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> its worth pointing out that Tesla also said that more affordable options will be available in 2025H1

Sure, but they've been saying full self driving is "next year" for a decade in a row. I take that with a large grain of salt. https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-promises-full-self-driving-ne...

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Absolutely; but it is at least indicative of the direction Tesla is taking. It might be the end of 2025, 2026, whenever; but they've said they're working on lower cost models. That's all I'm asserting.

It's still the company that trots out humans in spandex to simulate robots and a self-driving taxi that was actually remotely operated by a guy on his phone.

I'll believe in the cheap Tesla when it arrives.

Why anyone would take Elon at his word is beyond me.

Elon did not say that. Tesla The Company said that.

Ask yourself this: I bet you a thousand dollars that Tesla will release either a lower cost model or a lower cost trim of an existing model before the end of 2026. Would you take the other side of that bet?

That's directionality. Deadlines might get missed. I'm talking about directionality.

You are now changing your claim; you originally said or quoted lower cost models.

Yes, I'd take that bet.

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