Re:Tesla’s new Solar Roof costs less than a new roof plus so...
by caseysoftware on Saturday October 26, 2019 @10:14AM
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Because that disconnects the company from actual demand.
Production of early versions is always more expensive because of the research & development, creation/configuration of the machines, etc, etc but the marginal cost goes down drastically. The numbers work out even better as you can amortize those early costs over a larger and larger production run. This means v2 and later editions are cheaper.
Production of early versions is always more expensive because of the research & development, creation/configuration of the machines, etc, etc but the marginal cost goes down drastically. The numbers work out even better as you can amortize those early costs over a larger and larger production run. This means v2 and later editions are cheaper.
It's text book "economies of scale"