Seven7
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That's the way it should be everywhere when it comes to EV's (at least in my opinion)
ETA: My delivery time frame is 8/1 to 8/14 so probably building both Euro and US cars at the same time.
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Simultaneous production of Tesla Model S for US and Europe? Or US production on hold?
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That's the way it should be everywhere when it comes to EV's (at least in my opinion)
ETA: My delivery time frame is 8/1 to 8/14 so probably building both Euro and US cars at the same time.
Don't you need cars with right hand drive for Japan (and the UK and Australia)? Those are planned for 2014. Or will people simply be driving LHD Model S in Japan?
Tesla has stated they will start delivering cars to Asia in Q4, with an estimated total of 1,000 deliveries this year.
Vger
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Yes, so I understand, but we have to admit, our market was too small to start with, and they did not have the facilities to manage the batteries yet.
There's only minor differences between the cars. It amounts to different parts, just like other options. They could probably build them simultaneously, but chances are will switch back and forth as needed (like the other batching they currently do).
@Right_Said_Fred,
I personally prefer RHD but since LHD will become available earlier I'm now more inclined to LHD. Tesla folks mentioned that RHD has higher demand for Model S.
It is somewhat interesting that I feel LHD has been popular for exotic/high-end luxuary cars in Japan, and Tesla Model S collects a bit different crowd as RHD is more popular.
I personally prefer RHD but since LHD will become available earlier I'm now more inclined to LHD. Tesla folks mentioned that RHD has higher demand for Model S.
It is somewhat interesting that I feel LHD has been popular for exotic/high-end luxuary cars in Japan, and Tesla Model S collects a bit different crowd as RHD is more popular.
It looks like they did produce a batch of Euro cars early this week - there are several reports of the app status changing from "no vehicle is linked" to "remote access is off" in the Euro delivery sticky. My car entered the production line yesterday, presumably after the first Euro batch completed.
I had remote access yesterday to my car using the US iPhone App. Honked the horn, flashed the lights, and opened the pano roof
Location was the factory at Fremont, so looks like its not on a boat for Europe yet.
And when you did that, they probably switched it off immediately!I had remote access yesterday to my car using the US iPhone App. Honked the horn, flashed the lights, and opened the pano roof
Location was the factory at Fremont, so looks like its not on a boat for Europe yet.
But cool, things are really happening now!
You're right - I immediately posted pics on the Norwegian EV forum, and tried 30mins after to access my car. It was switched off
tuvow
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Would be fun to honk a few times through the app
edit: ah, I see that's already done.. good job!
edit: ah, I see that's already done.. good job!
My application went from "no vehicle is linked" to " remote access is off" yesterday. I doubt that production is being switched back and forth between European and American cars, so that only European or American cars are manufactured in a given day. My hunch is that cars are still batched by major options ( battery size, suspension, etc), with American and European cars being produced side by side within the given batch.
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