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Especially if this is the base price. I'm prepared to be massively disappointed when 40k is the cost of the smallest battery model and the largest is 50-60k. I
by jschmitz28 13y ago
Especially if this is the base price. I'm prepared to be massively disappointed when 40k is the cost of the smallest battery model and the largest is 50-60k. I don't care about most optional car upgrades but vehicle range is so important that I hope they don't choose to bundle a larger battery with cosmetic options.
- ssmoot 13y agoPrice out a Model S. They're as bad (or worse) as BMW as far as options go. $80K with cloth seating. You don't even get the plug in charger standard, just a trickle charger. And the plug in is three times the price of a good 7kw charger. You don't even get Maps integration standard. So yeah, unless they pull a 180 on the Model S options by 2017 I'd fully expect a Model C to ship with $10K in options as a rule, and come in a Leaf/Focus range matching version around 150 miles and a 250+ mile version for a substantial premium. As a Leaf SL owner the only thing I don't have is the Bose audio system and the "around view" camera system.
- encoderer 13y agoCloth Seats? Are you certain? From what I remember, the entry-level seating is synthetic leather. This is exactly the same as you get standard on an E-Class.
- encoderer 13y agoYou needn't be disappointed, what you suggested is clearly IMO what I expect to come to pass. These are steps, not leaps. A model with a full-range battery at $40k would mean Tesla cut the price in half compared to the S. That's just not realistic. Far more people shop in the $40-60k range versus the $60-80k of the Model S. So more economies of scale are realized, the tech marches forward, and then the NEXT evolution could possibly provide base models in the mid 20s.