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Certainly explains the layoffs. Interesting that apparently they are still pursuing lower cost offerings. But it really didn't make much sense what they said a
by constantcrying 3y ago
Certainly explains the layoffs.
Interesting that apparently they are still pursuing lower cost offerings. But it really didn't make much sense what they said about it taking stuff from new and old platforms, that sounds really stupid.
- VirusNewbie 3y agoI think tesla makes great mid level cars. Their high end offerings don’t feel high end enough, but the cheaper model 3s have a comparable fit and finish to other similarly priced vehicles and have some good tech.
- constantcrying 3y agoThe question is whether they can survive if they are up against established competition. Do they focus on that segment and try to establish themselves against the competition there or do they plan on capturing other parts of the market? Budget cars are always far harder to make then these midrange models atleast the margins will be lower and you need scale to compensate. Tesla had the enormous advantage of being early to market with a mediocre car with extremely great software. Now nearly every other car company is competing with them. To be honest, if I was buying a Tesla priced EV today, I wouldn't buy a Tesla.
- bryanlarsen 3y ago> But it really didn't make much sense what they said about it taking stuff from new and old platforms, that sounds really stupid. What it means to me is that the new vehicles aren't going to copy all the stupid stuff from Cybertruck.
- constantcrying 3y agoSure, but if you are making a new car you should decide what platform you use. Picking from two different platforms defeats the purpose of building platforms.
- melodyogonna 3y agoWouldn't you pick what's good with the old platform while introducing new innovations to fix the bad parts?
- constantcrying 3y agoYou build platforms to be able to quickly make new models, maybe with minor upgrades to platform parts down the line. Taking what works from an old platform and developing it further for different needs is known as "building a new platform". What the said is that they would mix and match parts from the old and new platform, which makes very little sense.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoThey're creating a new platform with technologies from several older platforms.
- constantcrying 3y agoThis certainly isn't what they wrote.