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joshcryer

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81. They have 20k reservations and churn out 400 cars a week.

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:44 PM

Jan 2013

At that rate it's going to take them an entire year to finish up the reservations.

You can see here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/5747-Model-S-Reservation-Tally

They are basically over saturated if anything (which I admit can also be a bad thing if you can't deliver to your customers).

I like Musk for his engineering approach to things, and I'm a huge, big fan of SpaceX. I think his heart is in the right place, and I think his three big projects, SpaceX, Tesla, Solar City, are all future looking visions. 1) clean energy 2) clean locomotion 3) getting off this rock to continue the species in case of cataclysm.

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Chevy Volt sales triple in 2012 [View all] Welcome_hubby Jan 2013 OP

This is great - the GOP hates GM and especically the Volt jpak Jan 2013 #1

Republican Bob Lutz's car, created during GWB's administration. eom TheBlackAdder Jan 2013 #12

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to improve it's looks RedstDem Jan 2013 #36

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Only problem with that is RedstDem Jan 2013 #22

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eeep AlecBGreen Jan 2013 #42

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The car spearheaded by Republican Bob Lutz during the GWB presidency... is an Obama car? TheBlackAdder Jan 2013 #11

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Where Tom Jeff Jan 2013 #19

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I love your Volt too!!! RedstDem Jan 2013 #28

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Why or why not? n/t freethought Jan 2013 #69

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Fisker is not Tesla. joshcryer Jan 2013 #76

I was about to post the same thing freethought Jan 2013 #77

They have 20k reservations and churn out 400 cars a week. joshcryer Jan 2013 #81

It's a luxury model. Tesla's 3rd or 4th gen models will be more mainstream. joshcryer Jan 2013 #75

Short Circuit, my apologies, I swapped Fisker for Tesla DainBramaged Jan 2013 #78

Fair enough, thanks for the correction. joshcryer Jan 2013 #82

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Oh, I've checked them out as well, and you're right! IDemo Jan 2013 #38

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response to this from a right wing dumbass LW1977 Jan 2013 #40

Rightwing dumbasses do suck jpak Jan 2013 #44

I'm mistified over the right wing hate for a perfectly fine flagship vehicle RedstDem Jan 2013 #45

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19th century fox..lol RedstDem Jan 2013 #48

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