Tesla Quietly Launches A New Model S And Model X — The 100D Gets The MOST Miles On A Charge For Full-On EVs

According to reports, Tesla has very quietly added a new model to the Model S and Model X. Called the 100D, you lose the "P," and supercar performance; however, you gain something far more important.

That would be more miles on a charge.

The Model S 100D can do a claimed 335 miles of driving and the Model X 100D can achieve 295 miles on a full charge. As this applies to all EVs, this depends on driving style and weather conditions.

If you were considering ordering a new Tesla, keep these 100D models in your consideration set. While you will not get the same performance as the P100D vehicles, these 100D vehicles only run $3,000 bucks more than the 90D variants and the 100Ds get to 60 in 4.2 and 4.8 seconds in the Model S and Model X, respectively.

TheSteve - 1/21/2017 3:45:12 PM

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Yeah, the top-of-the-line Tesla Model S (P100D variant) will get you an estimated 315 miles on a single charge! It's pretty impressive what an EV with a base price of US$137,800 can get 'cha.

My (non-sarcastic) thinking is that's an awful lot of money to pay to make an "I'm Green" statement.

I also believe that when we can get that kind of range in an EV that's priced "for the rest of us", EVs will take a much more significant market share from ICE.

SanJoseDriver - 1/23/2017 7:26:55 PM

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Sure, $137k for a car that has the fastest 0-60 of any production car ever made, including $1M+ hypercars. Oh, and as a side note it has 315 miles of range. Obviously, it is impressive or Porsche, BMW, or Ferrari would have been able to provide the same level of performance at even a dramatically higher cost.

The 100D has 335 miles of range, AWD, and a 0-60 of 4.2 seconds (the same as the original P85 performance car). For $95k, that is still impressive, no? The 100D would be my choice if I could afford it.

mre30 - 1/21/2017 5:05:34 PM

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According to stock analysts who specialize in Tesla stock, Tesla makes the vast majority of its profits on the highly optioned vehicles.

Tesla won't disclose what their "break-even" out the door price is.. but a consensus is building that its in the transaction price (not list, transaction price) range of $90,000 to $95,000 for the S and X respectively.

Hence all the gimmicks to upsell customers.

It will be interesting to see what the pricing is on the Model 3. I'm thinking $55K start and $75K out the door with the features people want.

It will be an interesting year for Tesla.

TheSteve - 1/22/2017 12:53:58 AM

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mre30 said "...According to stock analysts who specialize in Tesla stock, Tesla makes the vast majority of its profits on the highly optioned vehicles..."

I suggest you dump your "stock analysts" if he indeed said exactly what you attribute to him. Tesla LOSES money. They have, ever since day 1. They reported a tiny "paper profit" for one (1) quarter (only), but the SEC is also not fond of their "creative accounting" (non-conformance with GAAP, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).

Tesla might make the majority of their MARGINs, or their REVENUE from their highly optioned vehicles (which I suspect is true for all automakers), but they have yet to turn a true profit.

mre30 - 1/23/2017 10:10:09 AM

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THANKS for your insight Steve - obviously if Tesla's profitability problems are continuing/worsening and obviously if analysts have postulated that Tesla "loses-money" when it sells a unit below a certain theoretical price point (Tesla won't confirm break-even), then Tesla will lose money.

If Tesla struggles to make money selling $70,000 to $140,000 luxury cars, how will it make money selling $50,000 entry-level ones?

SanJoseDriver - 1/23/2017 7:34:57 PM

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Gross margin is 35% and increasing, Q3 WAS profitable by GAAP standards, Q4 should be announced soon (could go either way I feel). I would want them to invest every penny possible into Gigafactory 1 & 2, that is where they will build their strongest competitive advantage as they move into the mainstream.

SanJoseDriver - 1/30/2017 10:38:37 PM

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Funny how mre30 is using multiple fake accounts to vote himself up. Very trumpish.