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There's also a lot of different homologation requirements to sell in different markets. That could blow out the number of models.

• avs733 9y ago
  fair, hadn't considered that. Still...80...? He's not saying exterior panels or different parts...he basically said frames. Even if we assume that they (insanely) have significant different bodies for each trim of the S, that means they have >25 different version of the design. That can't be right. This is all the reason why major auto manufacturers have product 'architectures'.
  • hinkley 9y ago
    Could he be including revisions in those numbers? There were six battery sizes on this vehicle. The largest is almost twice the size of the smallest. They may have modified the design several times to either fit or support different battery configurations. Maybe some unplanned changes around 120/230V and safety?
    • varjag 9y ago
      Also 2wd/4wd powertrains that could require chassis mods too. In combinations with above could easily be dozens of versions.