Interesting point. I've heard 1-2 month ago that Austin will start producing MYP first. Maybe that is the reason? Otherwise, you are right, they would be selling 2 versions of the same MY version. This would bring cancellations and disappoint those who receive "lesser" version. However, considering todays market Tesla may not care.
A lot of us 7-seaters having been waiting forever (e.g. July and I'm early Aug) and recently a lot of us had our EDD start bunching/lining up... and instead of the usual hit the EDD window then push another month out, they've been slipping a few days at a time. Mine just changed again by a couple days and shortened to Jan 17 - Jan 31. One theory I saw recently is maybe Austin starts with 7-seaters, which is an even lower production level than MYPs and could lessen the 'uproar' caused from two different MYLR lines (Austin v. Fremont). It makes a lot of sense to me... it would require/allow the lowest production and ramp rate for Austin to spit out some cars (maybe even with the limited 4680 structural pack) soften the differences between lines, etc. Something is definitely different in terms of the 7-seaters, and I doubt it's that Fremont decided to finally produce more than a couple a month.
Totally agree with this. The changeover will be overnight or pretty darn close. It would be different if Tesla did what normal car companies do and change things with the model year but since they don't this will happen.
Ha, I sort of proposed that theory. It would also make sense because the 4680 batteries could account for the range hit the 7 seater takes for the extra weight and get the range in line with the 5 seat model.
They would just lock out the battery like they did when the moved from 75 to 82Kw
at the end of the year they only had a 4 day inventory for MY
No - I think Fremont production line is being upgraded to also produce MY's with structural battery packs and both factories will be producing MY's with these packs with 4680 cells at about the same time (be that this month or in another few months).
Interesting...why do you think that? All indications, including Elon Musk saying it ("Lot of new technology will happen in Berlin, which means significant production risk. Fremont & Shanghai will transition in ~2 years when new tech is proven."), is that Fremont won't change over to the structural 4680s until Austin is ramped, including the Austin 4680 lines. This could easily be over a year before Fremont changes over. I at least wouldn't expect it anytime soon.
He only has discussed Austin. Which is why it lead time me to believe that Fremont would lead and Austin would follow. He also said “what makes sense isn’t always what Tesla does.”@TJ21CT perhaps you can speak to this? Does your buddy have any insight on the congruency between the Fremont and Austin lines as far as what will make it into the same MYLR on each line?
How the DC you flew to handle you showing up from out of state? When I ordered my 7-seater I told the SA I want to pick it up in NV, I live in UT, and will be registering it in FL. I said I want a 30 day temp tag and nothing else with respect to registration (other than my bill of sale, manufacture, etc paperwork of course). She said they can't do any of that and haven't heard back from her/tesla since, which was late Aug. Will be interesting when I finally l get a VIN where Tesla thinks I'm picking it up. My account still shows all the sales tax and registration fees.
The theory makes a lot of sense to me, but I'm bias and want it to be true for my 7-seater I've been waiting 5 months for now.
