Getting Ready for Model 3: A Guide for Future Tesla Model 3 Owners

by Roger S. Pressman

Written by Roger Pressman, founder of EVANNEX, the largest Tesla aftermarket accessories company, Getting Ready for Model 3 distills the countless questions buzzing about the world's most anxiously awaited car into a cohesive, well-structured whole. As a consequence of the author's unique insider's perspective formed from a longstanding expertise with Tesla Motors and Tesla owners, first-hand experience with the Model 3, and participation in forums, blogs, auto magazines, websites, and social media, Getting Ready for the Model 3 provides a valuable reference for those on the vehicle's long reservation list, as well as anyone interested in Tesla Motors and the future of electric vehicles. Getting Ready for Model 3 has been written in a friendly, non-technical style, making it useful for electric vehicle enthusiasts and also EV neophytes. The Examines the exterior and interior of Model 3 with exclusive photos, Clarifies important issues like range and "range anxiety," Discusses and explains what is known about the car's tech, Considers the decisions that will be required as each owner configures their Model 3, Offers a preview of Model 3's autonomous driving features, Explains how to develop a personal charging infrastructure for owners of the car, Delineates the costs of ownership, and Provides a targeted, quantitative method for estimating when the car will be delivered to reservation holders. Many of the hundreds of thousands of people who plunked down $1,000 for Model 3 know relatively little about battery electric vehicles and almost nothing about what they have to begin doing now to prepare for Model 3. This book answers those questions and provides a roadmap for anyone who wants to better understand the car.

147 pages, Paperback

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Provide a useful overview of BEV technology but much speculation

This was written before the Model 3 shipped its first car. It provided some helpful background information on how electric vehicles work and how Tesla has operated, but it’s full of speculation on how the Model 3 will operate. That’s appropriate for when the book was written, but it makes the book much less useful now. An updated version with the ins and outs of owning and operating a Model 3 would be nice.

[Andrew Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

For someone that is highly anticipating the Model 3, and is a reservation holder, this book was highly informing, a fun read and helped to hold me over a bit until Tesla starts production later this year.

[Philip Binder · Rating 2 out of 5]

Underwhelming

Quick read, but too skimpy in terms of content. Not much in the way of new information. Expected much more.

[Mark Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good background on Model 3, this story keeps on changing and getting updates. Just like the car itself with software updates.