The news came from a Tesla earnings call on Wednesday, Feb. 7, during which Inverse quoted Musk as saying it’s “just a matter of time” until the production issues are solved.
“I’m hopeful that people think that if we can send a Roadster to the asteroid belt, we could probably solve Model 3 production,” Musk reportedly said.
In a shareholder’s letter, Tesla revealed it’ll be the first company to utilize its electric, autonomous semi trucks, which Musk intends to use to transport Model 3 components from Gigafactory 1 to a factory in Fremont, Calif.
But increased production of the Model 3 would eventually face a bottleneck. The factory is equipped to handle only so many shipment trucks, meaning if too many trucks started hauling parts to the factory, the parts would take much longer to be unloaded. This is where the tunnel comes in.
Using a tunnel for transportation, Musk reportedly said that boosting production to roughly 700,000 cars a year — 600,000 Model 3s and 100,000 Model S and X vehicles — “seams achievable.” The idea isn’t official yet, however, and Tesla would presumably need to receive permission to build another tunnel.
If Musk is anything, though, he’s determined. If he decides another underground tunnel is necessary to finally meet Tesla’s Model 3 production goals, it’ll probably happen. Like he said, they managed to put a Tesla Roadster in space, how hard can it be to move parts around on Earth?
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