Tesla big battery defies skeptics(reneweconomy.com.au)
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Tesla big battery defies skeptics
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-defies-skeptics-sends-industry-bananas-over-performance-38273/
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>If you told me in 2008 that we'd have mass market electric car
A tiny fraction of global auto sales for sedans worth $50k+ are a long way from "mass market", not to speak of the fact that more than 300,000 Nissan Leafs have been sold globally.
A tiny fraction of global auto sales for sedans worth $50k+ are a long way from "mass market", not to speak of the fact that more than 300,000 Nissan Leafs have been sold globally.
I can go out and buy an electric car if I want to, the same way I can go out and buy a VR headset. Are either extremely popular? No- but 10 years ago they were both pipe dreams and not something one could go out and buy easily.
I'm not the biggest fan of Tesla, but they might be the most impressive company of this decade
Out of curiosity, why do you think you included 'not the biggest fan'?
Out of curiosity, why do you think you included 'not the biggest fan'?
Because I'm not- I think the Model 3 is an ugly designed car and Tesla gets far too much credit for the cars they build. If Ford or Kia made a car of Tesla Quality there would be a revolt. But you got to respect when respect is due.
The minute Ford/Chevy/Kia/Toyota drop a EV that can do 300 miles per charge, Tesla is done. They were first, but they will get lapped by the big boys (except on the batteries)
The minute Ford/Chevy/Kia/Toyota drop a EV that can do 300 miles per charge, Tesla is done. They were first, but they will get lapped by the big boys (except on the batteries)
Personally I dislike the cult of personality. Plus some things like how Musk acts - sensationalist, antiunion, lies, dumb on twitter, interviews with a person like Joe Rogan. I dont like corporations build on speculation when it comes to taxpayers money.
What a transparent PR piece! It’s not even trying to be anything else. It feels like reading something on net news wire.
When someone claims an article is junk, but doesn't explain specifically what the truth is, I tend to assume it is because the article is in fact accurate, but the commenter doesn't want to admit it.
The Tesla Positive Spin PR Patrol is in hyperdrive.
If the CEO of any company outside of Silicon Valley was being charged with securities fraud, this place would be calling for heads.
If the CEO of any company outside of Silicon Valley was being charged with securities fraud, this place would be calling for heads.
Agreed. I would have enjoied a story about the challenges and triumphs even, but its excruciatingly flowery.
Which part of the battery tech is Panasonic and which part is Tesla? Does Panasonic hold the patent and Tesla makes them in the giga factory?
>Does Panasonic hold the patent and Tesla makes them in the giga factory?
I believe Panasonic also owns the GF1 equipment, while Tesla owns the building and leases the space to Panasonic.
I believe Panasonic also owns the GF1 equipment, while Tesla owns the building and leases the space to Panasonic.
I believe Panasonic makes the cells, but Tesla handles pretty much everything else from battery management to installation.
That's accurate. Panasonic is in each Gigafactory manufacturing the 2170 cells and then hands them off to Tesla.
They collocate? Didn’t know that.
Tesla proved that grid-scale batteries are here, and it's going to be interesting to see the rapid shifts in how new energy projects are developed.
I'm not the biggest fan of Tesla, but they might be the most impressive company of this decade followed closely behind by SpaceX (in a vision for a better future way) for what they've done. If you told me in 2008 that we'd have mass market electric cars and reusable rockets in 2018, I would have asked for some of what you're smoking.