The project Tesla Model 3 is complete: from a few days, the compact sedan to $ 35,000 and 345 km range has a definite line, out to the last detail. And the expectations of Elon Musk are huge: thanks to the new CEO expects to achieve monstre results, ie a turnover of “20 billion dollars a year.” Numbers, of course, that will have to withstand the test of facts.
Electric hopes. Musk pulled out the crystal ball during the visit to the press Gigafactory, the maxi battery factory now ready for the inauguration. The CEO explained that the engineering of the Model 3 (always at an altitude of 373,000 pre-orders) was completed two weeks ago and that the lines should start work in the summer of 2017. In short, everything as planned, although the accounts, as reported in the Reuters , are even more ambitious production roadmap: a regime (ie in 2018, when Tesla should exceed 500 thousand cars), the Model 3 “will be able to generate 20 billion turnover and 5 of profits “, defying forecasts and skepticism on the electrical profitability. To achieve the result, Musk does not rule out a “modest increase of capital”: the event, the House would rely investors for the sixth time in four years.
aerodynamic lens. The prototypes of the Model 3 presented last April does not represent the model for the production, even to be finished in terms of design . Yesterday Musk gave no details, but the stated goal of pencils has always been the aerodynamics: the target is in fact a Cd of 0.21. Among the enhancements could also be some new to the front.
The Autopilot and Mobileye. The Musk considerations Model 3 arrive in the same hours of the divorce between Tesla and Mobileye on the front dell’Autopilot: as we explained yesterday, the fatal accident on May 7 led the stop of dell’EyeQ3 supply, the chip that runs the front of the semi-autonomous camera system. On the reasons of the decision positions they are discordant: “At stake is the reputation of Mobileye and the same automotive industry – said the company’s co-founder Israeli Amnon Shashua – We think that it is not in our interest to continue to work with Tesla”. More: Palo Alto would not be “decisive” for the financial results of Jerusalem, interested in following the road 100% independent with EyeQ4.
Musk counterattacks. Unlike the comment Electric CEO, so many Mobileye customers (the main global driver assistance systems supplier) would even be a limit: “The fact of having to support hundreds of manufacturers of traditional patterns adversely affects the ‘technological evolution of the company “- responded Musk – We expected, but the matter will not have concrete effects on our projects.” Very soon, the House will begin to internally develop the software for the camera.
the fatal accident. as for the clash with the trailer in which he killed the 45 year old Joshua Brown, yesterday the National Transportation Safety Board has disclosed the first report on the dynamics: for the feds, the Model S was traveling at 74 miles per hour (119 km / h), thus above the limit of 65 (104 km / h). the autopilot was active, as well as the functions of the Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and automatic steering for the lane-keeping. the incident is being investigated by the NHTSA: Tesla will have to answer some requests for clarification by Friday, while for other issues we will have until August 26.
the Gigafactory. The day after tomorrow, Musk inaugurate a part of Reno, Nevada factory. The huge factory, produced in partnership with Panasonic, has a total cost of US $ 5 billion. When fully operational, the site is expected to produce 35 gigawatt hours of solar cells and battery packs of 50, enough to power 500,000 per year; however, yesterday Musk has further raised the bar in volume, assuming 150 Gigawatt-hour for 1.5 million cars.
David Comunello
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