Tesla aims to start pilot production of Model 3 cars on February 20
This is good news.<p>Musks target of 500,000+ cars a year of velocity in 2018 is an insane goal!<p>By the numbers:<p>- They have just shy of 400,000 of the 3's on deposit, along with a backlog of other models.<p>- Last year Tesla shipped about 76,000 cars.<p>- Their Q4 delivery numbers were <25,000 cars and trailed expectations by about 5%.<p>- They blamed last quarter on autopilot hardware issues, eg OEM supplier / component issues.<p>- They made a significant uptick in velocity between Q2 (14,000 cars) and Q4 (22,200 cars).<p>I can't imagine how hard Tesla is pushing - for any Tesla HN's good luck! We are rooting for you :)<p>If, somehow, Musk reverses the chronic lateness and hits 500,000 in 2018 it's going to be quite the fireworks show.<p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/tesla-falls-as-quarterly-deliveries-trail-analysts-estimates" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/tesla-fal...</a>