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Well...after all, it IS rocket science. LOL!It is apparently easier to launch pointy things into the sky than to launch scaled-up production of the Model 3.
Hopefully we'll get more details tomorrow on the earnings call.
You're right, that's my mistake.
I agree that those production numbers would be bad if they hit 200k cars sold in the US in Q2. If they don't, those production numbers might be OK if they're throttling production to hit 200k sales in early Q3.
I disagree about your interpretation of their 2500/week statement. Based on their Q4 release, they're referring to their full production capacity over days to maybe a week, not their average production over however many weeks/months. They've already hit 1000/week, per their press release, but they're clearly not at an average of 1000/week. My guess is the same applies to hitting 2500k/week.
Tesla Q4 2017 Vehicle Production and Deliveries (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Like I said before, I think it's more important that they maximize the number of people who get the tax credit rather than ramping as quickly as they can. They might chose to ramp as quickly as possible, but that could cost them in terms of customer satisfaction (fewer people getting the tax credit, maybe more defects per car they deliver, less time to sort out the production line prior to increasing volume).
As an early morning day 1 non-owner reservation holder from Seattle, this would tick me off to no end. East coast better not leap frog me.My WAG is that Tesla will invite non-owners within the next couple weeks focusing initially on early Day 1 reservations on the East Coast/Midwest (or a mix of geographies) and then moving west so they can have the best chance of getting the maximum number of Model 3s in customers' hands before the end of the quarter.
I THINK what they mean is that an east coaster will order first, but since it's east coast, it takes longer to get there. If I ordered next week in NC and you ordered a week later, we'd probably get our cars at about the same time. If they opened yours first, and mine a week later, then you'd get yours two weeks before me. They can only deliver so many per store per day, so if they wanted to maximize deliveries for the quarter, they'd have to do as many per store as they can.As an early morning day 1 non-owner reservation holder from Seattle, this would tick me off to no end. East coast better not leap frog me.
As an early morning day 1 non-owner reservation holder from Seattle, this would tick me off to no end. East coast better not leap frog me.
I just cancelled my reservation. It feels kind of liberating.Maybe this is why Tesla won't tell us where we stand in line.
Be sure to let us all know this in as many different threads as possible. Saying it two or three times is not enough.I just cancelled my reservation. It feels kind of liberating.
I think SpaceX announced Falcon Heavy in 2011It is apparently easier to launch pointy things into the sky than to launch scaled-up production of the Model 3.
Hopefully we'll get more details tomorrow on the earnings call.
I just cancelled my reservation. It feels kind of liberating.
Thank you.I just cancelled my reservation. It feels kind of liberating.
I feel better about it today than I did yesterday.Thank you.
Hope you have no regrets in a few months. Speaking as a grandparent, I'm very aware how fast the time can pass.
The fastest way to get delivery numbers up is to start deliveries near the factory. This (among other reasons) is why they did this with employee and current owners.My WAG is that Tesla will invite non-owners within the next couple weeks focusing initially on early Day 1 reservations on the East Coast/Midwest (or a mix of geographies) and then moving west so they can have the best chance of getting the maximum number of Model 3s in customers' hands before the end of the quarter.
I am not sure what number I was, but I walked out of the Charlotte, NC store before noon if I remember correctly. I haven't received my invite yet, so I guess I missed the cut-off for today's invites.I was 20 in line in North Carolina and I just placed my order a couple hours ago!
So now that invitations have gone out, it looks like my theory about a certain amount per store is right. People in every area are able to configure all at once, but not sure how many. One person in California who was about #100 in line said he can't configure yet. I was 20 in line in North Carolina and I just placed my order a couple hours ago!