What Could It Be? Elon Musk Promises Upcoming Tesla News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent tease of an upcoming announcement has the community guessing on what the “Tesla news” could be about.

Taking to Twitter shortly before midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, Musk posted a series of cryptic tweets, leading with an ambiguous call out to “Thursday 2 pm.” As the Tesla and SpaceX community, and his legion of 25 million followers, began to speculate on what the tweet might be about – perhaps a dig at the shortseller enrichment commission – Musk followed it up with two more posts confirming an upcoming Tesla announcement.

PUGPROUD - 2/28/2019 2:29:27 PM

+1 Boost

Not a fan but when one man calls all the shots versus results by committee anything is possible.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/28/2019 2:46:28 PM

+1 Boost

Model Y announcement.

ricks0me - 2/28/2019 3:44:20 PM

+5 Boost

Tesla is out of cash

SanJoseDriver - 2/28/2019 6:48:14 PM

-5 Boost

Far from it.

mpls - 2/28/2019 3:48:30 PM

+8 Boost

time to boost stock prices it seems

countguy - 2/28/2019 4:12:11 PM

+5 Boost

will it be about how his crapmobile trapped and burned a customer to death.

DinduNuffin - 2/28/2019 4:29:50 PM

-7 Boost

FAR higher rate of ICE vehicle fire deaths by a loooong shot.

qwertyfla1 - 2/28/2019 4:15:29 PM

+5 Boost

"Tesla school" bus a.k.a more market hype/product announcements to boost the stock...

DinduNuffin - 2/28/2019 4:30:50 PM

-4 Boost

"market hype"...4th best selling vehicle of ANY type, best selling lux vehicle in the US.

You sound dumb.

jozie - 2/28/2019 5:17:54 PM

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$35K model3. Flat out.

rockreid - 2/28/2019 5:43:21 PM

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BOOM.. HERE IT IS...

The Standard Edition Model 3 is out at $35k. Polestar who? E-Tron what? Elon delivered.

MDarringer - 2/28/2019 6:40:36 PM

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So how long can Tesla afford to lose $20K a car to sell a $35K Model 3?

TomM - 2/28/2019 7:47:50 PM

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Batteries Not Included!

runninglogan1 - 2/28/2019 6:41:35 PM

-2 Boost

How 'bout them apples?

skytop - 2/28/2019 6:47:34 PM

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Musk make these big events when he shows off his new underwear.

SanJoseDriver - 2/28/2019 6:52:47 PM

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EPIC ANNOUNCEMENT - For me much more exciting than the Y.

1.) $35k base price for the Model 3 BEFORE Incentives.
2.) Base model includes 3 includes the pano roof and automatic side mirrors
3.) ~6% price drop on all other models, funding by moving all sales online
4.) $37k surprise model with 240 miles of range, 5.3 second 0-60, leather seats, premium audio, and the premium center console
5.) Price drop for basic Autopilot
6.) $20k price drop for top of the line Model S and X
7.) 7 day, 1,000 mile return policy

SanJoseDriver - 2/28/2019 6:54:04 PM

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Fat typo, 2.) Base model includes the pano roof and automatic side mirrors (there is a 3rd feature as well, center console).

4.) $37k model also has the premium seats

SanJoseDriver - 2/28/2019 6:55:59 PM

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Any I have to say it: "Where's the 35k model 3?" ...
... it's here.

Sorry not sorry to all the haters that kept saying it would never happen.

MDarringer - 2/28/2019 8:40:30 PM

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@SJD It not that it would never happen, you dimwit. It was the dishonesty of "selling" a $35K vehicle to people with deposits to put down and then telling them to F-off when the $60-70K Model 3 got top priority. If you take deposits, you deal with those cars FIRST rather than making them wait nearly two years.

SanJoseDriver - 3/8/2019 9:16:47 PM

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No MDBag, most haters here said the $35k model would never come out. Tesla's going bankrupt blah blah blah. It's here, and it is better than what was promised.

MDarringer - 3/8/2019 9:24:30 PM

+1 Boost

And yet you CONTINUE to claim you don't work for Tesla, but you're a liar. Because liars are not truthful, anything you say is easily dismissed.

SanJoseDriver - 2/28/2019 6:58:44 PM

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Damn, I forgot one

8.) ALL EXISTING MODEL 3s GETTING A 5% PERFORMANCE BOOST. Long Range Model 3 (including all the ones delivered so far) getting OTA range upgrade to 325 miles. Performance Model 3 now has a 0-60 of 3.2 seconds and they raised the top speed to 162 MPH.

ricks0me - 2/28/2019 7:49:49 PM

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SJD: Does Tesla Have A $970 Million Payment Due March 1st.... That would be tomorrow .... I am sure the cash is there and then sum

MrEE - 2/28/2019 7:56:57 PM

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but can they build them fast enough.

MDarringer - 2/28/2019 8:41:02 PM

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Sure they can as long as you are Ok with the bad quality control getting worse.

supermoto - 2/28/2019 10:53:14 PM

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The car costs $36,200. So $35k has still never happened.

But the bigger news is that nearly all of Tesla's retail locations are getting shut down and sales employees getting fired. And there is no order backlog. Pretty ominous signs.

runninglogan1 - 2/28/2019 11:27:18 PM

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No order backlog? You sure about that?

SanJoseDriver - 3/1/2019 3:25:27 PM

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That's idiotic, no mention of doc & destination fees or taxes was mentioned during the unveil, that is never included in the base price of cars. We can include the rebates as well, which makes your base price $32k in the US the way you're calculating it.

supermoto - 3/1/2019 9:46:49 AM

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Yes, there is no order backlog. Go to Tesla's website and click on the base Model 3.

"Estimated Delivery: 2-4 weeks"

MDarringer - 3/8/2019 9:26:07 PM

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If there is no backlog, one of the following is true:

1. There never were a half million deposits.
2. The people with deposits asked for their money back.
3. There is no waiting if you want to pay $60K