In what can be called the grandest oversight in Tesla history, the new Model 3 has only a single source for listening to music – Slacker Radio. Customers are left without what most sane people would consider basic features. There’s no AM or FM radio, meaning no local radio stations or your favorite DJ. There is no Sirius XM connection, meaning no commercial-free music playable from coast to coast. Naturally, there’s no CD player, meaning your sweet mixed tape from 1999 won’t work. Worse yet, the Model 3’s built-in Bluetooth connectivity is limited to only phone calls and its available four USB ports are for charging only. Talk about awkward silence.

According to The Drive, Slacker Radio is currently the only method Model 3 owners have to listen to music. Slacker isn’t affiliated with or owned by Tesla – at least not publically. Users can choose a free subscription to Slacker or pay upwards of $10 per month for premium content. Worse still, Slacker is said to have only a quarter of the music library Spotify users enjoy. The Internet radio service streams to the Model 3 using cellular networks, which Tesla offers free for the first four years of ownership. After that, owners must cover that cost, too.

While The Drive says the Model 3’s radio situation “likely won’t be a dealbreaker for potential owners,” I have to disagree. Model 3 ownership is already a big step in a new direction for most, with a change in lifestyle and trip-planning already baked in. Add to that the extremely limited number of audio sources, and things could get shaky for someone on the fence about signing the dotted line.

What do you think? Would this news make you less likely to buy a Tesla Model 3? Do you love Slacker and couldn’t care less? Let us know in the comments below.

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