is entering the world of the C class, the 3 class, and competing with that by 'nickel and diming' doesn't seem the wisest idea when you look beyond the "electric" aspect. Hell, even the S has been criticized for it's shoddy interior construction quality that more resembles a Ford Escape than a $100K Audi.
- joeblubaugh 9y ago
  Probably more reasonable to compare it to other electric cars in its price range - the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf. Neither of these cars have particularly luxurious dashboards, interiors, or other extras.
  - iplaw 9y ago
    Both the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf have two displays, a driver display and a center display. Further, the driver displays are particularly large and robust, even when compared to more expensive vehicles. The Tesla Model 3 completely lacks the driver display. Bolt: http://article.images.consumerreports.org/prod/content/dam/cro/news_articles/cars/CR-Cars-Inline-2017-Chevrolet-Bolt-ATC-int-10-16 http://article.images.consumerreports.org/prod/content/dam/c... Leaf: https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/nissan/leaf/2017/ot/2017_nissan_leaf_LIFE2_ot_1119161_1280.jpg https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/nissan/leaf/2017/ot/2017_...
    - jhall1468 9y ago
      And the Bolt has it's base model listed at $37.5k vs $35k for the Model 3. There's also a pretty clear difference in... style here. The Bolt is Mr. Practical and the Model 3 is Mr. Fun. Pretending that these two cars are the same thing is absurd, they happen to have one thing in common: they are both electrics. But I'm not going to compare a Volkswagon Bug to a Ford Mustang just because they both have combustion engines.

FireBeyond 9y ago

At $35K, Tesla is entering the world of the C class, the 3 class, and competing with that by 'nickel and diming' doesn't seem the wisest idea when you look beyond the "electric" aspect. Hell, even the S has been criticized for it's shoddy interior construction quality that more resembles a Ford Escape than a $100K Audi.

joeblubaugh 9y ago
Probably more reasonable to compare it to other electric cars in its price range - the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf. Neither of these cars have particularly luxurious dashboards, interiors, or other extras.
- iplaw 9y ago
  Both the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf have two displays, a driver display and a center display. Further, the driver displays are particularly large and robust, even when compared to more expensive vehicles. The Tesla Model 3 completely lacks the driver display. Bolt: http://article.images.consumerreports.org/prod/content/dam/cro/news_articles/cars/CR-Cars-Inline-2017-Chevrolet-Bolt-ATC-int-10-16 http://article.images.consumerreports.org/prod/content/dam/c... Leaf: https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/nissan/leaf/2017/ot/2017_nissan_leaf_LIFE2_ot_1119161_1280.jpg https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/nissan/leaf/2017/ot/2017_...
  - jhall1468 9y ago
    And the Bolt has it's base model listed at $37.5k vs $35k for the Model 3. There's also a pretty clear difference in... style here. The Bolt is Mr. Practical and the Model 3 is Mr. Fun. Pretending that these two cars are the same thing is absurd, they happen to have one thing in common: they are both electrics. But I'm not going to compare a Volkswagon Bug to a Ford Mustang just because they both have combustion engines.