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Or he is sending them all to Hertz! I saw a Y for rent from FLL the other day. It is sold out now.It could be to their employees, it could be to some huge fleet, it could be to Elon's rich friends. Who knows.
But just know, you are not the only customer to Elon Must/Tesla.
69,420 employeesI have been wondering the same thing. My best guess is that the 4680 production has been much more difficult to perfect than anyone anticipated. That would make the Austin production numbers really small at this point. If they were being stockpiled at the distribution centers someone would have reported the A VIN numbers. We have heard nothing so far.
How many employees do they have at Austin, anyone know ?
I am actually told by the SA she didn't get an SR offer and "didn't know where the rumor" comes from, yet no one here seems to be getting an Austin build, seriously questioning where those builds are going...Tesla has something like 100k employees (but that's worldwide, and surely not all of them want their own Teslla).
Figure in-house could easily absorb the initial 10k units. At a few dozen per day, that does cover many months of ramp up.
After that, they could (if they want) start filling fleet orders which are up around 100k+
So no immediate need to rush to public if they don't want to.
Assuming Tesla has 50K employees in the US that assumes one in five of them will be purchasing a $60,000 car (median Tesla salary is $110,000 and many of those employees are in CA where federal and state taxes eat nearly 1/2 of their income). That's not going to happen. Many already own a different Tesla vehicle and many of them are in positions where they can't afford such an expensive car.Tesla has something like 100k employees (but that's worldwide, and surely not all of them want their own Teslla).
Figure in-house could easily absorb the initial 10k units. At a few dozen per day, that does cover many months of ramp up.
After that, they could (if they want) start filling fleet orders which are up around 100k+
So no immediate need to rush to public if they don't want to.
I think this makes sense but still doesn't align with Elon's statement that Austin was ready to build cars with other cell types.I have been wondering the same thing. My best guess is that the 4680 production has been much more difficult to perfect than anyone anticipated. That would make the Austin production numbers really small at this point. If they were being stockpiled at the distribution centers someone would have reported the A VIN numbers. We have heard nothing so far.
How many employees do they have at Austin, anyone know ?
Hoping for a super duper secret batch of MYP blue/black heading to SoCal...I am actually told by the SA she didn't get an SR offer and "didn't know where the rumor" comes from, yet no one here seems to be getting an Austin build, seriously questioning where those builds are going...
And you know this how ?I don’t think the Austin number matters as they are selling to all their employees.
I also agree with this model. How can they jump ahead if it is not a model sold to public.I am still going with the Hertz theory, it has been said That Tesla was not going to let Hertz “jump the line” ahead of other Tesla orders, but if they are the only ones getting this new model then the did not jump any lines and they can make their 100k cars first.
If they were sending the Austin cars to Hertz someone would rent one and we would see the "A" VIN number posted here by now. Has not happened yet.Or he is sending them all to Hertz!
Hertz Tesla is in CA, FL, and NY AFAIK, so check at local Hertz.Hoping for a super duper secret batch of MYP blue/black heading to SoCal...
SOON(tm)!If they were sending the Austin cars to Hertz someone would rent one and we would see the "A" VIN number posted here by now. Has not happened yet.
There are a lot of people on this website with no life so I'm sure someone is doing it.SOON(tm)!
Q is, is anyone looking at Hertz VIN?
Intresting, if you look at the Model 3 it shows estimated range and has Standard and Long range listed. But Model Y doesnt say anything for Type and no range displayed.Hertz Tesla is in CA, FL, and NY AFAIK, so check at local Hertz.
Assuming Tesla has 50K employees in the US that assumes one in five of them will be purchasing a $60,000 car (median Tesla salary is $110,000 and many of those employees are in CA where federal and state taxes eat nearly 1/2 of their income). That's not going to happen. Many already own a different Tesla vehicle and many of them are in positions where they can't afford such an expensive car.
"Newest addition"..hummmm?