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Christopher Bruce2012-09-19 19:02:31

Tesla Model S Doubling Production and Hiring More Workers

The Model S is still building in production capacity and awareness

Fox Business interviewed Elon Musk about the state of his TeslaTeslaTeslaUnited States of America, 2003 > present4 models
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car company. The Model SModel STesla Model SUnited States of America, 2012 > present7 versions
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has been on sale briefly and so far has been building about 40 a week. It has recently implemented production changes and hired new workers to allow production to double to roughly 80 cars a week. Tesla is hoping to build 5000 Model S cars this year but has completed 400 so far this year. 

Musk says that the company will never build a car that it does not believe in and says that it has big announcements coming soon. 

In addition to the Model S, Tesla is working on the Model X crossover that will come next year and is building the battery packs for the Toyota Rav 4 EVRav4 EVToyota Rav4 EVJapan, 2013 > present5 photos
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The interview with Musk begins roughly two minutes into the video below. 

 

Source: Autoblog via Fox Business

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