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Tesla took a victory lap on its latest earnings report, released Wednesday (Feb. 7). Looking back at 2017, the car company reeled off its biggest milestones: record deliveries of its Model S and X, the arrival of its first Model 3, an updated Tesla Roadster (one currently headed toward Mars after being launched inside a SpaceX rocket), a 500-mile range semi-truck, and the world’s largest battery in Australia. “Overall, it was a phenomenal year,” said CEO Elon Musk.

But the Model 3 once again struck a discordant note. The company’s first mass-market vehicle, a $35,000 electric sedan that Tesla is betting will be its biggest hit yet, has missed its production targets since starting manufacturing this year. This quarter was no exception.