Tesla had an earnings call today which was fairly typical for a Tesla earnings call. Except for the part where Elon Musk tried to relate the human gestational period to Teslaâs production cycle.
There was reason for Musk to talk about timing today. There are roughly a bazillion orders in for Teslaâs new Model 3, so Tesla needs to ramp up productionâfast. This year, Tesla will only make about 90,000 cars. By 2018, Musk claimed, Tesla will be making 500,000 cars a year. Thatâs 9,615.38 cars per week. That seems… ambitious?
Truth be told, he hasnât quite figured this part out. On the call, Musk requested that manufacturing experts come work for him to tell him exactly how to do it. Donât worry, though, Musk knows itâs possible. Because babies.
âYou can create a human baby in 9 months, you can pretty much make a tool in 9 monthsâ – elon musk, earnings call, 2016
— Chris Ziegler (@zpower) May 4, 2016
Musk also happened to mention that his desk has been moved to the end of the production line so he can keep an eye on things there. He also has a sleeping bag at work that he has been using. Maybe for when he wants to âmake some babiesâ in private.
Musk is known for his eccentric statementsâwe call âem Muskquotesâ˘âbut this was exceptionally bizarre, even for him. Maybe he was just tired from trying to get into the Met Gala afterparty.
