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Is the Model S not mass produced?

• mey 10y ago
  Compaing US sales of Model S for 2015 to say something like a Toyota RAV4 (a popular but not top selling car in the US) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Top_selling_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Top_selling_coun... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4 Model S 2015: 25,202 Toyota RAV 4 2015: 315,412 In the US, the best selling vehicle the Ford F-Series which sold 780,354 in 2015 So I wouldn't say it's not mass produced, but it hasn't hit full economy of scale, and isn't designed to.
  • dsfyu404ed 10y ago
    If you really want to make Tesla production numbers seem tiny then compare it to vehicle platforms.
• thinkmassive 10y ago
  Compared with other EVs the volumes seem pretty high: http://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/ http://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/ Compared to a comparable line of luxury cars, for instance the BMW 5-series, the volumes are relatively low: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series#Production_and_sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series#Production_and_sa...
• njharman 10y ago
  The roadster wasn't, Each model has funded devel/production of the following model. I think parent meant S&X are funding "mass productions (model 3)"
• sowbug 10y ago
  Production for the masses might be more on point.