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      04-01-2016, 08:23 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by OrangeZ06 View Post
Over 100k pre-orders on it so far...
I read somewhere that pointed out that 100k pre-orders at $1,000 each = $100 million dollar interest free loan. Tesla had a number of reasons to try to make the reveal as big as possible, both for sales and for creating a big loan.

It will be interesting how many problems will come from trying to compete in the market that cares a lot more about the financial benefits and how big the market is when a large part of the population realizes that buying this car means warranty/repair could be a long drive.
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