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> Looking at the future, Tesla said it expects to deliver 47,000 to 50,000 Model S and Model X vehicles combined in the first half of 2017, representing vehicle
by 1024core 10y ago
> Looking at the future, Tesla said it expects to deliver 47,000 to 50,000 Model S and Model X vehicles combined in the first half of 2017, representing vehicle delivery growth of 61% to 71% compared with the same period last year.
They fell short of their goal of 80,000 vehicles in 2016. You're talking about almost doubling their production in 2017... and then doubling it again in 2018! Ain't gonna happen.
- Animats 10y agoTesla should be able to make about 400,000 vehicles a year with the Fremont plant. GM/Toyota did in that building, and with a lower headcount than Tesla. The question is how long it will take Tesla to get their new assembly line debugged. Tesla isn't breaking new ground here, despite the PR hype. Musk usually overpromises and delivers late. Tesla will need about two assembly lines each running two shifts to reach their production goal. Once they get the first line running, balanced, and up to speed, they should be able to build about one car per minute, or 120,000 cars a year, with one shift. They're running about 2000 cars a week now, which is a bit slow, but not unreasonable for a medium volume luxury car.