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Thanks! Means a lot to me particularly since I've been a jerk this morning. Plan to make two more posts, one with another question (one per post before the deadline), and one with my reasons.@MitchJ: Can you come up with some good questions? You seem to have a pretty good handle on things but instead of altering/suggestion changes to other people's questions it would be most helpful (at least to me) if you posted some good ones yourself. Thanks
I don't think that floor space is nearly as expensive as the cell manufacturing equipment, and I don't think it's possible for them increase the utilization to even close to that extent.I still would like to know when the next phase of the gigafactory is going to break ground. Perhaps they have much greater utilization of existing space so rapid expansion of the factory isn't needed. This drops CapEx and does affect share price. That's why I want to know.
I just sent the top questions and # votes to Tesla's IR. I've also let them know I'll send an update tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10am PT so I can give you guys some more time voting. (note: I'm not sure if they'll have time to use the updated version tomorrow, but I'll try)
So, keep voting and keep posting. I'll post again when I've sent Tesla IR the final update.
I guess my point is, if they need a lot more batteries for late 2017, and Tesla Energy is already using a large part of the existing gigafactory, they better break ground quickly to build additional space for the cell production/car battery pack portion of the factory. OR, as I was guessing, perhaps they can use existing space in a much more efficient manner and fit their needs in the existing space for the moment. Expansion will happen, but not as quickly as they originally stated since they can maximize the space already built. This will help going forward as they can build to suit actual ramps and not just "spray and pray". I have a feeling they overestimated the building size need on purpose. Better to have to scale back your construction timeline then to scramble to build more.I don't think that floor space is nearly as expensive as the cell manufacturing equipment, and I don't think it's possible for them increase the utilization to even close to that extent.
I just sent the top questions and # votes to Tesla's IR. I've also let them know I'll send an update tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10am PT so I can give you guys some more time voting. (note: I'm not sure if they'll have time to use the updated version tomorrow, but I'll try)
So, keep voting and keep posting. I'll post again when I've sent Tesla IR the final update.
As they relate to battery pack margins (in cars and Powerpack and Powerwall). The reason I posted that is because you thought that Tesla's packs cost them $225 per kWh. So you clearly didn't know what their automobile pack costs were.
I think it's clear that they are deliberately hiding those margins in order to conceal their battery pack costs. I am interested in the answer to the original question, which I think is more likely, and more useful than obtaining an answer to your version.
"I live in central New York and our nearest service center is four hours drive away. This is suppressing sales; dozens of people have told me they would buy a Tesla if the service center was closer. What is Tesla doing to solve the problem of geographical coverage for service centers?"
Dammit, I guess I didn't get this in before the deadline. Hope someone else asked essentially the same question, since I think it's the only important question which they have any chance of being able to answer.
In this future autonomous scenario, it almost sounds like you don't need to actually OWN a car. There would likely be car sharing and delivery services that should meet these needs... and more.At some point in the not so distant future, will I be able to:
- House my autonomous Model 3 at a remote location for charging and servicing via a subscription service AND;
- Remotely command my autonomous car to interface with third party services/companies for the delivery of goods/services at a designated time and/or location and then return to the hub when the functions are completed?