Tesla Fremont Factory Shutdown In Late May To Focus On Model 3 Assembly Line Improvements
Tesla to pause production at end of May to work out some Model 3 assembly line bugs.
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Tesla Model 3 Production Hits 4,290 Per Week, 638 In 24 Hours (Rumor)
A contributor over at the Tesla Motors Club forum by the name of Lbkmxp100d dropped some specific details about Tesla’s Model 3 production numbers on Sunday that are allegedly straight from Tesla’s Fremont factory. Those numbers put Model 3 production for the 7 days prior at 4,290.
Investigations Into Tesla Fremont Factory — Investigative Journalism? Hit Pieces? Misinformed? Too Accurate?
Journalistic integrity is a hot topic these days, and rightly so. A free press is absolutely necessary for democracy, technological and social progress, and other nice things. However, with press freedom come responsibilities: among other things, not to cherry pick facts to support a preconceived conclusion, and not to quote sources without revealing when they have a personal stake in an issue.
Engineers (& Robots) On The Tesla Factory Floor
Like most larger companies, Tesla tightly controls its employees’ interactions with the press. The celebrity execs hold court with a selected circle of hip media outlets, but the rank-and-file employees are trained to avoid reporters like dangerous sharks. So Business Insider scored quite a coup when it secured permission to speak with four employees who have “some of the coolest jobs at Tesla.”
Tesla Model S & Model X Production Efficiency Has Improved Greatly
The production efficiency of the Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X has been improved greatly in recent years, a spokesperson for Tesla has revealed to CleanTechnica and other media outlets in response to some recent CNBC coverage.
Tesla Factory A Shrine?
Because I’m a minister long concerned for the ethics of how we get and use energy, my recent trip to tour the Tesla factory to the San Francisco Bay Area (Fremont) had an inspiring feel to it, like going on a pilgrimage to a shrine.
Mass Firings By Tesla Raise Questions About Management
Tesla has given little explanation for why hundreds of workers were fired last week, other than to say it was the result of annual performance reviews. But is that the whole story?
Tesla Confirms Model 3 Will Be First Mass Market Electric Vehicle
Many milestones have been laid out for electric vehicles and we have celebrated them all. Let’s hit 100,000 electric vehicles sold, 500k, 1 million electric vehicles. Market share is another favorite, as well as breakouts by manufacturer. Who has sold the most EVs? Who sold the most last year? Who will sell the most this year or next year?
Tesla Fast Tracks Model Y To Push Into Lucrative CUV Market
Elon Musk announced in the Tesla Q2 2017 earnings call that he was walked back from the edge of the cliff on Model Y by his executive team. That team convinced him that building Tesla’s next-generation CUV (Compact Utility Vehicle) on the Model 3 platform was the best decision. This maximizes reuse of design work, investments in R&D, supply chain partnerships and flexibility, and potentially more.
“The Model Y will, in fact, be using substantial carryover from Model 3 in order to bring it to market faster,” Elon said.
Tesla Model 3 Will Come In Standard & Long Range (310 Mile Range) Version, Full…
At the Tesla Model 3 production vehicle reveal tonight, Tesla shared the official pricing and range of the two versions of the Model 3 initially available to customers. It will come in Standard at the base $35,000 price tag, which will feature 220 miles of range. The Standard trim is no slouch and will speed along from 0–60 mph in a mere 5.6 seconds, up to a top speed of 130 miles per hour.
