Production/Delivery Status

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Jus about!

 

[Kevin Harney]

Does any one know the lasts production numbers ? Are they up to 30/week yet ? I know that was planned for sometime soon to now but not sure when. Are there plans to go higher? 40-45 would be 2000 cars a year which I seem to recal was a goal at one point. How is production in relation to the milestones that we have listed before like Tucker etc. I know Tucker was passed a long time ago but what was next ?!?!?!

 

[Kevin Harney]

Looks like we are pretty close to if not past Corbin....

Here's a more complete list of possible milestones from another thread:

Vector: 35 cars
Tucker: 51 cars
Corbin: 300 sparrows
RAV4 EV: 600 cars
EV1: 1171 cars
De Lorean: 9000 cars
Edsel: 120000 cars
Hudson: 300000 cars in one year

I think "TUCKER" would be a good vanity plate for P-51

-Ryan

 

[Laurent]

I took these pictures today at the MP store. Why are there so many Roadsters waiting to be picked up ? If mine was ready, I would want to drive it home asap.

 

[Tdave]

Is that a two tone blue/white Roadster in that photo? Is there a better photo of it?

 

[doug]

Is that a two tone blue/white Roadster in that photo? Is there a better photo of it?

I'm pretty sure the white is just the protective tape that's on the cars when they arrive from the UK.

Also, if you can, it's better to host your images someplace like Flickr. That way we use less of this forum's bandwidth. (We often get close to the limit at the end of the month.)

 

[graham]

Why are there so many Roadsters waiting to be picked up ? If mine was ready, I would want to drive it home asap.

Not all customers are lucky enough to live within 244 miles of the MP store! :smile:

I wonder if all of these cars are truly "ready to be picked up" or they are still working on them? They ride low enough that it looks like the battery packs have been installed at least.

 

[graham]

Greenwich: For Tesla, it's Where the Money is | BNET Auto Blog | BNET

“I’ve already got a handful of orders here,” said Powers, who was outfitted in Tesla-branded men’s wear. The company is now producing 20 Teslas per week. There are 1,200 people on the waiting list, and a 10- to 12-month wait to take delivery. “By this time next year there should be five to 10 Tesla Roadsters on area roads,” said Powers.

 

[Stewart W]

Not all customers are lucky enough to live within 244 miles of the MP store! :smile:

I wonder if all of these cars are truly "ready to be picked up" or they are still working on them? They ride low enough that it looks like the battery packs have been installed at least.

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My Roadster # 165 -Alpine White is now enroute to Florida with another going to Northern Florida. My car was in prep stages for 3 +weeks..it seems ,as these are basically hand assembled cars, there simply is not a fixed turnaround time on these cars.(panel realignment,squeaks ,rattles etc are worked out in California)..I am told my car took quite a bit of tweaking while others may have had a quicker turnaround time..
I know ,for fact ,that # 187 was shipped well before mine..so it appears this may be the true situation. Tesla has no good reason to delay converting it's inventory to cash ...it is just a bottleneck.

 

[Ben W]

Stopped by the Menlo Park store today [2-19]:

Doug, strange that that photo appears to show my car (#108), which I took delivery of last December! Nice photo, though! :biggrin:

-Ben

 

[TEG]

Does the F9 in the upper part of the windshield signify "Founder Series #9".
Maybe that 108 is just a "job #" rather than a serial #?

(I don't think Doug has a time machine, but maybe he has been holding out on us!)

 

[Ben W]

Yes, Teg, I think you're right. The 'F9' is in the same place that '181' is on the next car. That would make sense.

 

[WarpedOne]

So, you have a yellow one with black hard top then?
Good (me jelous as hell :biggrin

 

[TEG]

No, Ben's is regular production #108 (just missed the sig100 I guess), not the 181 you see in the photo. And I think that is a black SOFTtop anyways.

 

[DaveD]

So, you have a yellow one with black hard top then?

The "181" Roadster is mine (arriving Sunday morning here in Seattle!), and it doesn't currently have a hard top due to the one that came with it being scratched. I'll be getting a new yellow one shipped to me soon, so I guess that means you're not jealous of me. :smile:

 

[Barry M]

I just received my #85 in Texas one week ago, so they can get quite a bit out of sequence. There was nothing unusual about the car, a radiant red sig 100. I just endured alot of delays for paint rework, water seal problem, etc. The car is absolutely awesome and worth the > 30 month wait.

 

[TEG]

So nice to see more and more people on the forum who have their cars now!

 

[graham]

Greentech Media | Lots of Cars on Lot, But They're Sold, Says Tesla

On some days, there are few dozens of Tesla Roadsters in and around the showroom. While that's normal for a dealership these days, it's been rare for Tesla, which only started shipping cars last year. Only about 200 Roadsters are actually on the road.

The cars at the dealership are invariably not cancelled orders for cars or cars that are available for sale for people who wa, stated Rachel Konrad, a spokeswoman for the company. Instead, these are cars waiting for their owners to arrive. Rather than have the cars shipped to their home, customers are coming to Menlo Park to get the personal two-hour training session.

"Your car sits and waits for you while we wait for you to pick it up," she said.

Tesla is also producing more cars than in the past. This month, it will start producing around 20 Roadsters a week.

 

[TEG]

Greentech Media | Lots of Cars on Lot, But They're Sold, Says Tesla

Later this month, the company will show of an early prototype of its Model S sedan on March 22 in Southern California.

March 22 ?!
Isn't it March 26?

 

[Kevin Harney]

That will bring production up to about 1000 per year. I thought they were already at 20 and were going higher this month ?!?!?!?!? What have they been at ?