The Detroit carmaker is creating a domestic supply base to make EVs cheaper and profitable aided by Kurt Kelty, who landed Tesla’s top battery supplier in its early days.
the roadmap they set out with initially (roadster > luxury sedan > cheaper car
After cheaper car (model 3/y) the next step was supposed to be an even cheaper car and they kind of were going to do that even with the cybertruck.
It was supposed to be effectively a cheaper vehicle for the crazy range they were going to offer on it at the price point.
But instead it was cheaper car -> crazy expensive truck. The 2 million pre orders I think showed how successful it could have been if they’d followed through on initial specs.
People would forgive a lot for 500 miles at that price.
After cheaper car (model 3/y) the next step was supposed to be an even cheaper car and they kind of were going to do that even with the cybertruck.
It was supposed to be effectively a cheaper vehicle for the crazy range they were going to offer on it at the price point.
But instead it was cheaper car -> crazy expensive truck. The 2 million pre orders I think showed how successful it could have been if they’d followed through on initial specs.
People would forgive a lot for 500 miles at that price.