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Musk’s cybertruck is already a production nightmare for Tesla
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Musk’s cybertruck is already a production nightmare for Tesla

[ad_1] The Cybertruck hasn't even hit the market yet, and Elon Musk already is lamenting that Tesla Inc. has dug its own grave. Its stainless steel body may be able to withstand bullets and arrows, but it's going to be a bear putting the panels together. It will be Tesla's first high-voltage vehicle, offering the benefit of faster charging, but also potential pitfalls. And it will be Tesla's only product dependent on in-house battery cells that are years behind schedule.In these respects and others, the Cybertruck will be a big step backward from how Tesla has progressed in its approach to carmaking. The last vehicle Musk spoke about the way he's described the Cybertruck was the Model X, the sport utility vehicle that's never reached high volumes because of what its chief executive offi...
Tesla Model Y Passes Perennial Top-Sellers in Global Rankings
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Tesla Model Y Passes Perennial Top-Sellers in Global Rankings

[ad_1] BloombergNEF’s prediction that the SUV will crack the top five this year looks spot-on. Tesla just followed up a vehicle deliveries report that fell short of expectations with quarterly revenue that also was a bit lower than hoped, disappointing investors looking for a more clear-cut kibosh on debate over whether it's starting to have demand issues.Elon Musk has a broad target to grow sales around 50% annually. While the company now expects to fall just short of that mark this year, one of its models is climbing toward the top of global sales rankings. Tesla doesn't disclose the split in sales between its Model 3 sedan and Model Y sport utility vehicle, but given the latter's performance, maybe it should. BloombergNEF estimates that the company sold around 200,000 Model Ys in t...