Misc.Feb 22, 2019
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How long would it take Tesla to prototype a vehicle?

Doing a project for my MBA (fake business case) - wanted to see if I could ask some Tesla folks a couple questions to add a bit more flavour to my presentation ;) Roughly (no trade secrets required): - How long would it take to make a prototype? - How many people would be involved? - How much would it cost? Certain I'll get more trolling than answers, but it's worth a shot!

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Microsoft desidude Feb 22, 2019

MBA at UC Berkeley?

Facebook 101jq9qn1i OP Feb 22, 2019

Europe.

Apple Benjamihn Feb 22, 2019

Man, this is why MBAs count for negative valuation during investment discussions. 🤣 These questions are aimed in completely the wrong direction...talk about tunnel vision!

Facebook 101jq9qn1i OP Feb 22, 2019

Only one part of a much smaller paper. Have to include a funding request and stakeholder map (I know, I know...)

Uber bossdog Feb 22, 2019

You always get trolls on Blind. But if you get 1 real answer it’s worth it!

Facebook 101jq9qn1i OP Feb 22, 2019

Exactly!

Intel movaxbx Feb 22, 2019

They are just a battery charging company. Nothing special

Intel bittie Feb 22, 2019

It depends on if you have another model you can base your prototype off of. Once they got roadster they used what they learned to build the S. Every mode after can be protyped much more quickly

Tesla TeslaWolf Feb 22, 2019

Are you asking for “pencils down” prototype?

Facebook 101jq9qn1i OP Feb 22, 2019

I.e. say you wanted to build a functional prototype of an electric motorbike.

Tesla TeslaWolf Feb 22, 2019

In that case, I would say for an electric motorbike around 1-2 years. I am not with vehicle design, so this is just my educated guess.

Tesla eng56 Feb 23, 2019

2 years