Tesla Battery Day probably in April 2020 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Tesla Battery Day probably in April 2020 by Apr 30, 2020. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

“we're going to talk about this in battery day, which is probably April”

— Elon Musk · Jan 29, 2020 · Tesla Q4 2019 Earnings Call (January 29, 2020), video, ~00:57:29 00:57:29 ↗

▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:57:29 — TESLA Q4 2019 EARNINGS CALL (JANUARY 29, 2020), VIDEO, ~00:57:29

What actually happened

Battery Day was held on September 22, 2020, five months after April. Wikipedia: Tesla Battery Day (Sep 22, 2020) ↗

The Progression

Jan 29, 2020

The promise: “we're going to talk about this in battery day, which is probably April” · Tesla Q4 2019 Earnings Call (January 29, 2020), video, ~00:57:29 00:57:29 ↗

Apr 30, 2020

Deadline passed. Battery Day was held on September 22, 2020, five months after April. Wikipedia: Tesla Battery Day (Sep 22, 2020) ↗

Today · Oct 12, 2026

Status: Missed · 2,356 days past due. Never happened.

On Tesla's Q4 2019 earnings call Elon Musk said Battery Day would probably be in April 2020. It was held on September 22, 2020.

• [VIDEO] Tesla Q4 2019 Earnings Call (January 29, 2020), video, ~00:57:29 @ 00:57:29
• [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Q4 2019 Earnings Call (January 29, 2020) — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:57:29

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