Cleantechnica has an interesting take on this story. They point out that, if it's true, it's a deviation from Tesla's claimed "master plan" to use the profits from luxury vehicles to develop affordable mass-market EVs.
Who knows, maybe Musk thinks he's done enough for us poor folks with the M3/Y, and he can scratch that goal off the list. https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/musk-no-tesla-model-2-for-you-maybe/ "The Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson details in exquisite detail how a group of Tesla engineers lobbied Elon Musk for years to give up his fixation on robotaxis and get on with the business of making a less expensive mass market car. [...] "But according to a report by Reuters on April 5, 2024, Tesla has canceled the Model 2 and will resume its efforts to build robotaxis. So, here we are back at square one again. I should have written this as my April Fool´s article, but no one would have believed it. It is too fanciful, too far fetched to have any credibility, but it is true nonetheless according to three company insiders and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The decision represents an abandonment of a long standing goal that Elon Musk has articulated several times in his "secret" master plans - building affordable electric cars for the masses. His first "master plan" in 2006 specifically called for manufacturing luxury models first, then using the profits to finance a 'low cost family car.' [...] "[Editor´s note: Since Steve wrote this, we have seen a tweet from Elon Musk that a Tesla robotaxi reveal will be on August 8th." ----- About that last paragraph: what Musk actually wrote on Twitter was "Tesla Robotaxi reveal on 8/8.". Why THAT date? "88" is a white supremacy and Nazi symbol. I hope the date is just a coincidence. Musk's trolling is already turning off potential Tesla customers. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -- Voltaire = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
