Tesla Gigafactory Berlin finally reaches goal of 5,000 electric cars a week.

Nordberg said:
Several? Oh, what more proof do you need? Do you have any idea how weak a post that was?
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I've had problems with my Tesla Model Y over the last two years.

A few months ago, I had to fill the Windshield Washer reservoir with fluid and every few months, I have to fill the tires with air.

Such a hassle. I wish I never bought it.

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!
 
Joe Capitalist said:
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin finally reaches goal of 5,000 electric cars a week

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has finally reached its goal to produce 5,000 electric cars in a single week, which is considered achieving “volume production.”
When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal.
After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally aimed to achieve that at Gigafactory Berlin by the end of 2022.
But the goal was ambitious amid a continuing global supply chain crisis.
Instead, Tesla announced that it finished the year with a respectable production rate of 3,000 Model Y vehicles per week at Gigafactory Berlin.
At the end of February, the factory reached a new milestone of 4,000 units per week.
Now just a month later, Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has managed to produce 5,000 Model Y vehicles in a single week.
Tesla confirmed the achievement with a tweet:
The factory appears to have beaten Gigafactory Texas to the important milestone.
If it can maintain this newly achieved production rate, it would mean Gigafactory Berlin can produce over 250,000 vehicles per year.
What’s interesting is that Tesla is now approved to produce 500,000 vehicles per year out of the factory, and now that it has achieved its goal with Model Y production, Tesla is expected to add a new model to Gigafactory Berlin’s lineup.
Originally, Model 3 was supposed to be next, but Tesla hasn’t commented on the plan in a long time.
Furthermore, Tesla recently submitted an application to the authorities to expand production at Gigafactory Berlin to 1 million vehicles per year. This expansion is going to require further development of the factory’s footprint, and the company needs to obtain environmental approval before going forward.
Tesla’s future production lines to be deployed are expected to feature Tesla’s new unboxed manufacturing process unveiled at Investor Day earlier this month.

Electrek’s Take
Congrats to everyone involved. Achieving 5,000 vehicles per week just about a year after starting production is impressive.
To put things into perspective, Tesla has a bigger production capacity for long-range electric vehicles at Gigafactory Berlin than most legacy automakers have overall. And it’s just Tesla’s latest of four Gigafactories producing electric vehicles.
It’s hard to beat Tesla when it comes to deploying electric vehicle production capacity.

MAGA morons change diapers.
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Joey wets panties

Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car

LONDON/DETROIT, March 20 (Reuters) - For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.

And now those battery packs are piling up in scrapyards in some countries, a previously unreported and expensive gap in what was supposed to be a "circular economy."

"We're buying electric cars for sustainability reasons," said Matthew Avery, research director at automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research. "But an EV isn't very sustainable if you've got to throw the battery away after a minor collision."
 
Tesla takes luxury crown in Kelley Blue Book's Brand Image Awards for 4th year in a row
Tesla has taken the title of “Best Overall Luxury Brand” in vehicle valuation and automotive research company Kelley Blue Book’s (KBB) 2023 Brand Image Awards.

This marks the fourth year in a row that the electric vehicle maker won the title.
KBB noted that Brand Image is not just about whether consumers know that a brand exists. Thus, the winners in the 2023 Brand Image Awards are companies that have brand images capable of inciting excitement among car shoppers. Considering the rise of the EV sector, KBB also opted to add a new award this year — Best Overall EV Brand.
As it turns out, Tesla did quite well in the luxury segment, so much so that the company earned several luxury-based awards. It should be noted that KBB’s winners for its 2023 Brand Image Awards are based on data from the firm’s annual Brand Watch Study.
Tesla won “Best Overall Luxury Brand” in Kelley Blue Book’s 2023 Brand Image Awards. The EV maker also won “Best Value Luxury Brand” and “Best Performance Luxury Brand.” These two awards are impressive but not surprising, considering the bang-for-the-buck nature of vehicles like the Model 3 and the supercar-beating performance of cars like the Model S Plaid.
Interestingly enough, Kelley Blue Book also gave Tesla the “Most Refined Luxury Brand” award, with the firm noting that “Tesla models are clean and elegant inside and out.”
 
Hawkeye10 said:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/07/tesla-cuts-us-prices-for-fifth-time-since-january.html

More evidence of lack of demand for EV's as people hear from others what a pain in the ass they are in real live.
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EVs are more efficient than internal combustion engines – and easier and less expensive to maintain. The average fuel efficiency in the U.S. today for gas-powered cars is 25.7 miles per gallon; however, the efficiency for most electric-powered is at least 100 miles per gallon of gas-equivalent. In other words, you can drive four times as far using electric power instead of gas and at lower fuel costs. Drawdown Georgia calculates it will cost just $31 to drive 1,000 miles on electric power versus $165 on gasoline.

Electric cars can be charged overnight at home using a traditional 110V outlet and a cord plugged into the vehicle, or more quickly at fast-charging public stations. In Georgia, there are already more than 30,000 EVs and 1,600 public recharging stations, primarily in metro areas, with thousands more on the way.
 
Nordberg said:
Lots of companies are getting electric fleets. The geniuses on this board will claim they are heading for disaster. They apparently think the companies did not do their homework. They went through it all and they know they will save a lot of money and pollute a lot less.
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They are heading for high costs. No, most companies don't do their homework on this.

EVs are much less efficient than gasoline cars. They use almost twice the energy of a gasoline car to move the same weight the same distance. They pollute more. Apparently you are still not aware that most power plants use coal or natural gas to generate power.

Further, since they carry less usable payload than diesel or gasoline cars, more trips are necessary to carry the same payload.

EVs only succeed because of fascism. That's government manipulation of markets, dude.

Less than 1% of the cars on the road are EVs.

Why does the EV not succeed?
* higher costs
* higher maintenance costs
* little savings in refueling (recharging) costs.
* inconvenience, taking hours to recharge (Topping off is not recharging).
* high insurance costs
* damage easily totals the car
* more susceptible to water damage that can't be repaired
* extreme fire hazard from damage or corrosion

I already know you don't maintain your car and that you consider a top off 'recharging' it.

Remember government does not try to save money.
 
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Joe Capitalist said:
Inexpensive and environmentally friendly mechanochemical recycling process recovers 70% of lithium from batteries
by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Inexpensive and environmentally friendly mechanochemical recycling process recovers 70% of lithium from batteries
Dr. Oleksandr Dolotko, lead author of the publication, conducts research at the IAM-ESS Institute and the HIU. Credit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT
A recycling method developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) recovers up to 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials being required. The method combines mechanical processes with chemical reactions and enables inexpensive, energy-efficient, and environmentally compatible recycling of any type of lithium-ion battery. The results are reported in Communications Chemistry.

Lithium-ion batteries are omnipresent in our life. They are not only used for the wireless power supply of notebooks, smartphones, toys, remote controls, and other small devices, but also are the most important energy storage systems for the rapidly growing electric mobility sector. Increasing use of these batteries eventually results in the need for economically and ecologically sustainable recycling methods.
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It is not cost effective to recycle lithium batteries. It is simply cheaper to dispose of them in landfills.
 
Joe Capitalist said:
Tesla reports 422,875 deliveries for first quarter of 2023
Tesla posted its first-quarter vehicle production*and deliveries report for 2023 on Sunday.
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales disclosed by Tesla and are not broken out by individual model or region.
Tesla on Sunday posted its first-quarter vehicle production*and delivery report for 2023.
Here are the key numbers from the electric vehicle maker:
Total deliveries Q1 2023: 422,875
Total production Q1 2023: 440,808
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales disclosed by Tesla and are not broken out by individual model or region.
The first quarter numbers represent a 36% increase in deliveries compared to the 310,048 reported during the same period a year earlier, and 4% growth in deliveries sequentially compared to the 405,278 they company reported in the last quarter of 2022.
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So? A Tesla vehicle is useless to my needs.

Still trying to ignore that less then 1% of the vehicles on the road are EVs, eh?
 
I'm sure that they're good cars, and probably getting better,
but I like really big V8s,
and at my age,
I can do whatever the fuck I want in the time I have left.
 
Lionfish said:
Is Tesla Model Y Build Quality Slipping?
Several new owners are reporting plenty of problems.

Joey wets panties.
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Quite right. There is a long list of recall issues with the Model Y outstanding right now, including poorly designed suspension (a safety issue), uncommanded acceleration problems (a safety issue), cruise follower problems (a safety issue), uncommanded braking (sometimes aggressively!) issues (a safety issue), collision warning failure (a convenience issue), autopilot feature causing collisions (or just outright missing the road!), including high speed and multiple car collisions. Even if the driver is alert, correction from an autopilot failure can be difficult.
 
Into the Night said:
Quite right. There is a long list of recall issues with the Model Y outstanding right now, including poorly designed suspension (a safety issue), uncommanded acceleration problems (a safety issue), cruise follower problems (a safety issue), uncommanded braking (sometimes aggressively!) issues (a safety issue), collision warning failure (a convenience issue), autopilot feature causing collisions (or just outright missing the road!), including high speed and multiple car collisions. Even if the driver is alert, correction from an autopilot failure can be difficult.
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Joey wets panties!
 
This while Germany just finished shutting down their last three nuclear power plants and can't even keep the lights on reliabily.

Exclusive: Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in blackout
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...-cash-plans-cope-blackout-sources-2022-11-15/

Blackout in Germany: What would happen if millions of people had no electricity for days on end? One scenario
https://www.nzz.ch/english/blackout...-when-millions-lose-power-for-days-ld.1708562

Germany’s move to a power system largely reliant on weather-dependent renewables is quickly running up against limits—issues that all countries exchanging conventional fuels for wind and solar will eventually face. What happens when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow for hours or even days at a time? And what about the short, dark, cold days of midwinter when renewables of Germany’s power demand?

And it’s not only shortages that are problematic but also surpluses: Stormy days can be so windy that the power flows from wind parks on- and offshore overwhelm the power grid, even triggering its collapse. These electricity tsunamis can threaten the stability of neighboring countries’ energy systems, a brickbat the Poles and Czechs wield. Moreover, when there’s excess power in the grid, prices can go negative, forcing grid operators to pay customers to take the electricity
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/10/is-germany-making-too-much-renewable-energy/

So, if you are stupid enough to buy an EV in a location where solar and wind make a large part of the generation of electricity up, you are likely to find yourself regularly fucked with no way to recharge your car...
 
Nordberg said:
Oh several. What more proof do you need? You, that is good enough.
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LyinBitch is such a Lying Bitch, I put him on IGNORE years ago.

BTW, after owning for a year and a half, I've had ZERO problems with my Model Y. I had to add windshield washer fluid ounces.
But that's about it. Oh wait, I have to put air in my tires every couple months.
 
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