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Someone in another thread mentioned he had talked to a former Tesla engineer and had been told that Tesla is working on a AWD Supercar and a truck. They certainly don't want to reveal anything this early because they are very supply constrained with S & X. Why build more anticipation for something they can't deliver until the GigaFactory and Chinese factories are built?
Someone in another thread mentioned he had talked to a former Tesla engineer and had been told that Tesla is working on a AWD Supercar and a truck. They certainly don't want to reveal anything this early because they are very supply constrained with S & X. Why build more anticipation for something they can't deliver until the GigaFactory and Chinese factories are built?
Whatever it is, R and D spending seems to be ramping quite dramatically... Apologies if this has already been posted or noted, but based on the quotes below, in a single 9-day period, the Q3 estimate was moved higher by $10m. S&G also moved higher. I guess it could just be that there's a need to be more conservative in a 10Q.... but it is surprising.
Q2 Shareholder letter dated 7/31
Q3 operating expenses are expected to grow sequentially by about 20% for R&D and 15% for SG&A. Despite a higher count of leased vehicles, investments in R&D, and geographic expansion, we expect to be marginally profitable in Q3 on a non-GAAP basis.
Q2 10Q dated 8/8
R&D expenses for the third quarter of 2014 are expected to grow sequentially by approximately 30% as compared to the second quarter of 2014. Our SG&A expenses will continue to grow in absolute terms as we expand our customer and corporate infrastructure globally. SG&A expenses for the third quarter of 2014 are also expected to grow sequentially by approximately 20% as compared to the second quarter of 2014.
How do you really know that you can do something noone before had done? By doing it and not failing.Someone in another thread mentioned he had talked to a former Tesla engineer and had been told that Tesla is working on a AWD Supercar and a truck.
Which is why many start-ups are in "stealth" mode initially. Likewise, most industrial R&D is done in stealth mode: in part to protect IP, but also to avoid setting expectations that can't be met. Tesla should only be talking about things it knows it can and will deliver. Those projects are already extremely ambitious!How do you really know that you can do something noone before had done? By doing it and not failing.
Those internal projects are there to explore current state of tech, engineering and estimate the size of yet unsolved problems.
Is some engineering path worth taking or not yet?
When a product is announced publicly there is no way of undoing the announcement. Deliver or be considered a failure.
They've invented a flux capacitor. And lighted vanity mirrors.
From the Credit Sussie report....
"2) Improve the car to consume less energy per mile, which reduces battery size: Wind resistance, friction, motor / gearbox efficiency, climate / heat management are the key issues. Tesla believes all can improve. Development of a custom tire they are working on can reduce friction by 20%-30%, Model X motor / gearbox is more efficient, and Model 3 will have better aerodynamics due to smaller size and more efficient battery integration. We assume 5% annual improvement going forward."
I feel like a tire would not cost that much or be that exciting, but in a nerdy sense its pretty cool. Any one know the effects on range this could have? I would guess in the lower single digits
Presumably, they want to decrease rolling resistance without compromising the braking ability of the car.Do they mean increase friction in tires (not sure you want a low friction tire)? In any case, I would guess that the talent base at Tesla is probably not geared towards breakthroughs in tire technology. Who knows though, perhaps they are literally reinventing the wheel
I've always wondered what would happen if you coated a windshield in something like Neverwet. Could you remove the need for windshield wipers?
After that you would only need to tackle the problem of tires and you could have a car which never needs regular replacement of any parts.
From the Credit Sussie report....
"2) Improve the car to consume less energy per mile, which reduces battery size: Wind resistance, friction, motor / gearbox efficiency, climate / heat management are the key issues. Tesla believes all can improve. Development of a custom tire they are working on can reduce friction by 20%-30%, Model X motor / gearbox is more efficient, and Model 3 will have better aerodynamics due to smaller size and more efficient battery integration. We assume 5% annual improvement going forward."
I feel like a tire would not cost that much or be that exciting, but in a nerdy sense its pretty cool. Any one know the effects on range this could have? I would guess in the lower single digits
This is so AWESOME!
and yes, I think they could put it on the windshield... and the rest of the car... never need to wash the car again.
Do they mean increase friction in tires (not sure you want a low friction tire)? In any case, I would guess that the talent base at Tesla is probably not geared towards breakthroughs in tire technology. Who knows though, perhaps they are literally reinventing the wheel