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Tesla skips prototype phase to get Model 3 to market faster

Adam Allington Apr 24, 2017
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Tesla skips prototype phase to get Model 3 to market faster

Adam Allington Apr 24, 2017
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for taking big risks. It’s a reputation that helped him raise billions of dollars for his various companies over the years. Musk’s latest gamble is a decision to fast-track the assembly-line strategy for the new Tesla Model 3 electric car. Typically, carmakers do a prototype buildout before going to full-scale production. But there are some big reason’s Tesla can’t afford to wait.

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