I think this is a very optimistic view of the environment, considering Tesla didn't even ship 1M cars last year, and Ford more than quadruples that. Even BMW more than triples it.
None of us know what the future holds, but Shanghai seems to be on course for reaching 1M cars annual rate in 2022, Fremont is above 500k, and the 2 new factories are supposed to achieve 500k a year as well. All together, that would be more than BMW today. Now, how supply chain issues will affect the above is anyone's guess.
On course for reaching 1M cars is what Elon says -- not what they've actually shipped. Again, I take with a grain of salt what he says, as FSD has been "6 months away" for years already, along with the CyberTruck etc. Almost *every* statistic he's put out has been missed, most by a huge margin.
I think you underestimate the stark differences between the challenges associated with scaling ICE automobile production vs BEV.
This is always the point I make when people slam Tesla build quality. My experience with American automakers has NEVER been good, so it's less shocking to me.
My ex gf worked for tesla supplier company. And I can tell you tesla only purchase the cheap quality parts to reduce the cost. I have compared the parts. Yeah.. it’s pretty bad to be honest. Now I can see why both my model y and x have so many issues.
Have you had issues related to parts? Now that they’ve alleviated the lead-acid battery design flaw, I don’t really have any parts criticisms. What are you dealing with?
30 years working as engineer for air craft I can tell right away the problem with tesla using multiple suppliers. Each supplier may have certain margin of error for their parts within quality standards, but multiple suppliers creates bigger error. That’s why tesla always have panel gap issue . And yes both of my model y and model x have panel gap issues. I also had gps issue, and I took out the cabin camera to see what’s going on ,the material they use for the cabin camera is cheap quality which does not insulate well enough to protect the emi from effecting the GPS receiver. Those are the two issues out of 20 I had. Opening up the parts I can almost tell you the issues with each one of them, mostly due to saving cost. Do I still love my tesla ? Yes I do! Still driving both daily with a smile on my face. The best part about tesla is the battery management and gps location technology and user experience. Paid 140k for my model x , not happy for the quality , but I still consider it the best car on the planet
Re: seatsI received my Model X on 07/29/2022 (Brand New, 7 Seater), I have driven about 1000 miles so far. I like the car's comfort and significant road presence and stability on freeways. Feels like driving a midsize/full-size SUV (that is my comfort zone). However, I am disappointed with a couple of issues and worried about long-term reliability.
1. Falcon wings had sensor issues and did not open as soon as the car was delivered. This issue is now fixed with a service ticket and 10 days in the shop
2. Second-row passenger side seat got stuck at a 40-degree angle today while accessing 3rd row for carpool, I took it to Tesla they said they need to replace the seat completely (I was completely blown off the rails when I heard it), and service appointment is on 19th I will update more on this. I understand warranty service is free of cost but what will I do when the car is off warranty?
Driving impressions:
Yoke: Not at all a problem, owners will get used to it in the first hour, the biggest challenge is not having signal stocks and horns in the center your muscle memory knows left and right stock moments pretty well getting used to those buttons for signals/horn is a problem. I am still not comfortable with it after driving 1000 miles. There is absolutely enough room to accommodate signal stocks without interfering with the instrument cluster display, I don't know what Tesla was thinking. I would get one installed if someone makes a 3rd party accessory.
No Physical Buttons: Not an issue at all you can do most of the stuff with voice.
Materials: Feel much nicer than older Model Xs (I do not know if the beige color interior that I upgraded to makes me feel like that but definitely feels a lot better than Older Model Ss and Xs
Thanks for compiling all the reviews into one place for me to binge watch haha
But how do you feel when driving it? the heck with how it looks!Not me being neurotic at 3am and thinking I can actually build a car much better then the Tesla I jus bought
the more I look at my car, the more it gives me soccer mom vibes
Not me being neurotic at 3am and thinking I can actually build a car much better then the Tesla I jus bought
the more I look at my car, the more it gives me soccer mom vibes
