The power of the other companies would not be their patents or such related to production, its their ability to produce in any number they choose to do so. Hell

The power of the other companies would not be their patents or such related to production, its their ability to produce in any number they choose to do so. Hell GM proved they could pivot/etc with speed when they delivered a well developed and beat expectations "affordable" two hundred mile range EV before Tesla. While its cool Tesla has entered "production" with the model 3 I haven't seen one story on what the actual production line looks like. How many people are hired for it and trained? Did they get all the equipment in, installed, and certified? Surely these can be found out. I hope this is not like the X launch where some insiders made jokes about the paint being practically wet in regards to how close they cut it getting just the stage vehicles delivered. the big concerns going forward are obviously cannibalization of the S sales and the fact these cars will be in the hands of people who won't be as accepting of issues as the early adopters have been. its easy to dismiss issues with your third, fourth, or fifth family vehicle. However some of the 3 buyers will be likely pushing their finances and this will be their only or second.