Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out 5000 cars in a week

Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by anoncoward111 on Sunday July 01, 2018 @04:20PM (#17437351)

assuming Tesla can't find a way to boost production by just 3% over those 52 weeks, it will take less than two weeks to make those additional cars.

Their revenue isn't supply driven anyway, it is demand driven. Two weeks of delay will not result in 273M in lost sales. It will just result in delayed sales.

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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by xyzzyz on Sunday July 01, 2018 @08:02PM (#17438439)

It will just result in delayed sales.

I know two people who withdrew their Tesla Model 3 reservations due to them failing to meet a deadline. Their reasoning was that they'd like to buy a Tesla, but if they need to wait years for it, they prefer to get a nice car to drive in the meantime. The longer the delays are, the more people will give up.

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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by anoncoward111 on Sunday July 01, 2018 @08:52PM (#17438621)

Yeah I agree with you, but we're talking about a delay of two weeks, not years. That's how long it will take to make up the shortfall.

Anyway, Teslas are overpriced and of questionable quality.

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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by xyzzyz on Sunday July 01, 2018 @09:17PM (#17438699)

The original deadline for 5k production was in December. It's more than 2 weeks.

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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by someonenice on Monday July 02, 2018 @12:17AM (#17439317)

The delay for the people who placed order are not same as delay to get to 5K target.

If I am 100,000 in queue, then car should have originally taken 20 weeks at 5000 cars per week. Now it will take 20.62 weeks at 4850 per week.

That is a delay of few days.

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