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> Tesla just has better marketing. Agreed. But that doesn't mean they aren't better technically, too. Case in point: Apple > First, Tesla needs to scale up be
by dingo_bat 9y ago
> Tesla just has better marketing.
Agreed. But that doesn't mean they aren't better technically, too. Case in point: Apple
> First, Tesla needs to scale up because it currently produces tiny numbers of cars (70k) compared to Toyota (10 million), VW (10 million) and the other existing car companies.
Except that the 10 million number does not matter if their entire system is set up to make exploding-fuel cars. The only thing common is the external shell and the dash electronics. The real expertise and resource is needed to make the rest of the stuff. And Tesla is ahead in that.
> And Teslas Giga Factory is nothing special.
Please point me to a battery factory this big, set up exclusively to supply batteries for one EV model.
> And China alone is expected to produce more than 3 times the output of Gigafactory in 2021
Oh you mean an entire country (also one of the biggest producers of manufactured goods) is going to produce only 3x the amount of batteries made by one factory, about 3 years later? Man that makes me more hyped for Tesla!
- bildung 9y ago> Except that the 10 million number does not matter if their entire system is set up to make exploding-fuel cars. The only thing common is the external shell and the dash electronics. The real expertise and resource is needed to make the rest of the stuff. And Tesla is ahead in that. It's all about logistics, infrastructure and capital. Have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VreG1iC65Lc&feature=youtu.be&t=23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VreG1iC65Lc&feature=youtu.be... Switching to batteries essentially just means reprogramming those robots. > Please point me to a battery factory this big, set up exclusively to supply batteries for one EV model. Please point me to a factory that actually produces 35GWh/a ;)
- dingo_bat 9y agoThat video is awesome, it almost looks like the car factory in minority report!