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by xiphias2 2661 days ago
Just go to Blind. He is doing micromanaging. Also he is ,,managing by Twitter''. Whether that is good or bad is not clear, but so far he has a great track record.

Just look at the $35k Tesla that he pulled off by kicking out sales. A regular CEO wouldn't have done that. With all the chaos it has caused, Elon understands that at this point price is the most important part in the decision for buying a Tesla for lots of people, and paying sales just hinders selling.
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praneshp 2661 days ago
> Just look at the $35k Tesla that he pulled off by kicking out sales. A regular CEO wouldn't have done that.

You know that's reversed right? https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/03/11/tesla-puts-brakes...

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drusepth 2661 days ago
The decision to close most of the stores is (mostly) reversed, but the price drop to $35k for the Model 3 is not reversed.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1121980_tesla-will-rais...

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praneshp 2661 days ago
Partially correct. _Some_ variants of model 3 will continue to be sold at 35k
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navigatesol 2661 days ago
I have no doubt he micromanages, but that's a long way from being "heavily involved" with the engineering of the products. In fact, it's the opposite, no?
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AndrewBissell 2661 days ago
They are almost certainly still losing money on the $35K Model 3, and released it simply to try and grab some cash to keep the lights on and maybe head off accusations of a bait-and-switch perpetrated on early reservation holders.
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ovi256 2661 days ago
>Just go to Blind.

Can you do that without a tesla.com email address ?

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