Sure, me too. Getting rid of production roadblocks will increase production. Kind of goes without saying whether the roadblocks are training, equipment, design, raw material or component delivery or all the above. "Eventually" is the key here. When will that roadblock clearing occur? Hard to take anything Tesla says seriously based on past and present track record. 5,000 cars per week vs. 20 or so is a huge hole in their credibility in my mind.I think Tesla will do better than expected once they get the "bottlenecks" worked out. Maybe some of these cars sitting on the lot are waiting for batteries?
No real hurry or worry here as I am enjoying my Volt while I wait. Actually, I am most excited about the fact that Chevy may be stepping up their BEV development and we may see some pretty cool options sooner than later. But I want everyone to succeed, especially Tesla since they really got the ball rolling.If all you Tesla wannabe's get outstanding cars you will quickly forget the wait. Back in '15, my lease expiration forced me to order my Gen 2. The delivery timing was perfect, but right before the big day my sales guy informed me that my shipping date was delayed indefinitely and the assigned serial numbers has been expunged. Uh, oh. My first experience at buying an early production car. But, a happy ending ensued. The car arrived a week or two later and with the help of a few service bulletins has been perfect thru 34K mi. I quickly forgot the wait. Hopefully, you Tesla folks will, too, when your cars deliver.
I've seen a handful of 3's over the last two months. They all had plates so I assume were employee owned vehicles.Getting closer to the release of the model 3 to non Tesla or space X employees.
There is the next hurdle, quality control. Will Tesla deliver mostly defect-free cars? Or will they have trim alignment, fit and finish, and other issues?If all you Tesla wannabe's get outstanding cars you will quickly forget the wait.
Quoted in mixed context:And what do you think the impact will be with all of these new Semi orders? Can Tesla really scale up to meet all of this potential demand? I hope they are not getting ahead of themselves.
Elon Musk's 10-Ton Challenge: Turning Tesla Into A Semi Truck Powerhouse-Although Musk said the truck’s cost per mile of $1.26 versus $1.51 for a diesel-powered truck would make it more affordable to operate, he didn’t announce its base price.
-Additionally, he didn’t detail how large the battery packs would be to deliver the promised 500 miles of range.
-Musk didn’t say where the truck would be built or set a potential volume goal.
-If all goes to plan, production and sales begin in 2019, [Musk] told an audience of more than a 1,000 packed into an airport hangar next door to SpaceX’s suburban Los Angeles headquarters and Tesla’s design studio.
Line production should (not will) make whatever quality level they have achieved repeatable. This is not something you should expect from hand-built cars in this price range. I used to build limos in a previous life and can attest to this. Bentley and Rolls Royce hire and train only the finest craftsmen/women. That's not the case at a stretch limo shop, or in Fremont. The pay scale doesn't support it.High volume production and quality sometimes compete with each other. That some of the initial low volume Model 3 cars have had quality issues is the worst of both worlds. You'd expect the initial trickle of cars to be defect free, but they weren't. Cranking the line to Plaid speed may simply make that worse. Hard to know at this point.
The phev has the potential to easily do more electric miles than the small battery pev's. Just look at the volt vs the leaf. People drive further on battery if they have no worry of getting stuck.I wrote a blog post to help put Tesla's position in perspective.
Tesla is always getting ahead of themselves. If you don't try and fail you are probably not doing anything. They have done fairly well considering.
People really need to stop underestimating Tesla. The market and perception of buyers is shifting to BEV, and Tesla accommodates that with superchargers and long ranges. My personal thought is the batteries would be better suited to PHEVs initially, as you can make 5 to 10x for a single Tesla battery and likely offset more gas miles, but I know this won't be popular opinion.
I think Tesla's semi will be able to show real cost savings for truck fleet owners, and emissions offsets will be massive in city stop-go-idle applications. I am also confident Tesla has the potential to be the largest car company in maybe 10 to 20 years. Clearly, things will shift as other companies react more (they already are), and depending how much Tesla stumbles