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Don't forget transportation costs too. Not cheap shipping containers full of cars halfway across the world. Fremont -> Rotterdam is quite a sail!
by davedx 6y ago
Don't forget transportation costs too. Not cheap shipping containers full of cars halfway across the world.
Fremont -> Rotterdam is quite a sail!
- reitzensteinm 6y agoThat's true, although as an individual that costs maybe ~$1k, and I imagine they get much better prices sending them a ship full at a time. I'd love to know exactly how much. Plus intermediate parts (eg batteries) have to be shipped from China or the US until the factory itself is self sufficient, which may take a few years, and this eats in to the shipping savings. The Gigafactory Berlin plans currently approved do not yet include battery manufacturing. As far as costs go, shipping is a distant third factor in the US/EU price difference (maybe 2%), compared to the import tariff (10%) and VAT (often >20%).