OK with me. Let them get it right, rather than rush.And winter 2013 (the time given for the CHAdeMO adapter in fall of 2013) still hasn't happened. So "Spring 2015" means "not before the end of June next year".
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OK with me. Let them get it right, rather than rush.And winter 2013 (the time given for the CHAdeMO adapter in fall of 2013) still hasn't happened. So "Spring 2015" means "not before the end of June next year".
Conference call transcript "And you can expect to see production cost, not in customer hands but kind of on the road, doing test and validation in Q1 next year. We'll have quite a few of those."
Even if you are not an investor, you may want to listen to the call... it's hard to describe why, but the way Elon fields the financial analyst's questions is as interesting as any interview I've ever seen with him (particularly this call). The call also had some exciting nuggets about the future of what will be possible for these cars... for example, Elon quite confidently said he'd be surprised if the cost for these battery's didn't break below $100/kWh in less than 10 years. For context, the battery currently in the S is thought to be costing Tesla in the $200-200+ range. This suggests to me 400-500 mile Teslas at pricing that makes sense within 10 years.
OMG thank you!! I just watched that whole clip and i still can't stop laughing ... haven't laughed this much in a while, just ridiculous
Yes I caught that too. Sounded to me like another delay without admitting to it. Now 2Q for first customer cars? And also they didn't clarify when we will actually see the final Model X design.
I was just looking that up since I was curious too. It looks like the first alphas were shown in January 2011. The first photos that match what the production version looks like appeared in June 2011. The first six months worth of alpha testing included many specialized test vehicles for the various underlying systems. I'd expect Model X will skip this phase since the basic systems are shared with Model S. So, it was essentially 12 months from final alpha until first delivery.I wonder when Tesla will reveal the design of the X. Does anyone recall when the S Alphas were made public?
It's unclear. Elon dodged the question in the conference call. The shareholder letter says the Alpha will be done next week, but there's no guarantee we'll see it. That said, if it's a street-legal alpha, we may catch a spy shot of it sometime this month. We can hope, certainly.I wonder when Tesla will reveal the design of the X. Does anyone recall when the S Alphas were made public?
Johan; said:And hence should I upgrade to Signature? (I wasn't impressed with the way they did Signature for the S)
IIRC, signature reservations for Model X are over now. You can't reserve a signature X anymore.
Less than 80 EU-Sigs are left, a few days ago #417 of 500 was mentioned in german board. If you would like to be safe for winter 2015 you have to place a signature reservation.
Guess I'll consider upgrading. It's just a lot of money to tie up espescially if there is just 1-2 months between Sigs/Prods and they limit colour choices etc. again...
Can always down grade when info comes out
Every time I hear new info about the X, I get excited. I'm afraid that by the time delivery rolls around, I'll be like a contestant on the Price is Right. #ApologiesInAdvance
LOL..
'what is the first thing you will do if you win the car?'
Laura: Drive it to the gas station.
Well in your case - it will be drive it to the supercharger! LOL