Tesla could make 800 Model S EVs a week by late 2014
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Tesla continues to impress, with high demand pushing the small, California-based company well beyond its initial projections of 400 Model S EVs per week. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, "We're above 400 a week at the current manpower, and not trivially above it." If things continue at the current pace, Tesla's Fremont, California factory, former home of the General Motors/Toyota NUMMI facility, will be pumping out 800 cars per week by late 2014.
That number will eventually come to include the Model X SUV and a smaller, more affordable alternative to the Model S. There's even chatter of a compact SUV, according to a story from Bloomberg.
Even if Tesla produces 800 cars per week for an entire year, the company hasn't even approached the maximum capacity of its Fremont factory. The NUMMI facility was producing 500,000 units per year during its glory days. And while that number is still far off for Tesla, Musk claims it'll happen eventually. "We going to have every kind of car you could possibly imagine. If it moves, we'll make it."
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/12/t...-by-late-2014/Tesla continues to impress, with high demand pushing the small, California-based company well beyond its initial projections of 400 Model S EVs per week. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, "We're above 400 a week at the current manpower, and not trivially above it." If things continue at the current pace, Tesla's Fremont, California factory, former home of the General Motors/Toyota NUMMI facility, will be pumping out 800 cars per week by late 2014.
That number will eventually come to include the Model X SUV and a smaller, more affordable alternative to the Model S. There's even chatter of a compact SUV, according to a story from Bloomberg.
Even if Tesla produces 800 cars per week for an entire year, the company hasn't even approached the maximum capacity of its Fremont factory. The NUMMI facility was producing 500,000 units per year during its glory days. And while that number is still far off for Tesla, Musk claims it'll happen eventually. "We going to have every kind of car you could possibly imagine. If it moves, we'll make it."
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Ive seen quite a few around and they have really been catching my eye. In black, its just down right menacing.
^^ agreed.
Excited to see a smaller full EV sedan from them. And more attainable for me hah
Excited to see a smaller full EV sedan from them. And more attainable for me hah
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I want one, but at $0.37 per kwh I'd have to really see if its worthwhile. In the long run maybe, but I don't tend to keep cars longer than 3-5 years so I'm not sure.
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caught a Fisker last week at Publix... That engine sounded nice and electric lol...
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so looks like Tesla is the blue Ray and Fisker is the HD DVD. I think they were both great cars and design but only one will stay. Welcome Tesla