I have 310 miles long range M3. It is very inconvenient for long distant travel. For 250 miles trip, I have to charge 2 times. Often, I have to drive extra 15 miles to the charger. I will not buy any EV with less than 500mile range.
Well I wouldn't jump right to a conclusion that other companies would overtake them. Right now the real competition is Ford since they have the ability to produce a lot of lightnings and they already have a huge market share for ICE trucks. However once EV trucks are actually available for purchase, I don't think there is a way to keep up with the initial demand even between Tesla and Ford making as many as they can.
I was just watching a video on youtube with someone who does a lot of Tesla related videos and he made a really good point for 4860 batteries.
totally agree, I think the cybertruck due to it being so efficient will actually see greater (proportionally speaking) reduction in range when towing than a normal ICE truck due to it combating those efficiencies. As well 500mi in the truck market is really not saying much, (impressive for EV yes), but for me, all I keep thinking is : I really hope that (+) on the 500mi+ is a solid 70mi of (+).
I make 2 to 4 trips a year that are about 1100 miles (1750 km) each way. When supercharging, you don't want to discharge to 0% and you don't want to wait for full 100% charge either. I figure roughly 10% to 85% so you lose 25% of ideal range off the top. Then add AC/heat and highway speeds of 70 to 85 MPH (in Texas) and I'm expecting 350 miles +/- between superchargers. Like I posted elsewhere on this forum, what I really want is a CT2+ - a dual motor with 500+ mile range.
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I'd also like to see "long range" or "Large Pack" options on the dual motor like Rivian is doing.
Tesla won't cancel the trimotor, they just won't make very many or will start out with the dual motor until demand levels out a little on their batteries. They should go for the best margin given limited resources.
And you think the current distribution of chargers will remain static, and you will consistently drive way above the speed limits?
Speaking of Rivian, I think their break into the real world this month may have a bigger impact on CT and Lightening sales than people think. If TFL guys try to tow something at it's limit up the mountain in Colorado for their review and the results are ugly, folks that have put their ICE truck purchase on hold to get a CT or Lightening, may question viability of any EV truck for real world use and drop off the EV truck market all together. Once they buy their ICE, it may be another 10 years before they consider an EV.
That would require a more efficient design, more efficient manufacturing process and reduced cost for parts. Trajectory of where things have been going suggest their margins will be lower so they will have to have some serious volume to compete with Tesla.
Sliverado is talking 400 mile range. Of course, if they are talking Hummer price, that number won't mean much.
It looks like you have both MSP+ and CT3 on order. I never understood how MSP+ can be $140K and CT3 $70K for the same advertised range. I don't think MSP+ paint job is worth $70K. Do you think MSP is going to drop in price when CT is born? CT price will rise? or they can coexist as they are?
Yeah, I don't need both. I put in an order for both in case one gets cancelled or if one was available much sooner than the other. If both become available at nearly the same time, I'll pick the CT3 (or better: my idea of a CT2+ variant!). Of course, at the moment, CT3 is the only Tesla option.
