photo: GQ (UK) Magazine
In a lengthy interview with GQ (UK), Musk talks a little about the Model D strategy:
“The P85D is a precursor to the Model X” explains Musk, “which will use the same chassis and drive train architecture. Demand for the P85D is off the charts. We’re seeing a very high proportion of orders for all-wheel drive, either P85D or 85D (which has smaller, equal sized electric motors front and rear), so 70% plus of our cars will be dual motor. With deliveries of the X due to start next summer, the biggest problem we have at Tesla now is meeting production demands.”
…and minces no words on Detroit dragging it’s feet:
“I had thought the big car companies would be coming out with electric cars sooner,” he says. “Crazy thing is, it’s now seven years since we unveiled the Roadster, and yet there’s still not a single car for sale without a Tesla badge that has a 250 mile range. That’s mind blowing.”
Also, not Mars.
Read the whole story on GQ: “Elon Musk Talks Tesla“.
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