@li8625, come onnnnn let’s do that office conversion in Philadelphia
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It’s more about zoning. Demo it and rebuild. The issue is you can’t…
Let’s do it. Kensington Luxury Apartments let’s go!
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You’ll finally be able to pay retail on a 3RS.
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Very interesting data here. The single most important economic subject. The near future is going to be very different. I think this is the real reason behind current trade wars. Positioning into the transition of an AI based economy.
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CA sales numbers show a huge uptick in new car registrations for 1Q YoY at +8.3% and a huge hit for Tesla with the 6th straight quarterly drop and a -15.1% 1Q YoY.
CA peeps getting their economic and political vibes out there on trying to beat tariffs and voting on issues with how they spend their money.
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Tesla is front page news for car dealers too. Unsurprising that the state auto dealers association puts this on the front page.
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I think the consumer figured out you can get a lot more in your EV for the same monthly payment in other brands.
They need to introduce a bare bones model and slim down their overall product line-up. I would suggest a bare bones variant in their M3. They’re not going to win in the luxury ring.
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How much more barebones can you do in model 3? I guess they can to with cloth seats, manual seats and roll your window 
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Performance cloth, strip all technology except for 4 speakers and a Bluetooth receiver that connects to any device to use 4 speakers. Cut the battery size to provide about 150-175 miles. That would be a healthy start in that direction.
Good write ups here:
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It’s the American Trabi.
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But you would still be able to get an Ionic 5 with more features for less money. Speculating.
My initial reaction was that its pretty cool BUT after pondering, who would this be for? low range, can’t tow, who is buying a truck and using a JBL speaker in it? buying pool for the 20k version would probably be small and with all the add-ons it’ll surpass a maverick. Don’t see the point of this.
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That’s the point though. No one’s actually buying the cheap model.
The money’s in the add-ons most people will opt for.
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The Model 3 and Y can go cheaper. Get rid of most of the cameras. Strip out the autopilot BS. Smaller screen. No wireless phone charging. No seat heaters. Narrow steel wheels and tires. More steel suspension parts. Smaller battery. Weaker motor. Cloth and plastic instead of fake leather and wood.
That’s just the low hanging fruit.
Tesla → Tata motors ?
Your all too typical LHer now - cheap payments over all else with no real thought as to what they are actually leasing or buying.
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Believe it or not, diversifying the production line to accommodate a budget variant can actually wind up more expensive than just putting options behind a paywall whether sub or one time add-on cost.
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