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> He had negative things to say about the quality of the rest of their electrical components... That is simply false. Here he is talking about the Model 3: ht
by zaroth 7y ago
> He had negative things to say about the quality of the rest of their electrical components...
That is simply false. Here he is talking about the Model 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVnRQRdePp4&t=10m11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVnRQRdePp4&t=10m11s
Their margins are better than their competitors because Tesla is vertically integrated, allowing them to do things like reduce the number of harnesses by 40%, and design solutions like the "SuperBottle" which Munro once said is his favorite part of the Model 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACdvsfZH-4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACdvsfZH-4w
And there's a world of difference between after-market upgrades (of which there are plenty for Tesla) and the manufacturer taking their latest generation technology and manufacturing and designing it so that they can slot it into late-model cars, all while constantly shipping firmware upgrades to their entire fleet which make the cars better in every possible way from speed, handling, range, efficiency, user experience, safety, entertainment, etc.