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It must be that Tesla is losing money on the base model.

• empath75 8y ago
  The couldn’t be as they haven’t produced a single one.
  • coldtea 8y ago
    Still could be, as long as their calculated build costs were higher than the advertised price, even if they haven't built one...
    • ambulancechaser 8y ago
      they could have lost money if they engineered the changes to the production line that they otherwise would have had to do.
  • mtgx 8y ago
    Maybe they figured out they would be losing money, which is why they kept delaying manufacturing it? This whole "Standard Plus model is so much more popular anyway" is a sick joke.
  • richardknop 8y ago
    Which is probably why they haven't built any. They did the math and knew they can't make profit on it so they "announced" 35k model is available but tried to upsell all people who ordered it to more expensive models, and now they quietly cancelled the 35k model without delivering a single one. So they can say "hey we released 35k Model 3 as promised" to save face. But I don't think they can make profit from it so they are forced to sell more expensive models.
    • linuxftw 8y ago
      I remember reading alleged whistler blower reports about damaged cells going into packs. Perhaps this is the most cost-effective way to utilize the stuff they built in tents.
    • mhermher 8y ago
      This is an exact repeat of the Model S 40 version.