Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Tesla

Tesla Model 3


For the car lovers, the Tesla Model 3 is all the rage these days.  It was unveiled March 31st and there were lineups for the pre-orders.  The car won't be available until 2018.  The base list price is US$35,000 for this electric car.  The successful model S is around $70,000 so the model 3 will make Teslas more affordable for the general marketplace.

CEO Elon Musk is being compared to Steve Jobs of Apple, he is a (crazy) entrepreneur who took a lot of risks to debut the electric Tesla cars.  As entrepreneurs will do, he sold his shares as a co-founder of Paypal for US $165 million, almost lost it all when he started this new Tesla venture which has really taken off.  His net worth is now 13.5 billion US.

11 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely car, but still way, way above my price limits! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie

Kay said...

I guess to be a successful entrepreneur you sometimes have to take these outrageous risks. I saw Mr. Musk on The Big Bang Theory. He seems like a nice guy. The Model S was pretty awesome, but then... so is the price.

Anna of Mutton Style and Years said...

I'll wait another few years and go for a secondhand model, thank you very much.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing the info. Have a great day!

Anonymous said...

wow, thats an amazing story,, his risks paid off!
always seems the rich get richer, lol,,
it does look like a nice car,

Anonymous said...

Now, $35,000 is too much for me. Nice car, though.

Adam said...

I would like one but that is expensive

Anonymous said...

Still way out of reach for us! Nice looking car, though.

Lisabella Russo said...

I would so like to have a less fuel powered car... That one looks beautiful! Thanks for the interesting information about the founder.

Michael said...

OOoh, I had no idea he was co-founder of Paypal too. What a guy. I would love one of these cars but I've never owned a new car or even remotely new but one can always dream. :)

The Happy Whisk said...

Too fancy for my blood.