Tesla Says It Will Bring To Market 5 New Models By 2020

Tesla has long been a 1-car company. From when it first started production of the Roadster in 2008 to the end of the program and the start of Model S production in 2012 — and finally to last year when Tesla started delivering the Model X. The automaker has only been really producing two different models in volume for the past few months and it’s a significant accomplishment for a new automaker.

Other most recent American auto startups, like Fisker Automotive and DeLorean, all folded before they could bring a second car to market. Now Tesla plans to go from being a two-car company to have over half a dozen vehicles on the market by the end of the decade.

TheSteve - 10/24/2016 11:44:16 AM

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It might be more accurate to say that Tesla will *announce* 5 new models by 2020. We're still waiting to see if they they deliver on the much ballyhooed Model 3 by the recently claimed "2017"[1].

Remember, Tesla's well-established track record is big announcements of something big real soon now... and late deliveries, and excuses.

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[1] I suppose if they deliver just one production-grade Model 3 to a customer by December 31, 2017, they will have met their claim.

MDarringer - 10/24/2016 8:26:12 PM

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@TheSteve, sometimes I adore you more than I adore my own self...and that's saying something.

carloslassiter - 10/24/2016 2:38:21 PM

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I'll take one of those roadsters.

qwertyfla - 10/24/2016 7:39:20 PM

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Mo interest free deposits to fund operations? Smart move. A 3 wagon or touring as Eurosnobs call them would be great for my needs. Will they come standard with "Autocrash"?

MDarringer - 10/24/2016 8:25:34 PM

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LOL @ Autocrash

carloslassiter - 10/25/2016 9:10:30 AM

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I'm sure a lot of their contemporaries thought da Vinci, Ben Franklin and Steve Jobs were crazy too.

mre30 - 10/25/2016 9:43:01 AM

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Where can I sign up for a Tesla (photoshopped) Miata?

Five letter words, both end in an "a". Tesla Miata.

Any Tesla fanboys/girls care to send the weblink so I can plunk down $5,000 on a 'wait list' for one? Can't wait! Excited!