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I think this article's statements about battery factories are misleading re: "Petafactories." Factories elsewhere in the world may produce large numbers of bat
by aerovistae 12y ago
I think this article's statements about battery factories are misleading re: "Petafactories."
Factories elsewhere in the world may produce large numbers of batteries, but from Elon's descriptions the Gigafactory will far, far outproduce them in total energy capacity output given how much LARGER their batteries are.
Moreover, none of the other factories are in a position to simply "convert" over to producing such large batteries.
The article would have one believe that the Gigafactory is less important or unique than it actually will be. Other carmakers will have to buy through Tesla or build their own factories-- there's simply nowhere else to get them right now, and creating a place to get them will take significant time and investment, as the Gigafactory has shown.
- simonebrunozzi 12y agoAuthor here; I don't think it's misleading. There are factories in Japan which already produce several times Gigafactory's projected output.
- carlosdp 12y agoThe bigger point being missed is that the Gigafactory is in the US, greatly reducing import costs. That's why it is important / necessary.