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> Are you really trying to insult Tesla No. Tesla is not a person. > by pointing out that 1 American factory today produces one third of the amount expected o
by bildung 9y ago
> Are you really trying to insult Tesla
No. Tesla is not a person.
> by pointing out that 1 American factory today produces one third of the amount expected of the whole of China in 4 years time?
35GWh/p is the projected capacity of Gigafactory for 2020. The factory is by no means finished and currently behind schedule. The bloomberg article I linked to compares the projected capacity of Gigafactory with the projected capacity of the new Chinese factories that, too, are currently in production and are ready at about the same time.
Just look how how not one press release of Tesla lists current capacity of Gigafactory.
- ZeroGravitas 9y agoEven with all the caveats in your favor, it's still 1 factory versus the entire output of a very large country, well known for manufacturing capacity, and with strong government mandates for EV adoption. What you describe is amazing, a testament to Tesla, but you seem to be trying to knock Tesla down by stating it.
- bildung 9y agoHave you actually looked at the article I linked to? At present, the US currently produces 10% of li-ion batteries worldwide, while China produces 55%. For 2021, US production is estimated to grow to about 17% while China grows to 66%. Chinese production grows faster than US production. The point I'm trying to make: Tesla doesn't seem to have a big advantage with Gigafactory, as there is plenty of worlwide production capacity other car companies could buy from. And that third party capacity grows faster.