During its Investor Day on March 1, 2023, Tesla was expected at the turn. It was hoped that the American manufacturer would announce the Tesla Model 2 as well as the restyled Tesla Model 3 (Highland) and the Hardware 4 (HW4). But in the end, we had the right to a dense, long and boring conference.
We were on deck tonight to cover Investor Day, Tesla’s investor conference. Elon Musk had promised big, very big even, by announcing that Part Three of his Master Plan would be announced there. We also had to have details on the new electric car platform.
Many observers then saw the opportunity for Tesla to lift the veil on its $25,000 electric car: the famous Model 2. We were also expecting the restyled Model 3, also called Project Highland. In the end, various interlocutors of the company followed one another on stage to reassure investors, and show Tesla’s strength in the face of competition.
And it is true that the demonstration was interesting, even if quite long and sometimes indigestible. We still had the right to a few announcements, but none really major.
Takeaways from the Tesla conference
The first is the arrival of v4 Superchargers in Europe with… a longer cable than v3. It may sound trivial, but it’s actually very practical. The second is the passage of low voltage batteries from 12 to 48 volts. What further reduce manufacturing costs.
Finally, the last announcement is the opening of a new Gigafactory, that of Mexico City. It is therefore the 7th Gigafactory, after those of Fremont, Nevada, New York, Shanghai, Texas and Berlin.
Unfortunately, the restyled Tesla Model 2 and Tesla Model 3 will therefore not have been revealed today. Neither the HW4…
A Tesla Model 2… and a Robovan?
But if we look closely at the image of one of this article, we see two vehicles hidden under a white sheet. The smaller one appears to be a Tesla Model 2. The larger one could be the Robovan that Elon Musk had briefly talked about on Twitter a few months ago. A utility vehicle for transporting (a lot of) people and goods.
Finally, during the Q&A session, Elon Musk noted that two-way charging isn’t very useful because the Powerwall is more efficient. Musk noted that Tesla isn’t planning too many different models to hit 20 million cars. He estimates that around 10 models should be enough.
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