Tesla's Long-Awaited, Lower-Priced Model 3 to Arrive Friday
20,000 cars per month by December is an incredibly ambitious goal. If achieved, they have a very good chance of getting their 500,000 cars in 2018, something that virtually everyone (including myself) thought could not be done.<p>So two things:<p>1) If you don't have a dog in this race, wait and see if Tesla really does achieve these goals. Outrageous claims require strong evidence.<p>2) If you're a competitor, now is not the time to fold your arms, look down your nose, and say it can't be done. Tesla has a 50/50 (30% chance? 60% chance?) chance of eating your lunch, so it's a gamble to assume they won't succeed. And if you're a luxury car maker, you don't need me to tell you that as the Model S is already eating your (high profit margin) lunch: "Tesla’s Model S outsells Mercedes S-Class, Porsche Panamera, and BMW 6/7 Series combined in the US" <a href="https://electrek.co/2017/05/26/tesls-model-s-leading-us-large-luxury-segment/" rel="nofollow">https://electrek.co/2017/05/26/tesls-model-s-leading-us-larg...</a><p>If you're a competitor, you really have only one option: assume Tesla will succeed and so try to compete like hell.