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That day will only come if they produce a cheaper car, just like Android ecosystem with Samsung makes cheap phones. TESLA cant do it, because their per unit car
by pankajdoharey 8y ago
That day will only come if they produce a cheaper car, just like Android ecosystem with Samsung makes cheap phones. TESLA cant do it, because their per unit car profits are too high. We need a new car manufacturer that keeps its per car sale margins low and rely of volume.
- wmf 8y agoLike, say, Nissan?
- deepnotderp 8y agoOr GM?
- pankajdoharey 8y agoActually Nissan or GM actually are well equipped to build cars, their production pipeline is time tested, you must have heard that TESLA was finding it difficult to assemble a efficient assembly line to meet the demand. It still is way behind on its schedule for delivery and unable to meet the demand. If only GM or Nissan actually produce a compelling enough car i am sure they can beat TESLA on prices, simply because they have yrs on investment already paid off on their assembly lines. TESLA would take many many yrs to get paid on the new assembly line they are putting in place that too with the inflation of 2018.
- madengr 8y agoIt all boils down to battery cost, and from what I have seen (in presentation), the battery costs have a Moore’s law type type reduction. In the next few years, the EV cost will be below ICE.
- pferde 8y agoThis is what I see the as greatest value that Tesla brings to the world. Not their cars themselves, but the fact that they made the incumbents get off their lazy asses and actually innovate, after many years of wasting time perfecting the cars' cup holders.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoWe need more battery manufacturing capacity before that can happen.