Why are you here again? We reserve the right to prematurely end a test drive for any reason. October 2014 edited October 2014 in General. Now that it's one of three in the parking lot, I don't know if people care. We have a 13.2 kWh solar system, which nets us more than 13,000 kWh/year. We have reduced our annual energy demand from >12,000 kWh/yr down to 4,500 kWh/yr which has made a tremendous difference. 33.7 kwh equals a gallon of gas. Tesla occasionally hosts test drive events for those who don’t live near a showroom. Gimme a break! We are lucky in Washington State as we pay $0.09/kWh and have no TOU. So, go used. The flip side would be that Tesla is so certain of the viability of their Model 3, so proud of what their hard work has wrought, and so appreciative of their user base that has allowed them to come this far that they have chosen to show gratitude for that faith and loyalty when so many advised against it by showing off the car to those who made it possible first. Charging at home is either cheap or free. I'm sure Ferrari has their reasons for limiting the purchase of certain vehicles to existing owners, too. Tesla offers certified pre-owned cars at a huge discount, and the Tesla website even has an affordability calculator to help you figure out what your monthly payment will be. JuJo0, it's not a bad thing. We reserve the right to end a test drive for any reason. I want to make a trip from Rotterdam in The Netherlands to Frankfurt in Germany. http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/read-first-well-be-glad-you-did-faq. by waiting two years and then buying one! Tesla was so unsure of their ability to produce a quality, glitch-free car that they had to have the employees/prior owners play guinea pig before they would let the general public test drive it, lest people on test drives observe the myriad issues and give Tesla some bad press. You can rent one in San Jose, CA area for $200.00 / day with 100 miles. The Model 3 is supposed to be more efficient, so it should work out to be cheaper per mile. Exactly, when gas jumps over $4/gallon again, Tesla won't be able to keep any of their models in stock and their stock price is going to start jumping. You can check out our events page to find regional test drive tours near you. All of the cars they are building are going to customers. Attributing it to altruism, rather than pragmatism, seems like delusion to me. Just ain't enough to cover both the house and the car. Let me know I can get you a $25.00 off code. Now I took the plane instead as I don't know where I can find a fast charger and if there is one along the way, I don't know if I can get my Dutch charging card to work on the German chargers. Employees/prior-owners were giving prioritization to beta test the cars, because they would be the least likely to make a big deal about any issues. Isn't it possible that an option is created on the Navigation system which guides me via charging points to my end destination??? We produced 256 percent of our electricity needs for all electric home including charging our MS off our roof and will produce more than enough to cover the charging of our M3. It was awesome! > Think I read somewhere that Santana Row Tesla store has a Model 3 tha can be used for test drives...you might want to call and see if that’s true. Less owns NOT, REPEAT NOT, a Tesla or he should know already about charging. Our first priority on a test drive is the safety of our customers and staff. I have had my Model S85 for 4 years and on avg it cost me $.05 per mile to drive my car. Way, way back in December, when my wife took it to work and it was the only Model 3 in the parking lot, she had lots of people from the office who wanted rides.