Why is "touting a bunch of cargo space as a feature" misleading? Some people use, I know I will. And yes, if the model 3 has more cargo space than my Corolla then I would certainly expect to fit more stuff in it. That's the way "more" works.
I'm not sure you're understanding. Do you really plan to put more stuff in it? Usually the allure of more cargo space in a car is so you can fit bigger things in there. My point is that there's only so many small things one uses day to day, and not much reason to want to transport a LOT of small things around. Maybe moving boxes? As long as they're small enough. And if you're moving and don't have a vehicle that can transport large objects, you'll probably just get a Uhaul instead and put everything in there. What would
you use the extra cargo space for?
If he's wrong he's wrong and he'll admit it, and move on. He just saying that right now he doesn't think it's necessary. They are still testing it and collecting data, there is every chance that they'll analyze the data and determine that they do need something else. That's why they do the testing and don't just ship the cars out and say "ok, we're done".
It's kind of irresponsible to make promises you're not sure you can keep, isn't it? Saying stuff and admitting you're wrong all the time isn't exactly good business practice nor does it make investors feel warm and fuzzy. I would assume Elon and Tesla are 100% confident in their hardware setup. That's fine. What's worrying is nobody else in the industry is confident in that setup. What is Tesla doing that's so amazing and revolutionary that they can take short cuts like this? Elon talks big about a lot of stuff Tesla does, but so far it's been demonstrated that they're a mostly normal company manufacturing normal things in a normal way.
That's why they do the testing and don't just ship the cars out and say "ok, we're done".
Didn't they do just this with Model S? Hell, they still can't make them properly in 2017. People still talk about taking delivery of P100Ds with misaligned roofs, cracked glass, and misaligned body panels (classic). And what vehicle has ever required multiple drive unit replacements at launch?
But you're right. That's why they do the testing. To make sure it works. If anything, they learned that lesson with Model S. Oh but wait, they're skipping that part with Model 3. I'm very interested in these "advanced analytical techniques" that will let Tesla skip the beta phase. They botched the Model S launch, and if not for the car being so spectacular when it worked, Tesla would've been in trouble. Model 3 is decidedly less spectacular than Model S, as noted by Elon himself, so we'll see if the public is as forgiving.
And alien dreadnought thing was never intended to apply to the initial model 3 production line. It is what he is expecting in, I think, another year or two.
He said Model 3 would not be alien dreadnought status. He said that's what Model Y's production line is going to be. And what's more bizarre is that Model Y is supposed to be based on the same platform as Model 3. Nobody in the industry thus far has created a whole new production line to make a car that's based on another car. They just use the existing production line. That's the whole point of creating multiple cars on the same platform. This among other things revealed at Tesla's earnings yesterday is part of the reason the stock tanked today. Musk basically admitted that there is nothing special about how Model 3 is being built. Oh but just wait til you see Model Y!
