Thread by @jpr007

WHY ARE TESLA VEHICLES SO POPULAR ?

YESTERDAY we looked at the SECOND COHORT of BEVs with 125 KW - 200 KW motors

TOMORROW we shall look at the THIRD COHORT of BEVs with 200 KW - 300 KW motors

TODAY let's take a closer look at what they are competing with

- the TESLA MODEL 3

https://twitter.com/jpr007/status/1394654454427779073

The Tesla Model 3 has the fastest Acceleration in its class, and in its Performance version it is beaten by very few other vehicles

The Model 3 Performance is rated for a top Speed of 261 km per hour

The largest Battery Size for the Model 3 is rated at 75 kWh

And Power Consumption remains very low even for the Model 3 Performance

The Range obviously depends very much on how you drive it

The quoted WLTP Range is a composite of City and Highway Driving

- with low speed driving naturally being most economical

The Calculated Range simply assumes constant driving at the stated Power Consumption level

The extra Batteries and Electric Motors for the Long Range and Performance versions only add 99 kg of Weight to the vehicle

And the extra Power of the Performance version allows extra payload for the vehicle

The Price levels simply add €10,000 Euros for the Long Range and an extra €5,000 for the Performance

The ADAC Delivered Price simply reflects the standard Delivery Charge

ADAC has estimated the 5-year Cost Of Ownership on an average monthly basis with 15,000 kms per year

- the Depreciation represents between 52.5% and 54.0% loss of value over that period, which may turn out to be pessimistic

- the Fixed Cost is Insurance and Taxes and is high

The Cost per kilometre for the Model 3 is simply the monthly Cost Of Ownership divided by the assumed average monthly travel of 1,250 kms