Recent content by Daniel_R

Hi, At Battery Day, Elon confirmed that Giga Berlin will produce batteries. That raised some questions: When? Will they first batch of MYs have locally produced batteries? Which of the five innovations the cells have? Perhaps iron based, but use the 4680 form factor and some of the other...

I will not take delivery until the tow hitch is confirmed by Tesla.

Hi, During the Q3 call, Elon said that the location of Gigafactory Europe will be announced before end of 2019. Given the speed ot Gigafactory Shanghai, could Tesla have GF Europe up and running in a year? In that case, Tesla cold decide to produce all Ys for Europe in Europe, as the Y is...

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Looks good. I may change my gray order to blue. What’s up with those low red lights/reflectors? Also, note the tow hitch cover. Daniel

Hi, Let's keep track of price and configurations. So far, Tesla increased the price late March as part of the general 3% increase. Tesla raises Model Y prices by $1k, will raise inventory car prices April 2 I ordered before the increase and the original price seems to be locked in on my...

Hi, Is the aggressively sloped roof really that important to reduce drag or is it more a design choice? I would have preferred less slope and more cargo space. Daniel

Model Y superimposed on Model 3

Mid-range AWD would be sweet!

I never imagined that it would have seven seats! The poll numbers was intended for five seats. So, we don’t yet know the cargo space for the five seats version. Guess it will be a while. Daniel

When Elon said that they will not put 2170 cells in the S and X and added a “can’t comment on future products”, I immediately thought next gen S and X. The current S and X are complicated and expensive to make. Tesla have leaned a lot about efficient manufacturing over the last couple of...

I would really appreciate a cargo barrier solution. It’s crucial for safety when the trunk is loaded above the rear seats. Attachment points would be OK, but some kind of integrated roll up net would be ideal.

Note that Elon is now referring to Model Y is a “midsize SUV”. Back in the Master Plan Part Deux, it was a “compact SUV”.

In exterior dimensions, Model 3 is larger then both Q5 and X3. So, it’s certainly possible that it will have more passenger and cargo space.

Interesting that he’s now referring to it as “midsize SUV”. In the master plan he wrote “compact SUV”. More cargo space?