Tesla’s Model 3 Is Becoming One of America’s Best-Selling Sedans
I personally wouldn&#x27;t purchase a Model 3. I rented the long range version for a round-trip trip from San Francisco to Sacramento (about 90 miles&#x2F;2 hours each way). The main things that stood out:<p>- Changing volume and airflow through the central touchscreen were much more challenging than the physical knobs and buttons most cars have. I&#x27;d even argue they were distracting and dangerous to use while driving. I don&#x27;t believe this was a learning curve issue. Having to accurately place your finger above a touch screen and repeatedly hit a plus button is an inferior experience to rotating a knob.<p>- The self-driving ability has a long way to go before it is useful for anything except cruising on the freeway. In two separate instances, the car slowed at a stop sign down to 15mph before blowing through it (which could have been a non-cheap ticket that went on my record if a cop were around), and almost hit another car when two lanes merged into one.<p>- The supercharging stations charge at a slower rate than advertised, and cost only a little less to use than filling up a car with unleaded gas.<p>- The door handles are difficult to use. Maybe this is a learning curve issue, but pressing the handle in at the correct position takes more dexterity than simply pulling on a standard handle.<p>The technology and presentation is impressive, but I felt the driving experience was subpar.