CMOP + 227 April 2, 2018 I came across this great article, arguing that a Chevy Bolt is more expensive to produce than a Tesla Model 3. The salesman has his bonus, the dealership has it's cut, and the car has to be shipped to the dealership. The result is that a mid-size luxury sport sedan costs $10,000 less to make than a compact hot-hatch. What do you guys think? https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/02/tesla-model-3-competitive-advantage-costs-10000-less-to-make-than-chevy-bolt/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 April 3, 2018 20 hours ago, CMOP said: I came across this great article, arguing that a Chevy Bolt is more expensive to produce than a Tesla Model 3. The salesman has his bonus, the dealership has it's cut, and the car has to be shipped to the dealership. The result is that a mid-size luxury sport sedan costs $10,000 less to make than a compact hot-hatch. What do you guys think? https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/02/tesla-model-3-competitive-advantage-costs-10000-less-to-make-than-chevy-bolt/ Maybe. But Tesla's M3 volumes are so low now that I imagine overhead costs, spread over such a low volume, will mean huge losses per vehicle for a while. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites