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Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Two-wheeled Chinese vehicles is a market that's already cornered by cost-effective incumbent Chinese manufacturers. What exactly would this American luxury brand have in that market?

The question sounded like a challenge, so how about Autopilot? Even for two wheelers. I think going forward the autonomous driving will be even stronger differentiator.

How would you keep your balance on a self driving motorcycle? You would always have to pay attention to the road.

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Tesla should now focus on a mass market electric vehicle to take the climate crisis- something like a closed two-wheeler with broad tyres. Good for traffic and temperature controlled too. Chinese people would buy it in droves.

That's one take, but I'm more excited by the cybertruck and what it means for larger electric vehicles. I could see all-electric camper vans or RVs being a thing that a certain group of people wouldn't mind paying a premium for.

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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Tesla should now focus on a mass market electric vehicle to take the climate crisis- something like a closed two-wheeler with broad tyres. Good for traffic and temperature controlled too. Chinese people would buy it in droves.

Two-wheeled Chinese vehicles is a market that's already cornered by cost-effective incumbent Chinese manufacturers. What exactly would this American luxury brand have in that market?

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Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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Tesla should now focus on a mass market electric vehicle to take the climate crisis- something like a closed two-wheeler with broad tyres. Good for traffic and temperature controlled too. Chinese people would buy it in droves.

Two-wheeled Chinese vehicles is a market that's already cornered by cost-effective incumbent Chinese manufacturers. What exactly would this American luxury brand have in that market?

Better safety features, for one. Chinese cars, especially cost-effective ones, cut corners that would make them unsaleable in countries with higher, enforced, safety standards.

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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That's a really imperssive milestone. And Tesla still has a huge prospect of the mass market in the future(e.g. in China or India), and that's exactly what their current direction.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/06/tesla-gets-ok-to-produce-l...

[2] https://fortune.com/2020/01/07/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory-s...

[3] https://www.benzinga.com/news/20/03/15507012/tesla-now-china...

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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post #20

critically speaking, we are still WAY WAY short of their promise. Yeah, downvote or whatever, truth is truth. Also... please don't come at me with what they accomplished, it's well documented. Simply assess them on the promise on where we'd be today according to them. Not even close. And this charlatan had words for Bill Gates... hahahhaha

Of course i was always going to be downvoted. Did i touch your feely feely HN subscriber? Welcome to the real life. Where your heroes promise and don't deliver. Elon being the biggest culprit. He used to be my hero, given we come from SA together and all, until i cut through the bs. Downvote to oblivion HN, i have enough points. Someone had to say it. Feel free to deny it.

You are probably a fucking bootcamp kid anyway if you're incensed by this. NO ONE CARES.

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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such a great milestone! I hope they hit 10 million one by 2030! We need more companies like Tesla in this world.

The one thing I don't get is that everybody assumes there is unlimited demand for Tesla cars, Tesla just needs to be able to produce. But realistically, let's assume that in 1-2 years government subsidies will end then how many people will still want an EV for a price tag of minimum 30k & can afford it? All that Tesla produces are cars for the premium segment despite some mass market rhetoric.

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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post #27

such a great milestone! I hope they hit 10 million one by 2030! We need more companies like Tesla in this world.

The one thing I don't get is that everybody assumes there is unlimited demand for Tesla cars, Tesla just needs to be able to produce. But realistically, let's assume that in 1-2 years government subsidies will end then how many people will still want an EV for a price tag of minimum 30k & can afford it? All that Tesla produces are cars for the premium segment despite some mass market rhetoric.

Does Tesla still qualify for large government subsidies? I thought they had ran through their allocation long ago.

Re: Tesla produces its millionth car

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Will Covid-19 affect its production rate going forward? It is intriguing to see what these companies do to deal with disrupted supply chains!

The Shanghai municipal government took special care of GF3. They resumed production one month ago on 10th Feb. http://www.xinhuanet.com/2020-02/10/c_1125555728.htm However I do think the supply chain will need more time to recover. And consumer market wise it's quite uncertain. People are locked in doors with limited travelling needs, and oil prices are historically low.

Still never understood why governments don't take "oil prices are low" as an opportunity to put in a carbon tax. The low prices offset the tax for the consumer, but then you make it revenue neutral by either cutting some other taxes (e.g. payroll tax) or paying out the money as a UBI.

The result is you stimulate your economy because some of the tax is getting paid by foreign oil interests but all of the money is going to your citizens.

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