DarkandStormy
Active Member
One theory that's floating out there (but doesn't make sense to me) is that Tesla eventually wants to kill the S&X. Sales have been tanking as 3&Y have largely cannibalized. Of course, what doesn't make sense is they've been teasing Plaid (and now Plaid+) for awhile. Why go through all that plus making the prototypes if you weren't actually going to produce them?
Hearing about the 4680 delays, it seems likely that the stated specs can only be reached with those batteries and those aren't at full scale production yet (sounded like 2022 or even 2023). So, sure, they could pump out a few hundred from their pilot plant, but I think they want to wait until they can produce closer to capacity.
Hearing about the 4680 delays, it seems likely that the stated specs can only be reached with those batteries and those aren't at full scale production yet (sounded like 2022 or even 2023). So, sure, they could pump out a few hundred from their pilot plant, but I think they want to wait until they can produce closer to capacity.