2017 wasn’t a stellar year for Tesla as the electric automaker battled with production issues and copious scrutiny from investors and critics alike. However, thanks to news of recovery from its suppliers and the announcements of two new models – including an electric Semi truck – there’s a chance that the company will bounce back with the New Year.
For years, naysayers have predicted the carmaker’s downfall only to be proven wrong time. Now 2018 is shaping up to be a record year for Elon Musk and the people and Telsa thanks to these new developments.
First off is the future bread and butter of the company, the mass market Tesla Model 3. While 2017 was marred by production bottlenecks making sightings of the vehicle quite rare, 2018 is set to be the year where the vehicle goes mainstream.
Tesla’s suppliers in Taiwan have already revealed that the company’s orders have returned to the previously set guidance of 5,000 vehicles per week. Soon, fleets of Model 3s will be rolling out from the company’s gigafactories to the waiting arms of buyers.
Riding on the Model 3’s success will be the Model Y, a crossover all-electric vehicle built on the same third-generation platform as the Model 3. Musk said that they will be focusing on the Model Y as soon as they have a good handle on the Model 3 which means it will likely go in production this 2018. Keep in mind though that “Model Y” is not the vehicle’s name, yet.
Of course, there’s also Tesla’s current bread and butter of the company: the luxury…
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