"Musk is a very good businessman. This Fremont plant was originally a joint venture between Toyota and GM. The first Chevrolet Nova was produced here. Unfortunately, times have changed. GM withdrew its investment after going bankrupt in 2009, and Toyota invested in Tesla. Musk bought the plant for $42 million."
Wang Tao has studied Tesla and also the Fremont factory. He came here more to verify some of his own ideas.
"It's more cost-effective to buy second-hand. SpaceX also bought a second-hand factory from Boeing."
Out of interest in space exploration, Xia Yu knew that SpaceX was better than Tesla, and domestic media were more concerned about the Falcon rocket. Successful recovery and failed recovery could all become hot topics in the news.
"Yes, but they can build a new factory in Shanghai. There is great potential in the Chinese market."
Wang Tao is optimistic about Tesla, and so is Xia Yu. As a mature businessman, he should not be prejudiced against new things, but should find ways to make money from TN.
After entering the factory, the group first visited the stamping workshop. 97% of the metal in the car body was made of aluminum alloy, which can be said to be an all-aluminum body, taking into account the characteristics of lightweight and high strength.
The stamping production line is entirely staffed with robots, which are very efficient. The stamped components are also connected by robots.
This is the era of automation, where machines replace human labor. Except for necessary regular maintenance, machines can operate day and night. Many old car companies have also introduced automated production lines, but compared to production, they are more concerned about market shrinkage.
There is no way. Times have changed. If we don’t accumulate foundation through electrification reform today, the entire group may die tomorrow. There will be too many industries abandoned by the times.
I watched the robot complete the welding of the entire car body, and then it was painting. Painting was not a big deal, the most criticized part was the final assembly.
It has only been eight years since the factory was built. Tesla is still too young and lacks experience.
If the factory is built in China or the United States, the quality of the car assembly should be much better. However, so far, all Tesla electric cars in the world come from this factory.
Of course, this also includes the 2010 Tesla Roadster, which was sent into space in February this year. This is probably the only electric car that Xia Yu is interested in!
When he goes to space one day, he can look for it in the near orbit to see if he can recycle used cars. In addition, he heard that Roadster 2.0 is about to come, so he can take a look then.
"Everyone look over here. This is the Model S assembly line. Workers are installing the powertrain."
The leading executive introduced it to everyone.
The Model S, which was launched in 2012, is still in production. Its price is much higher than the Model 3, which focuses on cost-effectiveness. Once the Shanghai factory goes into production, it will most likely only produce the Model 3.
Cheap prices are more conducive to seizing the market. This is also the reason why Xia Yu acquired the hot pot brand, which is to seize the market and improve profitability.
"The final assembly line is nothing special. Electric motors and batteries are Tesla's core technologies. They will only open this part of the workshop to us on a limited basis."
Wang Tao spoke again at this time.
Limited access is better than not being open at all. This is probably because the level of their inspection team is relatively high. This part will definitely not be open to other people who come to visit the factory.
Sure enough, the executive in front emphasized again that taking photos was not allowed in the next workshop to be visited, and people could only look at it.
Xia Yu pushed the plain agent glasses on his nose. He didn't want to take pictures, but this thing was automatic, just like a dash cam.
It doesn't really matter whether to shoot it or not. Xia Yu never planned to make trams. It takes too much effort to make this thing, and the profit is not as high as expected. All the links added together will form a bloated team.
In that case, Xia Yu would definitely not be able to let it go, and all his energy would be spent on it, which is not what he wants.
He is not Musk, and he has no intention of becoming China's Musk. He just stays himself.
Stepping into the battery pack production workshop, Tesla does not produce batteries, they are just battery carriers, and batteries are the most commonly used component in electric vehicles.
However, with the upgrade of production capacity, lithium batteries came into being and the technology gradually matured. Tesla also announced its plan to adjust and switch to batteries at the beginning of the year, but some production lines have not yet been fully adjusted.
Looking at the robotic arm in front of him densely inserting rows of batteries into the solar panel, Xia Yu was thoughtful.
It is one size larger than the No. 5 battery. The entire board has 7104 cells, which are connected in parallel to form a battery pack and in series to form a battery panel. It can provide a total capacity of 85kWh and 400V DC power.
The data looks good, but the entire solar panel weighs 900 kilograms, which is less than 1 ton.
No wonder they say electric cars are heavier than gasoline cars, no wonder Tesla has to use an all-aluminum body. The batteries are so heavy, if the body is not reduced in weight, it will be like driving a tank on the street!
If 900 kilograms is compressed into 90 kilograms, Xia Yu believes that the era of internal combustion engines will be completely overturned. It will not only be electric cars, but electrification will reach its true peak.
By then, we will see civil airliners powered by batteries and ocean-going cargo ships sailing on electricity. Oil will also have completed its mission in human history and completely withdrawn from the energy sequence.
Xia Yu didn’t know how wonderful that world would be. He only knew that Bugatti was the first to declare bankruptcy, and a certain area that had been in chaos until now would completely return to peace.
It seems very interesting to bid farewell to one era and usher in a new one, right?
Xia Yu was also a little excited. He had considered entering the battery industry before, but he always felt that the time was not right.
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