In some way, amid Elon Musk’s demanding job of gutting Twitter, the multi-company CEO/founder/proprietor additionally plans to find time for Tesla this week: The electrical carmaker is gearing up for its first annual investor day and the discharge of the corporate’s third “grasp plan” on Wednesday, March 1, at Tesla’s Austin, Texas Gigafactory.
Musk is predicted to take to the stage on the investor day and description his imaginative and prescient for his the corporate’s future, an train that may seemingly contain making quite a lot of lofty guarantees. In a tweet hyping up the occasion earlier this month, the billionaire pledged that “the trail to a totally sustainable vitality future for Earth might be offered on March 1.” Which is massive if true! However appears unlikely. Musk has a behavior of vowing massive, flashy improvements and developments on tight turnarounds. Typically, issues don’t work out precisely in response to plan.
What’s within the Tesla “Grasp Plans?”
Tesla has beforehand had two different ‘Grasp Plans.” The primary, launched in 2006, outlined a normal technique of making a luxurious electrical sportscar, after which progressively extra inexpensive fashions of electrical autos. Musk has mainly met these preliminary objectives with Tesla’s three accessible sedans.
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From there, issues veered off track, and Musk’s firm bulletins grew more and more grandiose. The most up-to-date plan, launched in 2016 and titled “Half Deux,” outlined objectives for Tesla to develop its EV automobile line to “tackle all main segments” of transportation, together with a pickup truck and “excessive passenger-density city transport.” In July 20, 2016 weblog publish saying the plan, Musk additionally forecast that Tesla would have completely autonomous autos “10x safer than guide” driving that might act as a fleet of robotaxis—incomes passive earnings for the automobile homeowners.
Since then, Musk has seemingly deserted all mass transit plans past his less-than-impressive glorified tunnel system in Las Vegas. The Tesla Cybertruck—the corporate’s imaginative and prescient of a pickup— has languished in the pre-production section for years now, and has been delayed repeatedly. Most just lately, Musk claimed manufacturing would start on the truck someday this yr. In the meantime, Tesla’s driver help expertise continues to be removed from fulfilling the imaginative and prescient of autonomous robotaxis—although different firms have achieved that benchmark. Tesla has been advertising its tech as “Full Self Driving,” when it’s not.
What Will Elon Musk Announce on March 1?
“Trying ahead to Tesla Investor Day on March 1,” Musk posted on February 13. “By this, we imply the broadest definition of investor, as within the folks & lifetime of Earth. It will likely be a message of excellent hope & positivity for the long run.” Take note: That is simply an replace on Tesla’s marketing strategy.
Outdoors of Tesla execs and Musk himself, it’s unlikely anybody actually is aware of what actual bulletins this Wednesday’s occasion will embrace. Nevertheless, there are some strong bets and guesses on the market.
In a quick press launch, the corporate mentioned the occasion will function Tesla’s “most superior manufacturing line,” clarify its long run growth and capital allocation plans, and focus on the “technology 3 platform.” For extra particular forecasts, it helps to look backwards.
Up to now, the billionaire has hinted at a $25,000 EV— also known as the “Mannequin 2.” Such a automobile would definitely be according to Musk’s preliminary “Grasp Plan” guarantees of more and more inexpensive autos. In an October 2022 earnings name, the CEO mentioned Tesla was working to reduce its manufacturing prices in half, which might doubtlessly allow such a automobile. Analysts stay skeptical of the $25,000 quantity, and the corporate has delayed and backed away from plans to decrease shopper prices earlier than. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless fairly potential the corporate will announce a less expensive Tesla mannequin.
In the identical October 2022 earnings name, Musk additionally referenced progress made on these aforementioned robotaxis, predicting these self-driving EVs can be in manufacturing by 2024. The firm previously promised a robotaxi takeover in 2020, although clearly that didn’t occur. However maybe Tesla lastly has one thing to indicate for all its autonomous automobile discuss.
Earlier this month, Tesla tweeted out a GIF exhibiting an vitality “ecosystem,” the place photo voltaic panels on a house’s roof cost up a Tesla EV. Between this publish, a “new luxurious roof with built-in photo voltaic” listed on Tesla’s web site, and the “shiny future” line within the Investor Day announcement, it appears seemingly there might be some information in regards to the firm’s photo voltaic panels.
Solar energy was part of each of the corporate’s earlier “Grasp Plans,” and in 2016 Tesla acquired SolarCity, an organization as soon as owned by Musk’s cousins. Since that acquisition, not a lot has occurred for Tesla’s photo voltaic panel arm in addition to a category motion lawsuit over value hikes. Nevertheless it appears seemingly we’ll hear some information on Wednesday concerning Tesla’s vitality technology and storage tasks.
Lastly, it’s potential that Musk will use the March 1 occasion to make good on previous commitments. Perhaps the individuals who pre-ordered Cybertrucks years in the past will lastly get a supply date. Perhaps the Tesla CEO will revive the second technology Roadster the corporate first confirmed off in 2017.
And it’s simply as seemingly there might be new, unrelated guarantees—which might simply flip into future delayed tasks.
The best way to watch Tesla Investor Day 2023
To search out out what’s truly going to occur, you’ll have to observe for your self. In accordance to a Tesla tweet on February 8, the occasion might be be streamed stay on YouTube and Twitter, however no hyperlink has been supplied but.
We’ll replace this story as new particulars and hyperlinks turn out to be accessible.
