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First batch of Model 3s produced will be "Long Range" versions
- Thread starter omgwtfbyobbq
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I think the bottleneck is actually producing the car. I's way easier to pump out a couple of thousand cells, than to actually build a car. Much more quality control and much more that can go wrong.
It's all about how you read it. Read his earlier comment as “Our default plan as we have done in the past is that the initial sales are relatively highly optioned versions of the car limited by what options are available at the time of start of production, because we’ve got to pay back the investment of the tooling and everything, so it makes sense to have the higher optioned versions first. That’s what we did with the S and obviously again with the X.” (I added what is marked bold).
With the S they had the "P" option available from the start, but it was 2 years before the "D" option was available (but we know they had plans for this from the start). The "+" options did also came later, but we do not know if this was planed from the start, or an afterthought? And they did have the largest battery pack available from the start, the next level down toke some month before it was available, and the smallest was eventually canceled.
Big-T
Member
From just what I read around the net - it seems like they're going to be churning out a lot more batteries than cars at least thru the end of the year. I'd imagine that (at least at this point, where they're making 10-100 cars per week) having enough batteries won't be an issue.
Or it could be that the smaller battery isn't available until later. The fact that they are producing only single motor first says absolutely nothing about which batter or other configurations they are going to produce first.
WileyTheMan
Peanut Gallery Member
There's a lot Tesla can do for employees to bring the cost down, not to mention tax rebates. Employee discounts, good lease or financing rates, etc. I'm not too worried about them if the small battery version isn't immediately available for them.
CarlitoDoc
Member
I treat my employees very nicely.....after all, I would not be able to remain productive without them. Elon is brilliant, I am sure he feels the same way.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Krugerrand
Meow
That is correct. There is no employee discount for any employee, including Elon Musk.
WileyTheMan
Peanut Gallery Member
Fair enough, didn't know that. Well then I'll settle for "I hope Elon takes care of his hard-working employees".
Krugerrand
Meow
Nope. Not even beta testing discounts. These aren't 'beta' cars. Getting the first cars is an employee 'thank you for all your hard work'. It has the added side benefit of allowing Tesla to catch any errors/problems before making and shipping hundreds of thousands to other customers, thereby avoiding a potential huge recall.
AlanSqB
Dog Chauffeur
It was mentioned previously that employees were being given a very friendly lease deal. They may be either subsidizing employee leases or doing the leases through Tesla with little or no interest and good terms. That would be a great way to get the cars in the hands of their employees without overextending them even if the builds are a little expensive.
Krugerrand
Meow
AlanSqB
Dog Chauffeur
Krugerrand
Meow
Can you narrow it down a bit? Last I checked the Internet was kinda big. Like way bigger than mouse nuts.
AlanSqB
Dog Chauffeur
Guessing the reveal event date to cover the word "mentioned". The word "may" covers the rest.
When can I expect my check for Internet Librarian duties.
When can I expect my check for Internet Librarian duties.
Krugerrand
Meow
Thanks for that. I believe, though, that those favorable lease terms are in conjunction with Model S and X, not with 3 which hasn't been released to employees just yet. Granted, perhaps those favorable lease terms will be extended to the Model 3 as well. Perhaps not. I'll wait for another source before I take it to church.
