Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey
by revelation on Monday April 14, 2014 @01:04PM
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And then you factor in that Tesla produces the majority of the motor in house from raw materials.
Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey
by jesusmichael on Monday April 14, 2014 @08:48PM
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The "mistake" you are making is that you assume Tesla has "invented" an electric motor, so rugged that it can withstand that riggers of being inside a consumer vehicle on the open road with a novice operator, in various environmental conditions, that is a fraction of the cost of similarly powered electric motors that operate in static environments, such as a factory floor, with experienced operators and fixed maintenance schedules? Wow.. I have a bridge to sell you...
When you build large numbers of integrated devices (be they washing machines, cars or cell phones), individual unit costs of components are always much lower. That's why we mass produce things.