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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by karpodiem on Sunday July 01, 2018 @04:01PM (#17437268)
Pre-orders are overstated. Check Twitter - people who were quoted November delivery for AWD Performance are now being told they can take delivery in July.

They'll burn through supposed 450K before the end of Q3, and then the order book is dry/cash crunch time for Tesla.

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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by ericb on Sunday July 01, 2018 @04:50PM (#17437485)
That means they are managing cash flows and taking high margin orders first, not running out of demand.

Further, I expect the number of people who can put down 1k and wait with no new car for a long time is but a small fraction of those who can buy without those substantial barriers.

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