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Not true, Munro does labor of cost assessments as well, not just BoM. If Munro is saying car is profitable then I am pretty sure he factored that in.

• raisedbyninjas 8y ago
  Does it factor in the warranty maintenance? Tesla seems to have a high rate of warranty work from noisy drive units to retrofitting titanium armor to all the battery packs.
  • toomuchtodo 8y ago
    You're referring to changes made to Model S vehicle manufacturing over half a decade ago. The lubrication of the drive units has been automated, and battery pack armoring is built into the current cost model for all production vehicles.
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• stephengillie 8y ago
  Other reviews have predicted that the Model 3, itself, is profitable. These say Tesla's bigger financial issue is the Supercharger network. Ideally, they would pay for Supercharger through perpetuities - or perpetual annuities - from interest on part of the profit from the car; but the invested profits are sequestered from operations' use.