After a long wait has started the delivery of the first Tesla Model 3 in Switzerland. On Wednesday afternoon the first Swiss customers received their electric car, one of the first models made images on local roads and the round.

In the United States, where the Model 3 rolls out on the streets, piling, meanwhile, the criticism of the smaller sports sedan. The American consumer magazine “Consumer Reports” has now withdrawn the recommendation to buy the electric car and the Tesla Model 3 from his list of the 10 most recommended cars deleted. The magazine applies in the US as influential, its recommendations are highly sought after by manufacturers. Tesla shares lost until the close of trading 3.7 percent.

Large crack in the rear window

The Model 3 got cut off in the driving tests of the magazine well and the owners are very satisfied, says Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports. The reliability was a Problem, which had led to the Change in the recommended Status.

It had received many complaints of individuals who had reported of paint and trim problems on your Tesla Model 3. Added to this were errors with the screen. The touch screen would act in a time way as you would touch it at many different Places at the same time, reported by a Consumer. This would lead to the music being played, the volume to Maximum climb and the map in the navigation system again and moved will be scaled.

Some of the Model 3 owners have complained that they would have had cracks in the rear window. This also Tests by “Consumer Reports confirmed”. “At the beginning of this year, our test vehicle, developed during a period of cold weather a large crack in his rear window than it was outside, parked,” writes the magazine.

problems with Model S and X

last year, the magazine had withdrawn the recommendation to buy the Model 3 – at the time, due to a too long braking distance. Also in the case of previous Tesla models, there had been problems in the Model S with the suspension and the Model X with the gull-wing doors. These two models are not currently recommended by “Consumer Reports”.

Tesla responded to the criticism and said the magazine, the car manufacturers have already made significant improvements. “The vast majority of these problems has already been addressed through Design and manufacturing improvements,” said a spokesman.

more Expensive than planned

Actually, the Model 3 was as a cheaper Alternative for the masses touted. This should be sold for 35’000 dollars (about 35’018 francs). Currently, the car costs more, though, namely 45’000 dollars. Here in Germany the cheapest Model 3 will cost a minimum of 59’400 Swiss francs. This Model comes with dual motor all wheel drive and long-range battery. On the base model with rear-wheel drive customers will have to wait.

During a conference call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in October last year: “If we could produce a 35’000 Dollar car, we would do it. But there is work we must do to build a 35’000 Dollar car and to achieve a positive gross margin. We are likely to be far less than six months.”

The clients are on the more expensive Model: In the US, customers offered to help with the delivery of the new models. Musk had called on Twitter.

In Switzerland, opened in Tesla, according to the “trade newspaper” extra two “Delivery Hubs” in order to deliver the vehicles to the customers. One of them should be in Höri near Zurich airport, a second one in Meyrin, near Geneva. Tesla’ve rented in Höri extra of a industrial hall. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 22.02.2019, 12:57 PM

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