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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The standard range Model 3 battery costs Tesla perhaps $5,500. That leaves nearly $30k to make the rest of the car, and yet they can't do so profitably.
Perhaps a $50k truck will be available, if you know who to ask and give the secret handshake. Tesla is going to do everything they can to sell the $100k version and barely mention the lower trim levels.
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They can make a profit, but the margin is too small to cover other company expenses. The other versions yield a bigger margin so they get prevalence.
But the point I made earlier is that it is probably a lot easier to build a truck than a Model 3 which has a very safe but also very complex body. Even the Y will be built using way less parts and might also be cheaper to build than the 3.
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