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Henry Ford got the build time of the Model T to 93 minutes.2.5 hours to build a Model Y from start to finish. And it's not over yet.
Tesla Giga Shanghai Model Y assembly just 2.5 hours from first to final station: report
The Tesla Giga Shanghai Model Y line was recently featured in an exclusive walkthrough from China's Xinhua News Agency.
The process is further being adapted for each step to be automated. The role of humans will eventually be to supervise robots.
A comparison with recent cars would be interesting.
There's an awful lot of human labor going on in that video. Not that it can't be automated, but some aspects are surprisingly hard to automate. I'm also slightly curious whether that 2.5 hours is from when the chassis parts start being welded together, or after the chassis blank hits the final assembly line.Tesla Giga Shanghai Model Y assembly just 2.5 hours from first to final station: report
The Tesla Giga Shanghai Model Y line was recently featured in an exclusive walkthrough from China's Xinhua News Agency.
The process is further being adapted for each step to be automated. The role of humans will eventually be to supervise robots.
Obligatory maritime reference: the fastest Liberty ship (440' x 57', 14,000 long tons GVW) build was 4 days, 15 hours, and change from keel laying to launch. That was a stunt--most of the ships took around 30-50 days depending on steel supplies.
There is no reason not to be able to assemble a vehicle in 1/2 hour or less. It all depends on how big your subassemblies are and how much assembly you ask your suppliers to do before shipping the piece to the factory.
Still lots of human labor today, but what they announced at "Investor Day" last week is they're overhauling the process to allow more automation. For example, people won't have to enter the car anymore to assemble the interior. Instead, the front and rear will be completely assembled before they get connected together as a car. As separate assemblies, they will be easier to complete by people and/or robots. This has never been done by anyone before.
I'm giving you the news as I find it from the experts on the front lines. But FYI, Tesla appears to be making more in-house than any other car manufacturer, i.e. they do their own subassemblies from their own parts. I would assume the 2.5 hour countdown starts with ready-made parts.
It will be interesting long term to see how far they can take the automation process. Another factor in how much value automation has is how often you do the thing and how expensive the machinery is relative to the human techs that do it now.
Tesla does seem to make more themselves than anyone else. That does have some implications downstream with repair parts availability. If most of the manufacturing capacity is going to new products, you end up with long lead times on repair parts.
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The person who made that cybertruck video just posted a correction on Twitter saying the Cybertruck's frunk will open like most car trunks. The vertical front portion is connected to the top hood to make an "L" shape, so when openned, there is easy access to the compartment.
I might watch this later. The grid question is only a matter of will, IMO.
Very interesting info.I hope the Electric Viking is correct!
Well, will and some wheelbarrows full of money. I do think that most of the grid updates are ones that need to be made anyway to bring the grid kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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I'm glad VW is making quick progress. It's good for the industry in general and for emissions.These don't look half bad.
Volkswagen ID. 2all Concept Previews The People's Electric Car
Although badged as a concept, the ID. 2all is an accurate preview of VW's affordable electric car expected in 2025 with a base price under $26,400 (€25,000).
I like it!These don't look half bad.
Volkswagen ID. 2all Concept Previews The People's Electric Car
Although badged as a concept, the ID. 2all is an accurate preview of VW's affordable electric car expected in 2025 with a base price under $26,400 (€25,000).
If you look closely it seems like there's a rear door. The B-pillar feels a little too far forward to be a 2-door. No handle visible though, not sure if it's in the back corner of the rear window or on a button or something silly. Maybe they forgot to render it.
@KC3KNM Here's some more info on the VW ID.2. In one of the shots you can see the outline of a door but no handle.If you look closely it seems like there's a rear door. The B-pillar feels a little too far forward to be a 2-door. No handle visible though, not sure if it's in the back corner of the rear window or on a button or something silly. Maybe they forgot to render it.
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