Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[Emiller]

"More challenges than expected in developing plaid Model S, the new version of model S/X with revised interior, battery pack, internal electronics, PS5 level entertainment system, a lot of issues encountered, took quite a bit of development and make sure the new battery is safe. Trying to get all the details settled in the cars for the past few months. Making refinements and want start delivering by probably next month. Expecting high volume model S's in Q3. As we ramp out demand for the S/X will be quite high. We're going to aim to produce 2k S/X per week. It's a great car. Cost us a little less to produce but is a superior product"

- Elon's summary

Thank you and well done.

 

[patt0n]

"More challenges than expected in developing plaid Model S, the new version of model S/X with revised interior, battery pack, internal electronics, PS5 level entertainment system, a lot of issues encountered, took quite a bit of development and make sure the new battery is safe. Trying to get all the details settled in the cars for the past few months. Making refinements and want start delivering by probably next month. Expecting high volume model S's in Q3. As we ramp out demand for the S/X will be quite high. We're going to aim to produce 2k S/X per week. It's a great car. Cost us a little less to produce but is a superior product"

- Elon's summary

Given this, sounds like early adopters should expect some significant growing pains with the first generation of the new design, whenever the heck we actually get them.

 

[cascadilla]

The secondary comments do seem to indicate that Tesla is aware of the importance of S&X. This pretty strongly refutes the theory that they don’t care about these cars, and plan to discontinue them.

 

[MarcG]

Now we know what happened 3 months ago.

• Elon to engineers in January: "We need to deliver S & X refresh models this quarter so I can announce it at the earnings call"
• Engineers to Elon: "But Elon, we just have prototypes and are far from completing all our designs, let alone testing!"
• Elon: "You have one month. Get it done"
• Engineers: "..."

 

[asimo3089]

"Making sure the battery is safe" is an interesting comment

Ludicrous pulls so much power from the battery at once. I bet Plaid makes the connectors extremely hot.

 

[leannekc]

"Cost us a little less to produce but is a superior product"

- Elon's summary

So why are we asked to spend 10K (fingers crossed 8K) more?

 

[omarsultan]

Ludicrous pulls so much power from the battery at once. I bet Plaid makes the connectors extremely hot.

Sure, but you'd think that is something they test early in the design process, not after you have announced the car

 

[asimo3089]

Sure, but you'd think that is something they test early in the design process, not after you have announced the car

Totally agree, just trying to pinpoint what might be wrong with the battery. The cooling is mostly "stolen" from 3/Y. The only new thing shooooould be the power draw, unless they're worried about the new chemistry in the smaller cylinder cells.

 

[Sbaimo]

The laurel and hardy comedy team

 

[Drew-MS]

"Making sure the battery is safe" is an interesting comment

I think I’ll pass on being first to take delivery

 

[aerodyne]

Given this, sounds like early adopters should expect some significant growing pains with the first generation of the new design, whenever the heck we actually get them.

So glad not to be an early adopter..

 

[eipi10]

I think the website update timing is funny. It's obvious what happened. In cramming for the earnings call, it finally occurred to them that their website is still full of Elon's lies and that they should update it. Never forget: this car was in production in January.

 

[pmppk]

"Making sure the battery is safe" is an interesting comment

I heard this as "making sure the factory is safe"

 

[jsight]

This makes me really curious how different the battery actually is.

 

[Emiller]

Website is showing LR MS August/September and Plain June/July

 

[asimo3089]

I heard this as "making sure the factory is safe"

He definitely said battery. Mentioned it a few times.

 

[bridge-player]

So why are we asked to spend 10K (fingers crossed 8K) more?

You think R&D is free?

 

[Drew-MS]

Website is showing LR MS August/September and Plain June/July

I’m surprised it’s not the other way around.

 

[doubleshot]

I heard this as "making sure the factory is safe"

That's what I heard. There's a lotttttt of permits about fire safety and egress plans for people movement like the plastics factory. Maybe it could be that fire played a bigger role in overall safety measures they had to implement.

 

[1020hp]

mine is LR. showing nothing for delivery