I have just stumbled across an interview with Elon Musk in the online edition of the German "Manager Magazin" in which, among other things, he was asked several questions about the future of the Model S in Europe. One very interesting tidbit was his statement that the design of the Model S would be changed considerable this year because building it in the present way was too time consuming and expensive, too inefficient. He mainly referred to the multitude of ways parts are currently bonded together - glue, welding, screws, rivets of various sizes. He gave the example of the B-pillar of the current Model that had to be redesigned to meet the crash regulations, a fact he was obviously very unhappy with (poor engineers!)
It was not clear whether the changes would comprise only production methods and "invisible" parts or whether the exterior of the car would be changed too.
Source (German only):
Tesla-Chef Elon Musk: "Wir werden mit Daimler hoffentlich mehr zu tun haben" - manager magazin - Unternehmen
It was not clear whether the changes would comprise only production methods and "invisible" parts or whether the exterior of the car would be changed too.
Source (German only):
Tesla-Chef Elon Musk: "Wir werden mit Daimler hoffentlich mehr zu tun haben" - manager magazin - Unternehmen