The Song Remains the Same
by Elon Musk
Published Friday, December 21st, 2007
Not sure if you guys heard about this, but Elon recently posted a new entry in the Tesla blogs regarding some of the issues discussed in the Townhall meetings. Here are some bullet points:
"- we are going to deliver a great sports car next year that customers will love driving."
-Results from third party magazine test drives will come early February next year.
-Goal is to begin production of Roadster Spring '08
-Transmission may need to be upgraded free of charge at later date.
-Transmission will be safe and reliable, though not meeting original acceleration specs.
-Limited production throughout 1st half of '08 to exercise manufacturing, supply chain, customer service capabilities before entering full production.
-Elon's car, production VIN 1, already off production line in UK, and prepared for importation.
-Model 2, a midsized luxury sports sedan, will be unveiled 1st half of '08
-Roadster target 1000-2000 per year, sedan target 10,000 per year w/ much lower price
-Model 3 aims to be even lower price and order of magnitude greater volume
-Tesla on path for independent growth, w/ IPO along the way. No talks of selling company.
-Tesla's "Master Plan" remains unchanged.
-A REEV or range extended electric vehicle is "likely" in Tesla's future.
-Elon "came out to California was to do graduate studies at Stanford on high energy density capacitors for use in electric vehicles."
-"Tesla needs to be profitable to be viable and grow, but this is about much more than making money. The electric vehicle revolution is critically important to the world and is way overdue. Tesla Motors, with the help of its customers and investors, is going to lead the way in making it happen."
Linky:
Tesla Motors - think
by Elon Musk
Published Friday, December 21st, 2007
Not sure if you guys heard about this, but Elon recently posted a new entry in the Tesla blogs regarding some of the issues discussed in the Townhall meetings. Here are some bullet points:
"- we are going to deliver a great sports car next year that customers will love driving."
-Results from third party magazine test drives will come early February next year.
-Goal is to begin production of Roadster Spring '08
-Transmission may need to be upgraded free of charge at later date.
-Transmission will be safe and reliable, though not meeting original acceleration specs.
-Limited production throughout 1st half of '08 to exercise manufacturing, supply chain, customer service capabilities before entering full production.
-Elon's car, production VIN 1, already off production line in UK, and prepared for importation.
-Model 2, a midsized luxury sports sedan, will be unveiled 1st half of '08
-Roadster target 1000-2000 per year, sedan target 10,000 per year w/ much lower price
-Model 3 aims to be even lower price and order of magnitude greater volume
-Tesla on path for independent growth, w/ IPO along the way. No talks of selling company.
-Tesla's "Master Plan" remains unchanged.
-A REEV or range extended electric vehicle is "likely" in Tesla's future.
-Elon "came out to California was to do graduate studies at Stanford on high energy density capacitors for use in electric vehicles."
-"Tesla needs to be profitable to be viable and grow, but this is about much more than making money. The electric vehicle revolution is critically important to the world and is way overdue. Tesla Motors, with the help of its customers and investors, is going to lead the way in making it happen."
Linky:
Tesla Motors - think
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