Red_Dragon wrote: 
It's actually quite nice to have a break of 15-25 minutes after 2-3 hours of driving, which is why battery swapping didn't meet customer demand. Elon Musk explains it here: http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a25872/elon-musk-tesla-battery-swap/

That was also my experience when I took a rented Tesla on a 10 day 2500 mile road-trip through Europa. Bottom line of that was: Tesla is fully capable of long-range travel. You might also want to read about this world record: http://www.teslaupdates.co/2016/06/tesla-model-s-p85d-breaks-ev-world.html

PS: Thanks to TuneIn internet radio on the Tesla, we listened to Radio Paradise throughout Europe! :)

 miamizsun wrote: 
The map here indicated pretty good coverage, but there is the whole waiting for it to charge thing. Perhaps they should install more of those battery-swap stations to speed things up. 

 Steely_D wrote: 
my biz partner has a tesla model s

a nice car with outstanding performance

but long distance travel is out

i could make it work here for my everyday driving

until battery tech gets a lot better and the charging is everywhere people will probably be cautious

is there an industry standard charging connection?

 Steely_D wrote: 
Generally I would agree but my commute is 50 miles a day and I could totally see having an all-electric for that, then the family van for longer trips. But yeah the range of the Honda Insight we borrowed a couple of times was impressive. Something like 600 miles on a 9 gallon tank.
 
How's the range on an electric car when the temps are 20 below? 

 miamizsun wrote: 
I like being able to pull into a gas station when the trip is long. It'll take a lot to convince me that all electric is worth the annoyance and time of pulling over to a supercharger and waiting...and waiting... especially on long trips.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
i think chevy has a Bolt EV coming out soon

200 mile range and a touch screen display

approximately 31 grand

however i agree with sd that the new tesla looks nice and there are several charging (some destination) stations near me

 Steely_D wrote: 
Weird that they would think a total re-think of things like that is worth the effort.

I love my 2015 Volt except for its obviously 1st gen electronics display and keypad. It's quite horrible, although the car is otherwise fantastic - and no range anxiety since it also uses gasoline.
But, the electronics are so annoying that I was about to sell it and lease a 2017 Volt, which usually sells for about 32K.

Look at all these similarly colored, similarly shaped touch areas and imagine trying to find the right one while driving. And there are plenty that are useless on a regular basis. I would love to have a few that were a bright color and I could program them to my tastes. Just getting to the "now playing" screen is a major production.



I didn't realize that the Model 3 would be 35K. That changes things...

Although, really, I have to wonder if it's not just worth it putting up with the poorly designed Volt panel for a few more years while things settle. 

 n4ku wrote: 
I know 3 people who reserved one yesterday and one of them took a this picture of the line: 


 

 

Tesla Unveils $35,000 Model 3 Electric Car, Shipping Late 2017

Model 3 reveal.

That interior layout is damned sexy. Until I spill my half-caf double whipped extra hot mocha on it.

Current lottery cars are a Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, and a toy; most likely a vintage BMW.

Folks are getting all warm and runny about the Model 3 being announced tonight.
Supposedly about $35K.

Amazing that there are so many people putting down a grand on an unseen product.