Tesla Model III preorders have started

[Palvaran]

It's pretty crazy out there with some Black Friday style lines, but reports are showing they are pretty quick. Here is a sample video in Washington.

https://www.facebook.com/teslamotors/videos/10154045762117801/

 

[DAGTA]

Pictures of lines before store openings today (people waiting to put in reservations):

About 500 people in line in Austin

About 130 in Stockholm

About 200 in Montreal

I don't know where this is, next to an Apple store

Zurich

Toronto

Maryland

North Carolina

Natick, MA

etc

This is the beginning of the surge in the transition to electric vehicles.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Do we have full pictures of the car yet?

 

[Pantoot]

Do we have full pictures of the car yet?

I haven't seen any leaks. Pretty remarkable that they have kept it under wraps this close to showing it. Makes me think they are just going to show renderings.

Reveal is at 8.30pm PDT.

 

[Homerboy]

Really hope to get one in the near future.

 

[RichieZ]

I lined up this morning at the burlingame, ca store and pre-ordered 2.

Showed up at 8am and there were already ~170 people in front of me.

Store opened at 10am and I got my reservations down at 11:20am, moved pretty fast actually.

 

[PricklyPete]

Just awesome. No need for a vehicle right now, but definitely planning on a Tesla Model 3 (or whatever follows it) if it turns out to be as well done as the model s/x.

 

[Viper GTS]

I had thoughts about doing a deposit as insurance against it being awesome, but it's not worth standing in line for.

I may well regret this in the morning though, if the rumored specs turn out to be correct.

I would also want the crossover version which by all accounts is not what we are seeing tonight, so there is that as consolation.

Viper GTS

 

[cliftonite]

I pre-ordered but I'm not 100% sure that I will go through with it (would like the crossover Model Y).

 

[NutBucket]

Crazy. Never thought I'd see people literally lining up to "buy" a car. Is there a deposit required?

 

[RichieZ]

Crazy. Never thought I'd see people literally lining up to "buy" a car. Is there a deposit required?

after 200K cars delievered by Tesla the 7,500 federal rebate phases out. if not for this I wouldn't have lined up. They have delivered 80K(?) already and ppl calculated the cap will be hit early 2018

Deliveries are prioritized west to east coast and then by 1. existing owners 2. timestamp of deposit.

 

[TangoJuliet]

I preordered mine today in NY. Got in line at 8:00 and was #35. By 9:30 there were over 200 people there.

 

[jlee]

Crazy. Never thought I'd see people literally lining up to "buy" a car. Is there a deposit required?

$1k.

 

[Brovane]

Crazy. Never thought I'd see people literally lining up to "buy" a car, sight unseen. Is there a deposit required?

Fixed that for you.

 

[shabby]

I lined up this morning at the burlingame, ca store and pre-ordered 2.

Stop hogging all the E's for yourself, its rude!

 

[Subyman]

I'd be interested, but I need to see it first. I'm thinking about adding a second car next year.

 

[Apex]

Do we have full pictures of the car yet?

Here you go:

Or, you can wait until later tonight.

 

[Brovane]

I haven't seen any leaks. Pretty remarkable that they have kept it under wraps this close to showing it. Makes me think they are just going to show renderings.

Reveal is at 8.30pm PDT.

Me thinks you might be wrong. :sneaky:

After his remarks, attendees can take test drives in Model 3, Model S and Model Xs on hand for the event.

 

[foghorn67]

I think I saw it the other day. I first thought it was an X, and then thought it was too short to be CUV, and rather sedan like. But I've been wrong before.

I would cross shop the Bolt, to be honest.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I think electric cars are getting close now. Not much longer before they hit mass production. We just need these big asian companies to start producing in bulk (and have the range of the tesla cars)

 

[sontakke]

Online is opened up now. I gave my credit card and it took it successfully but I have yet to get the confirmation email back.

Anybody else booked online?

 

[Palvaran]

Just booked online too. I am a current Tesla Model S owner so it will be interesting to see where I fall in the assembly line.

 

[DAGTA]

Online is opened up now. I gave my credit card and it took it successfully but I have yet to get the confirmation email back.

Anybody else booked online?

I can't login. Server keeps timing out.

 

[DAGTA]

I can't login. Server keeps timing out.

And now I'm in.

I don't think I'm going to pre-order, though. I just recently picked up a Model S, so I don't feel I need to get in line on the Model 3, but I am very excited about it. I am going to watch the reveal.

 

[DAGTA]

DP