Good overview of Tesla's current situation in Financial Post

[Jeeps17]

Found this article to be better documented than average, and a nice summary of where Tesla is today.

Financial Post - Will Tesla take off in Canada?

My favourite quote:

"But Dennis DesRosiers, president of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, said he estimated Tesla has only delivered “a few hundred” vehicles in the country. While those sales figures are extremely low, Mr. DesRosers said if you ask any Porsche dealer in Toronto what keeps them up at night, “it’s Tesla,” he said."

:biggrin:

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Nice. Thanks, Jeeps17. Not sure why the factory in Fremont - given its theoretical production capacity and current unused space - is not "scalable" though; we know that the real problem is the battery supply and the need for a Gigafactory on that front.

Btw, isn't Mr. Jaffray Stevenson our own "Jaff"?!

 

[mnx]

Btw, isn't Mr. Jaffray Stevenson our own "Jaff"?!

Yup, going to read the article now...

 

[djp]

"But Dennis DesRosiers, president of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, said he estimated Tesla has only delivered “a few hundred” vehicles in the country. While those sales figures are extremely low, Mr. DesRosers said if you ask any Porsche dealer in Toronto what keeps them up at night, “it’s Tesla,” he said."

Few hundred? Try almost 700 in Ontario alone!

 

[Jeeps17]

Technically, that's still "a few hundred" :wink:

That's great news, but where did you get that number?

 

[djp]

Technically, that's still "a few hundred" :wink:

That's great news, but where did you get that number?

Tesla Service

 

[Vger]

I was told just yesterday at the Victoria, BC test drive event (by a Tesla employee with very credible knowledge) that Vancouver sales recently outpaced Seattle sales. I would say that qualifies for "ignition" north of the border. Tesla believes, as I do, that there is enormous pent-up demand in the greater Vancouver area. It recently became the most expensive city to live in world-wide, out-pacing London, Hong Kong, New York. Once its wealthy car-savvy population hits critical mass, you are going to see a river of transporters up the I-5. :wink:

 

[Doug_G]

Technically, that's still "a few hundred" :wink:

I disagree; 300 would be "a few hundred". If there are 700 in Ontario there's at least a thousand in Canada. That's not a "few hundred".

 

[brianman]

Technically, that's still "a few hundred" :wink:
That's great news, but where did you get that number?

Seven is more than "a few" in my dictionary; it's more like several.

 

[Jeeps17]

I disagree; 300 would be "a few hundred". If there are 700 in Ontario there's at least a thousand in Canada. That's not a "few hundred".

Seven is more than "a few" in my dictionary; it's more like several.

You guys did notice the :wink:, did you not?

:biggrin:

 

[brianman]

You guys did notice the :wink:, did you not?
:biggrin:

I guess my answer is I don't understand it.

Assert(false);

 

[RAM_Eh]

Technically, that's still "a few hundred" :wink:

That's great news, but where did you get that number?

It was stated at the tesla cub meeting at the Lawrence store.

 

[kbeckley]

Good article. As usual a lot of the comments are rubbish. Always amazed what people will write with seemingly no knowledge.

The number given at the event I believe was 680 cars delivered in Ontario. That was 2 weeks ago.