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"...we're still pretty small, and even if the big automakers aren't afraid of us, they should be afraid of their competitors copying us.

Our success will make Toyota worry about what BMW is going to do and GM worry about what Honda is going to do, which will create a tense atmosphere of being behind or being beaten.

Our role as a beacon, bringing electric vehicles to market five or even 10 years earlier, may have extraordinary implications for saving our planet.

I have to confess to all Tesla customers that we are in trouble, not technically, but costly! "

Andy stood on the rostrum in the lobby of the Tesla direct-sale store, and beside him was a mass-produced Tesla electric supercar, which was the first batch of 7 limited edition Founder's Edition V00001, facing the crowded crowd. Reporters, Andy spoke bluntly about the difficulties Tesla is facing now.

"This beautiful guy is a bit more expensive than we thought, so we decided that... the Roadster will end up priced at $109,000..."

As soon as Andy's words fell, there was an uproar, and the entire press conference scene immediately became chaotic. The former shareholders who had just signed the contract in a fake way were a little surprised by Andy's confession. It was hard to believe that he would directly speak at the press conference. Announce the price increase.

"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet...I know this decision is difficult and it will hurt our loyal customers. I can only say sorry to everyone here. I just took over this company and I also We are willing to continue to increase investment in the future of electric vehicles, and we are also willing to accept refund requests from pre-order customers...

At the same time, I am announcing here that the first-generation Roadster will only be sold in a limited number of 2,400 units, and the order of delivery will be strictly in accordance with the payment time of our customers. After all, our current production volume still needs to be improved.

Some people may ask, with the price of a sports car of 109,000, there seem to be many choices. Why choose Tesla's electric car? "

Andy paced back and forth on the rostrum calmly, with a charming smile on his face, looked at the many reporters in the audience, and said with a confident smile: "Because this two-seater sports car named Roadster has a carbon fiber body, Accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds, can travel more than 322 kilometers on a single charge, can accelerate from zero to 96.6 km/h in 4 seconds... and for only $109,000, you can put Take these two all-electric supercars home!"

It wasn't just who took the lead to give admiration and applause, but soon the entire direct sales store burst into applause. After all, it is amazing that a fully electric drive car can do this. You must know that General Motors fully recalled their electric cars back then. , and then all crushed into pieces,

The electric vehicle market has become a desert, and no one has set foot in it.

"In the face of consumption concepts formed over decades, it is not easy for electric vehicles to win consumer acceptance. Our difficulty now is that not many people now know that the global crude oil supply will peak in 2020 and dry up in 2050, but almost everyone We all know that electric cars used to give people a bad impression..."

Hahaha--

All the reporters looked at Andy's helpless expression of shrugging his shoulders, and they naturally knew that Andy was laughing at GM's electric car that was all recycled and crushed into pieces.

"We are the pioneers and the beacon of the industry. For the future of the earth, please allow some of our attempts or failures, because our dreams have never stagnated and dried up!"

Andy stood in the middle of the rostrum with open arms and a confident smile on his face. A line of words, a bright red Model S rendering and a super charging station rendering appeared on the big screen behind him.

"Let's suffocate our dreams together!"

Amid the blinding flashes, Andy's acquisition press conference was successfully turned into a hype and brainwashing conference by him.

Everyone knows that in the next period of time, Andy Smith and his Tesla electric car will start to frantically brush the pages shamelessly, because there will be topics if there are controversies, and topics will become hot spots. People who discuss If there are too many, Tesla will become the focus of more people's attention.

However, just as Andy thought, regardless of the many doubts and ridicules brought about by the price increase, Tesla's official website also welcomed the first batch of more than 30 customers who asked for a refund. His sentence "Let's work together, Suffocate for your dreams!" It was completely starting to become popular.

Andy lost no time in uploading some pencil sketches of steel suits, the sketches of Liberty City villas and the concept sketches of Model S models on Facebook, and began to consciously shape himself with a super interest in industrial design, imagine The image of a powerful technology expert.

Of course, Andy knows better than anyone else how great a person's success is when a well-created personality is created. The most profitable thing in the future is the fan economy. No matter how bad things are, as long as they are made by his idols, they will be There are a lot of people who buy it and consume it.

"Boss, in addition to 36 pre-order customers applying for refunds, our pre-orders have reached 1,800, and the share of Tesla's 2,400 supercars will be divided up soon!"

The director of the marketing department was a little excited to report at the meeting. The past two days have been a roller coaster ride for Tesla. The end of the big boss's press conference immediately caused an uproar across the United States.

Various reports are also rampant, especially Lutz, the vice president of technology of GM, responded angrily because of Andy's ridicule of GM's electric vehicle project, "A start-up company composed of young people who know nothing about the car business really Know how to build a car?"

The media, who don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, even gossip about it like chicken blood. You must know that many media know about Andy's poisonous snake skills. Some journalists also began reporting negatively on Tesla, vitriolicly referring to Andy's renderings of the Model S as "a gorgeous electric golf car."

And Andy directly uploaded this newspaper screenshot on Facebook, accompanied by "a two hundred and fifty, a typical idiot!"

The reply to GM is, "We won't be in a quagmire like Detroit. We are a technology company in Silicon Valley, agile and innovative. You'd better find a way to keep your job first. It is reported that GM is planning to close 13 in North America. The factory and getting the Pontiac brand out, God bless you..."

Andy turned on the viper mode and directly fired the map gun. GM and Detroit were all within the range of his gunfire, and the reporters and media who were sprayed by him all started to confront each other like Yao who had eaten the gun. Spray, it was so lively for a while.

Of course, the happiest thing is Facebook, which has a sudden increase in traffic, and Tesla Electric Car Company, which has been completely fired up by Andy. You can see reports about Tesla almost every day, and a group of environmental protection saints automatically join to give The Tesla platform allowed the flames of war to spread to energy issues. . .

The Tesla executives in the conference room all looked at Andy with a relaxed smile in admiration. To be honest, they sincerely worshiped him. Nima, the boss is like opening a cheat these days. Striking people everywhere, not only did not cause problems, but it made Tesla more and more popular and attracted more and more attention. No wonder some media said that the big boss is a great marketing expert, and now Tesla has really become some The pioneer in the mouth of environmentalists has become the lighthouse of the electric vehicle industry, so who should I argue with?

"I will fly to Phoenix this afternoon. Before I leave, I still want to reiterate that the price of Panasonic's batteries must be lowered, and the chassis provided by Lotus will be strictly inspected to solve the supply problem of the gearbox as soon as possible. The biggest advantage is the electric motor and battery management system, those car seats, how to find suppliers for accessories, we can’t really become a car manufacturing company now, some things we can make ourselves, some are completely unnecessary, just find a good supplier , the rest is to ask them to provide us with the parts we need, and we only need to assemble the core technology, which can not only reduce costs, but also increase production capacity!

Also, as I said, except for the 8 founders’ limited editions, the mass-produced electric supercars will be delivered in strict accordance with the scheduled order, and this order cannot be broken. We will hold a delivery ceremony for the first batch of off-line cars. Live it up!

That's all, it's the Super Bowl this weekend, and I know you all want to be there, but sorry guys, I really don't have any more tickets. . . "

Hahaha. . .

There was a burst of hearty laughter in the meeting room. Martin Eberhard watched the cloudy meeting atmosphere, and felt a lot in his heart. It's only been a few days, three days, just three days, this young billionaire Wan Fuhao took control of the entire company with ease, and initially gained the trust and respect of the company's entire staff. It really is amazing!