A short little uneducated look inside the Gigafactory by CNBC, but worth a peek. They were given a current cost for Gigfactory cells of $116/KWH, and estimating $100/KWH. That is awesome.
I see now why we are starting to see electric aircraft. I heard Musk say they could do transcontinental supersonic flight if cells got down to $400/KWH. I guess he is distracted by wanting to use the BFR for that now. That is hypersonic. On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 9:05 PM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/a-look-inside-teslas-gigafactory-the-key-to-the-automakers-success.html > A look inside Tesla's Gigafactory: The key to the automakers' success > 2018-11-13 Phil LeBeau Meghan Reeder > > [images > > https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/11/13/105570709-1542111960858img_2165.jpg > Workers at the Tesla Gigafactory > > > https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/11/13/105570710-1542111960858img_2167.jpg > > > https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/11/13/105570708-1542111960857img_2162.jpg > > > video flash > An inside look at Tesla's Gigafactory > Monday, 12 Nov 2018 | 6:00 PM CT | 03:30 > CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports from Tesla’s growing Gigafactory on the > company's > battery production and what makes the battery advantageous over other > companies. > ] > > - Tesla's Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, is big enough to hold 33 > football > fields — and it's only getting larger. > - Its expansion has been critical to Tesla's growth. > - This year, the automaker is on track to sell 236,000 vehicles. > > Walk into Tesla's Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, and the first thing that > stands out is the size of the battery plant. It's enormous. So big that you > could fit 33 football fields — and it's only getting larger. > > "The Gigafactory is critical to Tesla. There is more batteries produced > here > for electric vehicles than in the rest of the planet combined. We would not > be able to make all the vehicles we are making now if we didn't have the > Gigafactory," said Jerome Guillen, president of Tesla Automotive. > > The Gigafactory's expansion since opening in July 2016 has been critical to > Tesla's growth. This year, the automaker is on track to sell 236,000 > vehicles. Much of that growth is due to its latest vehicle, the Model 3, a > sedan targeted to a broader audience than Tesla's previous cars. All of the > Model 3's batteries are built at the Gigafactory. > > Last quarter, as Tesla hit its target of producing more than 5,000 Model 3 > cars per week, the company posted a profit. CEO Elon Musk says his company > has turned the corner after years of mounting losses. > > "We expect to again have positive net income and cash flow in Q4 and I > believe, our aspiration certainly will be for all quarters going forward," > Musk told analysts during the company's earnings conference call. > > Analysts are not so sure. "Part of the real reason they beat in Q3 is > because the mix was so strong," said Colin Langan, an auto analyst for UBS > who has a sell rating on Tesla. Langan calculates the average Tesla sold > for > more than $60,000 last quarter, well above the price point Tesla initially > promised potential buyers. > > "I think long-term the price will probably settle in the mid-forties, where > comparable luxury vehicles sell today, and that is going to put a lot of > margin pressure on over time," he said. > > Easing that pressure and keeping Tesla profitable will come down to a few > key factors, most notably, growing sales and lowering the cost to build > battery packs. In both cases, the Gigafactory will determine if Tesla > succeeds. > > Running around the clock, the Gigafactory cranks out approximately two > battery packs every minute. Its production is currently estimated to be > 5,000 a week, with room to grow, according to Sam Jaffe, managing director > with Cairn Energy Research Advisors in Boulder, Colorado. > > Jaffe studies the electric vehicle market, specifically focusing on the > costs to build the battery packs and cells that provide the energy inside > those packs. Jaffe's analysis pegs Tesla's cost to manufacture a battery > cell at $116 per kilowatt-hour, which he says is "far ahead of the > industry." He estimates other automakers building electric vehicles have > battery cell costs closer to $146 per kilowatt-hour. > > "Tesla has shown an ability and a drive to reduce both cell costs and > battery pack costs," he said. "They have been planning for this moment, > with > this tremendous cost advantage, for a long time, and in general they have > executed well on it." > > That's not to say, there haven't been growing pains at the Gigafactory. > From > having to backtrack on overly ambitious plans to use robotics and > automation > to allegations the plant is being wasteful, Tesla's battery plant has faced > plenty of scrutiny. > > Guillen said he believes the Gigafactory is just tapping its potential for > battery production. > > "The costs have come down and continue to come down a lot and that has > enabled us to reach profitability in the last quarter and positive cash > flow > as well," he said. > > Clarification: Tesla's projected sales figure for this year have been > updated in this story. > [© cnbc.com] > > > + (Tesla titles not getting to DMVs) > > https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2018/11/16/tesla-title-troubles-as-air-quality-control-commission-mandates-electric-car-sales/ > Tesla title troubles as Air Quality Control Commission mandates electric > car > sales > ... purchasers are having trouble completing their title work when they > arrive at the department of motor vehicles. Those in charge of the titling > say the paperwork is not coming in on time — or at all — and dealerships > are > unable to get Tesla to return calls to take care of the issue. > The titling problems are ... titling clerks and dealerships are doing > everything they can to make sure customers are getting the help they need, > including issuing extensions on temporary tags. “It is not the fault of the > customer,” she said. “We are working with the dealers. 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