| Tesla Model S (WhiteStar) Discussion about the Tesla Model S (WhiteStar) |
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02-08-2009, 08:12 AM
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#91 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aptos, California Posts: 1,551 | I agree that is disappointing. I hope the "it won't be ready" is mistaken.
My hazy memory of a time line:
Dec '07: it is almost done and will be revealed in Spring '08
June '08: Car is done, and they just need their new designer to tweak the exterior design details and that it will be revealed in Fall '08
Aug '08: It will be revealed by the end of the year. Press get sneak peak renderings.
Oct '08: It will be revealed in Geneva, March '09
Dec '08: Teaser pictures showing a prototype license plate. Feb '09 special event for Roadster owners
Jan: March '09 event to coincide with Geneva.
They have been saying the car is done or all but done for a really long time to decide it isn't really done 3 weeks before they show it off. Hopefully it is really done, and they have decided to postpone the unveiling for some other business reasons.
It would make sense to hold off on the unveiling until they have funding/a place to manufacture it I suppose. | 
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02-08-2009, 08:21 AM
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#92 | | Roadster Sport 553
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 986 | I would think that revealing it and having 1,000 deposits, at $20,000 each, would be a useful negotiating point with future investors and the government to prove viability.
Reveal the Model S and let's get excited about it. | |
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02-08-2009, 09:17 AM
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#93 | | Tesla Fan
Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,992 | Quote:
Originally Posted by graham  My hazy memory of a time line... | Yes, the dates are very hazy as the sedan was supposed to go intro production in 2009, then 2010, then 2011 and now "on track" for 2012 "as planned".
2009: Tesla WhiteStar Hybrid and Electric Sedan Expected in 2009 ~ Hybrid Car Review Sustainable Industries | Breaking News | Tesla unveils electric sedan Quote: |
Tesla is building an assembly plant in Albuquerque, N.M., which is slotted for completion by the end of 2008. The company says it plans to build 10,000 WhiteStar sedans annually starting in 2009.
| Tesla Whitestar to be offered as both an EV and a REV - Autoblog Quote: |
They have announced that the Whitestar Sedan, in development for release sometime around the end of 2009
| Tesla to Build WhiteStar Electric Sedan in New Mexico | Autopia from Wired.com Quote: |
...with the first WhiteStars rolling off the assembly line in fall of 2009.
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...Model S is a sedan that is expected to cost about $60,000 and will go into production by late 2010... | 2011 Quote: |
Tesla is still on track to begin production of the Model S in 2011
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...Tesla is still on track to begin production of the Model S in 2011
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Tesla currently plans to have the Model S, a less expensive, four-door sedan intended to compliment the Tesla Roadster, on the road for 2011.
| 2012 Quote: |
...Model S is still on track for production in 2012.
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02-08-2009, 05:41 PM
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#94 | | Roadster Sport 553
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 986 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tesla Dave Two things I learned from the Tesla reps working the show:
1) The Model S intro on March 5 will be delayed. It won't be ready by then. | It has been tentatively rescheduled for March 26th. It was only due to internal scheduling conflicts. That date is not final. I just found out because I requested two tickets.
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02-09-2009, 12:10 PM
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#95 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,606 | My understanding was that the exterior was pretty much done, but maybe there was a little more interior work to do. That was a long time ago, though.
A March 26 unveiling means it completely misses Geneva. | |
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02-09-2009, 01:06 PM
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#96 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 920 | I would much rather see it unveiled in the USA anyway. I mean it is an American product afterall. | |
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02-09-2009, 01:15 PM
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#97 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,606 | Agreed.
I also think they'd better have a plant deal well in hand before they start taking deposits. And since they want to start taking deposits the day of the unveiling, I guess I understand the delay. | |
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02-09-2009, 03:24 PM
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#98 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 | What's the next major car show in the US? | |
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02-09-2009, 05:41 PM
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#99 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York Posts: 252 | Quote:
Originally Posted by dpeilow What's the next major car show in the US? | That would be the NY auto show. April 10-19th. I'm there if that is when it will be unveiled. | |
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02-10-2009, 12:26 PM
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#100 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: concord, ca Posts: 139 | I would fly out to see it. | |
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