| Yes, they probably want that. And they also want pie in the sky. The Model 3 was launched in July 2017, about 5.5 years ago. Unveiling in April 2016, more than 6.5 years ago. During the unveiling, if I'm not wrong, they announced the $35k Model 3. In 2019 they actually released the $35k Model 3, as more of a publicity stunt, since they pulled it after only 2 months. Back then €1 was about $1.2, so that price would have been about €24k. Instead, in the real world of today, where €1 is less than $1, the cheapest Model 3 you can buy in Europe is about €54k. So at the new exchange rate, it's more than twice as expensive, and even with the old exchange rate, it would have still been $45k (about 30% more expensive). So the "Model 2" will actually be around the price that was promised for Model 3. More than that, Tesla is notoriously unreliable regarding forecasts. At this point I don't think the Model 3 will ever be back to $35k/€35k. And this new "Model 2" will probably be launched 10 years from now and it will cost what the Model 3 was supposed to cost, back in 2017. I don't know about you, but I don't make my plans around stuff that takes 15 years to be ready (5.5 years until now + the likely 10 more years it takes them to launch it). |
That was being said about literally every Musk venture, either failed or successful.
>The Model 3 was launched in July 2017, about 5.5 years ago. Unveiling in April 2016, more than 6.5 years ago. During the unveiling, if I'm not wrong, they announced the $35k Model 3. In 2019 they actually released the $35k Model 3, as more of a publicity stunt, since they pulled it after only 2 months.
>Back then €1 was about $1.2, so that price would have been about €24k.
>Instead, in the real world of today, where €1 is less than $1, the cheapest Model 3 you can buy in Europe is about €54k.
>So at the new exchange rate, it's more than twice as expensive, and even with the old exchange rate, it would have still been $45k (about 30% more expensive).
Blame ECB (for currency value drop) and supply and demand. Turns out enough people want to buy 35k€ vehicle for 54k€.
>And this new "Model 2" will probably be launched 10 years from now and it will cost what the Model 3 was supposed to cost, back in 2017.
Yeah, but who cares? The purchasing power of that will be equal to what it would have cost based on original estimates.