Little of substance has been heard from Tesla about the Model 3 since the unveiling. With ~400,000 pre-orders, & a promise to begin delivering them by the end of 2017, Tesla is most likely concentrating on engineering, rather than communication with the public. However, there have recently been a few interesting revelations.
● A matte black Model 3, escorted by two Model S has been sighted, on a California highway, just before, “Exit 20 onto Pageville Road toward Palo Alto”, according to the GPS in the camera car, starting just after the one minute mark.
● Notice the door handles on the Model 3. At the unveiling, cars had 2 different designs. Looks like flush handles, similar to the Model S, will be used in production.
● Design of the power inverter for the Model 3 is completed or substantially completed. Output, “over 300 kW”, with ~25% fewer unique parts, compared to the Model S, is claimed. This bodes well on the performance & price control fronts. Both major targets of the Model 3 programme.
More at EV Annex:
https://evannex.com/blogs/news/tesla-model-3-leaks-spy-shots-and-undercover-video-footage
How to make a video using your phone:
Quality of the video above leaves something to be desired. Cause – it has been substantially reprocessed from this video:
Cameras in phones produce extraordinary results, given the constraints imposed by the need to fit them into tight-jeans-compatible phones, but video quality is compromised in portrait mode.
Clue: when shooting video with your phone, turn it to landscape mode. Most stills too.
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