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Model S range and interior update imminent?
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Me too and I think they’ll deliver. Tesla is usually good theater.
Not everything said will materialize, but it if you’re a fan of EVs and futurism, it will be fun.
While he initially said they would try to change the dimensions to roughly 3% smaller, he later went on to say that the proposed changes would make the truck too small and therefore the changes would be minimal.
I feel sorry for the Onion. No matter how over the top they go, the real world gets nuttier. There are 6 blade razors available now.
henderrj
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We do have an extra car, it's been driven about three times in the last 6 months, just don't need it. Only drive it because it's not good to leave them sit! Our Tesla model S has over 220,000 miles on it. I'd say the dependability is okay.
FlatSix911
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Actually, Porsche produced the first Quad Motor all-wheel-drive hybrid electric vehicle from 1900 to 1906.
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1901 Lohner-Porsche Phaeton | Classic | SuperCars.net
The Lohner-Porsche Mixed Hybrid (sometimes wrongly referred to as Löhner-Porsche) was the first hybrid vehicle and was developed by Ferdinand Porsche at Lohner-Werke. The first prototypes were two-wheel drive, battery-powered electric vehicles with two front-wheel hub-mounted motors. A later version was a series hybrid using hub-mounted electric motors in each wheel, powered by batteries and a gasoline-engine generator.
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electricar
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So you think that the people who paid Tesla $250,000 for a Founders Edition Roadster, some of them years ago, are happy with their interest free loan to the company? Everyone that I know with that sum to drop on a car has a very acute understanding of the time value of money.
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ucmndd
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And more than enough of it to not give two squirts about dropping a quarter mil on something they “want”, economics be damned.
I doubt they’re happy, but most spending 1/4 million on a deposit for a car can hopefully afford the opportunity cost.
electricar
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There is never more than enough. I would think most deposit holders, had they known the priority Tesla put on actually building the car ( slo-mo Elon time ), would have been happier dropping the quarter mil on Tesla stock. That is why they have two squirts in the first place and had they done that they would have many more squirts now.
ucmndd
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Yes, buying a new car, particularly one that costs as much as the average house, is almost never a sound financial decision. It’s an emotional one.
Anybody who casually dropped a quarter mil without fully understanding the chronic tardiness of Tesla has been living in an alternate universe. Plus I’m sure Tesla will give you your money back whenever you want.
jelloslug
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Tesla changed all of their cars from the prototypes shown at their releases to the cars that were shipped. None of them were significantly changed and the Cybertruck will be no different.
whitex
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From the outside maybe, insides are still being designed. This is Tesla, if it was manufacturing ready already they'd be making them. Which one do you think will deliver to customers first, tri-motor Cybertruck or tri-motor Audi eTron S?
electricar
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Teslas have never been manufacturing ready when they go into production - final engineering like the Model Y light oak tie down for the LCC occurs on the line or at the SC.
ucmndd
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From what I can tell “customer ready” cars from the factory start at about VIN 150k.
Tiger
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Plaid S delivery date late 2021? Gimme a break, I was counting on IMMINENT. Probably even Cybertruck will come out earlier. Pass.
PS. Urban dictionary seems to be bit on the fence on the meaning of the word imminent.
PS. Urban dictionary seems to be bit on the fence on the meaning of the word imminent.
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strider
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Yeah, I thought it would be sooner as well. Although CT is still 2+ years out. Sounds like they need the new battery cell to get the price and performance and it will take time to get that cell manufacturing up and running.
The Model S and X are an increasingly small part of Tesla's income. The semi and Cybertrucks are likely to be much more profitable products. I'm not surprised the Model S Plaid is on the back burner.
I'm astounded that the Plaid S is that far off. It's seems they've almost got too much going on. The Roadster delay is just not fair however I guess it's buyer (depositor) beware.
Either way, I really think they've done themselves a huge disservice with the delay introduction for this battery tech (or announced it too early), sales will surely cop a hit whilst people wait this out. You're basically looking at 3/Y sales for the next 18 months.
Either way, I really think they've done themselves a huge disservice with the delay introduction for this battery tech (or announced it too early), sales will surely cop a hit whilst people wait this out. You're basically looking at 3/Y sales for the next 18 months.
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