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Tesla Meets Self-Imposed Deadline For Model 3, Rolls Out 7,000 Cars In a Week (cnbc.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the overachiever dept.

Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the company produced 7,000 cars last week, including 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans. "Beating a self-imposed deadline, the final car rolling off the assembly line on Sunday morning, several hours after the midnight goal set by Musk, two workers at the factory told Reuters on Sunday." CNBC reports: The 5,000th Model 3 finished final quality checks at the Fremont, California factory and was ready to go around 5 a.m. PDT (1200 GMT), one person told Reuters. It was not clear if Tesla could maintain that level of production for a longer period of time. Tesla had a goal of producing 5,000 Model 3s per week before the close of the second quarter on Saturday to demonstrate it could mass produce the battery-powered sedan.

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  1. And ... if they hadn't? by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    What if they hadn't beat that self-imposed deadline?

    Oh. They would not have twittered.

    I ... see. Well, nothing to see here, carry on...

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    1. Re:And ... if they hadn't? by vtcodger · · Score: 1, Funny

      'Hm... I am finally going to hastily ;-) order a Model 3 now."

      Brilliant decision. You should jump at this opportunity to spend $40,000 or (most likely) more for a vehicle that is only moderately more inconvenient to own than a 1998 Toyota Camry.

      For an extra $5000, you can get the optional autopilot that can drive you into bridges, police cars and fire engines if you have trouble managing that on your own. To my knowledge, there's no attermarket kit for the Camry that'll do that available at any price.

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  2. Re:Trump dies in Federal Prison either way a trait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Perhaps, but spamming it here, like the head cheetos himself does on Twitter, does not help.

  3. Re:hmmm by lgw · · Score: 3, Funny

    It will be a dire week for short sellers. I finally sold my TSLA last week, so it's sure to double next week!

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