Yes, I'm fully aware of the recent conference call. I was references things Elon said in the past. He was certainly hyping up Model 3's production to be other-wordly, and now we learn it's just regular-worldly. After all, we were supposed to see huge gains in economies of scale with Model 3, which would give us Tesla quality at a cheaper price, but apparently it's just going to be built like every other car? This basically confirms that Model 3 is a cheaper car with the battery premium. If GM or Nissan can't build a premium car for $35k, how can Tesla?According to the conference call (and previous ones) the first Model 3 line is like version .5 of the alien dreadnought. In the most recent conference call he said that the Model 3 line will eventually be comparable to the best current line in the world.
The Model Y line will be the true alien dreadnought which is an order of magnitude better and faster than other companies according to the call.
If Model Y's production is truly as fast and streamlined as Elon says, maybe we'll get the car everybody really wanted at the "affordable" price point, instead of the Compromise 3 in the interim.