Right. They'll likely ramp up at the same speed as the S. I recall these same conversations in 2012.
Tesla Motors Delivered a few of the Model S in June 2012, and by the end of the year the final car had reached 2,600+ Customers. Depending upon how you count it, that was managed in about six or seven months. Considering the late September 2015 launch of Model X, we are just five months into the process. Keep in mind that they had around 10,000 Reservations outstanding in June 2012... But had 13,000 Reservations by January 2013. It was considered a milestone when the company was able to Produce Model S at as much as 700 units per week.
A very good point. I was among those that expected Tesla Motors would be able to ramp up distribution of Model X much faster than they did Model S. I thought a lowball figure would have been 10,000+ by Christmas 2015... And reality has been far worse.
I believe the maturity they have gained has allowed them to realize they must focus on Quality Control over Abundant Quantity with Model X. That seems to have been a wise decision, given the supposed issues they have had to deal with thus far.
Indeed. The challenges they have faced with Model X may appear to be similar to those of early Model S, but there are significant differences, I believe. Had the Model X been as relatively 'simple' as early RWD Model S, the problems would have been fewer. But every option, every system, every sensor compounds the complexity of manufacturing and supply lines that much more.New day, different problems?
Just because a supplier works on it doesn't mean it out of your control. Nothing stops you from sending one of you engineers there every week/month and checking on the status. Checking the prototypes, testing, simulations etc.
