<story><title>Tesla Faces Accelerating Rate of Model 3 Refunds</title><url>https://blog.secondmeasure.com/2018/06/04/tesla-faces-accelerating-rate-of-model-3-refunds/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>twblalock</author><text>It would be interesting to see how many of the waitlist cancellers bought electric cars from other brands. The Bolt, the Leaf, and the BMW i3 are the obvious alternatives.</text></item><item><author>bald</author><text>At least in the Tesla fan community, a number of people got tired of waiting and bought a Model S&amp;#x2F;X instead. It remains unclear how many upgraded and as a result of this fell off the reservation list. They should have asked that as well.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>addflip</author><text>Anecdata. I cancelled my reservation last month after it came apparent that it would be a while before they start manufacturing base model [1]. Ended up getting the BMW i3 and love it. After incentives it came out $217&amp;#x2F;month to lease[2].&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;electrek.co&amp;#x2F;2018&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;21&amp;#x2F;tesla-ceo-elon-musk-ties-base-model-3-availability-to-company-profitability&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;electrek.co&amp;#x2F;2018&amp;#x2F;05&amp;#x2F;21&amp;#x2F;tesla-ceo-elon-musk-ties-base...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;  2. leasehackr.com&amp;#x2F;calculator?make=BMW&amp;amp;msrp=47245&amp;amp;sales_price=42450&amp;amp;months=30&amp;amp;mf=.00166&amp;amp;dp=0&amp;amp;doc_fee=80&amp;amp;acq_fee=925&amp;amp;taxed_inc=9500&amp;amp;untaxed_inc=0&amp;amp;rebate=3866&amp;amp;resP=61&amp;amp;reg_fee=400&amp;amp;sales_tax=9.5&amp;amp;memo=&amp;amp;zero_driveoff=true&amp;amp;monthlyTax_radio=true&amp;amp;miles=10000&amp;amp;msd=0&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Tesla Faces Accelerating Rate of Model 3 Refunds</title><url>https://blog.secondmeasure.com/2018/06/04/tesla-faces-accelerating-rate-of-model-3-refunds/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>twblalock</author><text>It would be interesting to see how many of the waitlist cancellers bought electric cars from other brands. The Bolt, the Leaf, and the BMW i3 are the obvious alternatives.</text></item><item><author>bald</author><text>At least in the Tesla fan community, a number of people got tired of waiting and bought a Model S&amp;#x2F;X instead. It remains unclear how many upgraded and as a result of this fell off the reservation list. They should have asked that as well.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>atonse</author><text>I remember doing test drives of the Leaf vs. the Tesla Model S two years ago.&lt;p&gt;Back then, it felt like the leaf was the present, and Tesla was like stepping into a future of dreams. It was simply no comparison.&lt;p&gt;But dreams aside, I can see how the economics might push people one way.</text></comment>