I’m thinking that it’s about time to regularly monitor the construction progress at Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, and to leverage the competitive spirit of the German psyche. We saw incredible construction speed at Gigafactory Shanghai (Giga Shanghai) once the structural build got going in spring 2019.
Tesla is building the Giga Berlin factory without certain permits. This is required in order to build at the desired speed. There is the risk, though, of having to tear things down if permits are refused. That reduces Tesla’s negotiating power.
It is true that an electric motor alone does not allow a huge differentiation like we experience it with the combustion engine but the real BEV drive train is the combination of the battery with the electric motor, braking system, Software, Inverter and not the electric motor alone.
Tesla has released its Q1 2020 update and it’s filled with unexpected good news.
Tesla says it will cut executive pay and furlough hourly workers while its factories are shut due to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, work is going forward on the new Gigafactory in Germany.
When people ask me how it is possible that most of my predictions about Tesla are correct, my answer is, “Those are not my predictions. You just have to listen carefully to Elon Musk, and do it twice, better trice.” Elon tells the truth, unless he is joking, and he likes joking but not if it’s about his mission to change the world to sustainable transportation.
