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There are some specialities regarding the European market that Tesla needs to address if they want the Model 3 to really be a mass market car.
What do you think? Any Model 3 interested fellow Europeans around?

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####### Sources for this video:
# Model 3 trunk reveal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOUMRy9xNyc
# Station wagons in general - https://www.oeamtc.at/autotouring/auto/kombis-im-kommen-15036512
# Volvo sales figures part 1 - https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/corporate/sales-volumes
# Volvo sales figures part 2 - http://carsalesbase.com/european-car-sales-data/volvo/volvo-v60/
# 2014 BMW sedan vs. sagon - http://www.bimmertoday.de/2015/02/23/statistik-bmw-3er-absatz-2014-touring-dominiert-deutschland/
# Tesla Model 3 FAQ - https://www.tesla.com/support/model-3-reservations-faq
# The Verge article - https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/31/16069960/tesla-model-3-not-luxury-car-options-model-s
# Tesla Model S configurator - https://www.tesla.com/models
# State Sales Tax - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Sales_Tax_Rates.jpg (CC-by-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
# Teslarati article - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-design-studio-configurator-2500-deposit/
# BMW manufacturing plants - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW-Werke
# Tesla Gigafactory Europe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Gigafactory_Europe
# Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017 (Portugal Lithium Deposit) - https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2017/mcs2017.pdf
# Renault Twingo Interior - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renault_twingo_3.jpg (Public Domain)
# Toyota Yaris Interior - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_Yaris_1P_Armaturenbrett_mit_Lenkrad.JPG (CC -by-SA 3.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)
# Reuters article about touchscreens - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-displays-safety-insight-idUSKCN0PH0BO20150707
# BMW Investor Presentation 2017 - https://www.bmwgroup.com/content/dam/bmw-group-websites/bmwgroup_com/ir/downloads/en/2017/Investor_Presentation/BMW_Group_Investor_Presentation.pdf

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