Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[Danlbrau]

On one hand I could not care less if it were two 9-volt batteries getting 400+ range but they could have left the battery the same size and changed the chemistry to get 500+ range, then I am not excited with that decision.

Well there is a cost to those batteries, plus the value of the car is going to be determined by its capabilities. If they can get 412 out of 85 KwH batteries and 520 out of 110 KwH, you’re probably not going to get it for 90k, since it will cost them more to build and will be more desirable. Plus, it’s a standard industry practice with new models to introduce basic models when they are hot and improve a few years later when demand falls. If they come out with the “2025 MS” in 2021 it’s harder to come out with a car to get people to trade up in a few years.

 

[ATX-Tesl@]

@Tigers So does this mean you only refresh your Tesla account page 5 times per day instead of the usual 8 times?

I wrote a script for it. I'll sell it to you for one 2021 (22?) Model S.

 

[Hayseed_MS]

Spending this much on a vehicle and a wee more for a larger (or savings for a smaller) battery is not my main concern. That is me personally and I do not mean to say that a rational person would agree. To me it is range vs weight of the battery. There is a point where the extra size does not yield return I am sure - I am no battery scientist. To me range = convenience and that is what I am wanting.

 

[doubleshot]

My hopes were raised when the flyover a month or two back showed 100+ S’s at Fremont but since then close to nothing, even mule sightings in the wild seem to have slowed down.

What flyover did you see 100+ S's? I don't think I've seen one with more than 5-10 or so.

 

[ks1972]

I don’t think he intentionally lied so much as said what he wanted to be true which he seems to make a habit of. Like FSD will be piloting robotaxis in 2020, Berlin factory open in July, etc, etc. He is a victim of his own optimism, and unfortunately so are the people who believe him when he mentions timelines.

 

[Tigers]

Spending this much on a vehicle and a wee more for a larger (or savings for a smaller) battery is not my main concern. That is me personally and I do not mean to say that a rational person would agree. To me it is range vs weight of the battery. There is a point where the extra size does not yield return I am sure - I am no battery scientist. To me range = convenience and that is what I am wanting.

I think they are bluffing us on the range numbers, tbh. There was a video a lady on youtube put out way back in mid-2019 regarding a leak of the model s refresh, literally everything she said in that video is what the new model S is. Also in that video, whoever leaked the info to her said that the battery would be larger than 100kWh.

Therefore, if the battery is in fact higher capacity, it is lower drag AND 300 lbs lighter, this sucker might hit 500 miles at less than 80mph hwy driving. That would be incredible (as someone who does a SUGAR ton of road trips all the time, every year).

It all lines up: that leak, the mod from reddit yesterday and the engineer telling a poster here ("we are really trying to get the range to a point customers are going to be happy with that's easily attainable" or whatever the exact quote was).

Yes - I still check my account and this website 100x a day. Why? I have no ****ing idea. It's like a drug I can't get enough of. I also periodically scroll through the official Tesla website to read the text/see the images just to remind myself how badass this thing is gonna be.

 

[BarbJohn]

 

[Uncle Paul]

I predict that when Tesla releases the refreshed S/X that people will be surprised at all the improvements that will be included.

Tesla will produce a vehicle that cost them less to build, but also provides major improvements to the new owners.

 

[Tigers]

I saw a few Model S in the "logistics lot" section. Looks like the test Model S/X on the track have wheels...

 

[sflgator]

All M3’s & MY’s.

 

[omarsultan]

At the end of the day, Tesla Engineering designs amazing cars. My 8-year old S was better than many if not most new cars available today. I haven doubt the final product will be incredible. Sometimes the challenges with manufacturing, service, and, yes, customer comms obscure that fact.

 

[JackD]

All M3’s & MY’s.

it seems like both A5 and A8 are all S. and there were dozen more or so surrounding the factory.

 

[GrnSqrl]

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it seems like both A5 and A8 are all S. and there were dozen more or so surrounding the factory.

I like all the black MS. I think I saw mine right there in front A5!

 

[Hayseed_MS]

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it seems like both A5 and A8 are all S. and there were dozen more or so surrounding the factory.

If you look close at the 2nd one back in A5 - it has my name on the dash papers. I do not see any red ones - sorry @Tigers

 

[Tigers]

If you look close at the 2nd one back in A5 - it has my name on the dash papers. I do not see any red ones - sorry @Tigers

Should've left it white! ********!

Why wouldn't they do the coolest (and most expensive) color first?

 

[josahua]

maybe a couple more in White. Sorry Tiger, no Red.

 

[GrnSqrl]

Should've left it white! ********!

Why wouldn't they do the coolest (and most expensive) color first?

All kidding aside…So does this mean deliveries are imminent? Sorry if the answer is obvious.

 

[Tigers]

View attachment 659330maybe a couple more in White. Sorry Tiger, no Red.

Ey! Looks like a red one with white interior there in the back! (probably a Model 3...)

@GrnSqrl - I think this is the most S we have seen in the logistics lot - so I'd say it is a good sign!

 

[d1ez3]

Does anyone know what the rims look like under the aero hubcaps for the 19" wheels? Assuming they are the same as previous models?

 

[dramsey]

I don’t think he intentionally lied so much as said what he wanted to be true which he seems to make a habit of. Like FSD will be piloting robotaxis in 2020, Berlin factory open in July, etc, etc. He is a victim of his own optimism, and unfortunately so are the people who believe him when he mentions timelines.

Yeah, but see, if the CEO of the company really thinks production will start in a couple of weeks, when in fact there are problems so profound that it hasn't started months later, what does that tell you about him?