Missed
Supercharger V3 in production around end of 2018
“the next generation Supercharger. That is it's mostly finished in design and will go into production hopefu…”
Delivered
Model Y unveiled approximately March 2019 (delivered)
Elon Musk promised Model Y unveiled approximately March 2019 by Mar 31, 2019. It happened on time.
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“We're aiming to unveil the Model Y approximately March next year”
— Elon Musk · Jun 5, 2018 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01 00:00:01 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:00:01 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 5, 2018), VIDEO, ~00:00:01
What actually happened
Tesla unveiled the Model Y on March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, CA. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (unveiled March 14, 2019) ↗
The Progression
Jun 5, 2018
The promise: “We're aiming to unveil the Model Y approximately March next year” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01 00:00:01 ↗
Mar 14, 2019
Delivered — on time. Tesla unveiled the Model Y on March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, CA. Wikipedia: Tesla Model Y (unveiled March 14, 2019) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.
At Tesla's June 2018 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said the Model Y would be unveiled around March 2019. It was unveiled on March 14, 2019.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-12- [VIDEO] Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01 @ 00:00:01
- [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018) — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:00:01
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84
47% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
94
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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