How Tesla Builds Electric Cars - Tesla Motors Part 2 ()
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Date: 2022-07-06
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CrazySteTV
i see many Comments of People complaining there are no many Workers assembling the Cars because Robots do everything.
YES True, Robots do all the Construction/Assembly, but who do you think maintains those Robots Functional?
The use of Robots doesn't kill jobs, it optimizes production output and shifts jobs to a different function.
Instead of having a bunch of workers flipping Wrenches to tighten Nuts all day for $14 an hour, they hire Trained Technicians for $20 that know how to Program and Fix the Machines.
So rather than having 3000 People building 10 Cars a Day, you pay 3000 People to make sure the Robots keep Working nicely and make 150 Cars a Day.
in any case you employee about the same amount of People, the Productivity on the other hand increases a lot. the other Option would be to hire 10thousand People to obtain the same Productivity of the Robots, but at that point the cost of Labor would be too high making the Cars too expensive, thus forcing to move production to Countries where labor is cheap.
I'd rather keep the Robots and make stuff in America by hiring a good Maintenance Crew that keeps all the Machines running flawlessly all day long!
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i see many Comments of People complaining there are no many Workers assembling the Cars because Robots do everything.
YES True, Robots do all the Construction/Assembly, but who do you think maintains those Robots Functional?
The use of Robots doesn't kill jobs, it optimizes production output and shifts jobs to a different function.
Instead of having a bunch of workers flipping Wrenches to tighten Nuts all day for $14 an hour, they hire Trained Technicians for $20 that know how to Program and Fix the Machines.
So rather than having 3000 People building 10 Cars a Day, you pay 3000 People to make sure the Robots keep Working nicely and make 150 Cars a Day.
in any case you employee about the same amount of People, the Productivity on the other hand increases a lot. the other Option would be to hire 10thousand People to obtain the same Productivity of the Robots, but at that point the cost of Labor would be too high making the Cars too expensive, thus forcing to move production to Countries where labor is cheap.
I'd rather keep the Robots and make stuff in America by hiring a good Maintenance Crew that keeps all the Machines running flawlessly all day long!
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RG
There are so many investors who want to short Tesla's stock lol. This company is doing barely ok right now and along with it's oh so profitable Solar City: /, these cars are just cars but with huge batteries and computers in them. Computers, even the good ones, always break at some point, and lithium prices are sky rocketing. I sold my S a year ago and my BMW has had so many less problems. Same build quality but the BMW has a much nicer feel to it. Unfortunately, I live in the bay area so I see Teslas daily. My neighbor just got his X and the doors are already failing. Here's a solution for the world. maybe we should just not use cars as much and be closer to our work places rather than try to deplete the world of lithium and think it's all ok because it's not oil. Or maybe we should try to help this planet not die rather than focus on getting to Mars. Priorities. don't burn as much C02 or use precious metals.
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There are so many investors who want to short Tesla's stock lol. This company is doing barely ok right now and along with it's oh so profitable Solar City: /, these cars are just cars but with huge batteries and computers in them. Computers, even the good ones, always break at some point, and lithium prices are sky rocketing. I sold my S a year ago and my BMW has had so many less problems. Same build quality but the BMW has a much nicer feel to it. Unfortunately, I live in the bay area so I see Teslas daily. My neighbor just got his X and the doors are already failing. Here's a solution for the world. maybe we should just not use cars as much and be closer to our work places rather than try to deplete the world of lithium and think it's all ok because it's not oil. Or maybe we should try to help this planet not die rather than focus on getting to Mars. Priorities. don't burn as much C02 or use precious metals.
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Killroy
Your mistaken about lithium batteries, which are considered non-toxic. The conventional lead-acid battery in Conventional cars is far more toxic because of the well, lead and acid.
You mention pollution from energy production using fossil fuels and yes that is a problem, but may EV owners make there own Solar and Wind energy or buy Renewable Energy offsets like I do. Tesla Super Chargers are moving to 100% solar with energy storage.
A simple solution like riding a bike is still better.
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Your mistaken about lithium batteries, which are considered non-toxic. The conventional lead-acid battery in Conventional cars is far more toxic because of the well, lead and acid.
You mention pollution from energy production using fossil fuels and yes that is a problem, but may EV owners make there own Solar and Wind energy or buy Renewable Energy offsets like I do. Tesla Super Chargers are moving to 100% solar with energy storage.
A simple solution like riding a bike is still better.
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paul9luap
A good video, but it's also how all OEM's build their vehicles as well. There is not much difference in vehicle manufacturing methods/technology across the OEMs. The exceptions being that the entire Body In White is made out of aluminium instead of carbon steel, and that there's no gas powertrain that's loaded into the vehicle. Also, FYI to those that don't know, Tesla's plant was a former GM/Toyota joint venture (NUMMI) and before that, GM-Freemont Assembly. History lesson for the day.
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A good video, but it's also how all OEM's build their vehicles as well. There is not much difference in vehicle manufacturing methods/technology across the OEMs. The exceptions being that the entire Body In White is made out of aluminium instead of carbon steel, and that there's no gas powertrain that's loaded into the vehicle. Also, FYI to those that don't know, Tesla's plant was a former GM/Toyota joint venture (NUMMI) and before that, GM-Freemont Assembly. History lesson for the day.
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ThinkingBetter
It's an interesting comment. Where is energy created? Even our sun is not actually creating energy, but transforming energy through nuclear fusion transforming mass to electromagnetic radiation.
So how about non-rechargeable batteries? For example, I can make a simple battery cell out of putting two different metals (e. g. Zinc and Copper) into a citrus.
All energy originates from the Big Bang and has only been transformed ever since.
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It's an interesting comment. Where is energy created? Even our sun is not actually creating energy, but transforming energy through nuclear fusion transforming mass to electromagnetic radiation.
So how about non-rechargeable batteries? For example, I can make a simple battery cell out of putting two different metals (e. g. Zinc and Copper) into a citrus.
All energy originates from the Big Bang and has only been transformed ever since.
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Weerakoon
It says that humans are more intelligent than robots which is correct right now. But pretty soon, the statement would be reversed with quantum computing power in which a robot would be able to think of multiple tasks at the same time which humans are not able to do. Hence, at that point, it is inevitable that robots would take over most of the jobs which humans are doing now.
The human race has to prepare itself for this inevitable evolution.
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It says that humans are more intelligent than robots which is correct right now. But pretty soon, the statement would be reversed with quantum computing power in which a robot would be able to think of multiple tasks at the same time which humans are not able to do. Hence, at that point, it is inevitable that robots would take over most of the jobs which humans are doing now.
The human race has to prepare itself for this inevitable evolution.
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Bastelopa
The practice is, however, different. The driver sets its default settings before the journey begins on the big screen. He can save them as a profile and load at any time, if someone is driving with another driver profile. During the journey he has all the information, including navigation, in his dashboard and can also switch on the button on the steering wheel, the display information. He no longer needs to look at the big screen while driving.
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The practice is, however, different. The driver sets its default settings before the journey begins on the big screen. He can save them as a profile and load at any time, if someone is driving with another driver profile. During the journey he has all the information, including navigation, in his dashboard and can also switch on the button on the steering wheel, the display information. He no longer needs to look at the big screen while driving.
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Steve
Lithium-Ion are far from non-toxic (EPA study, but they are the best alternative to lead-acid at the moment. Carbon nanotubes seem to be a decent step forward as anode replacements but the energy cost to manufacture results in a negative return.
It would also be nice to think that many are like you and ensure solar or renewable fuel sources are used. to recharge these batteries, but I have a feeling the number is few and far between.
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Lithium-Ion are far from non-toxic (EPA study, but they are the best alternative to lead-acid at the moment. Carbon nanotubes seem to be a decent step forward as anode replacements but the energy cost to manufacture results in a negative return.
It would also be nice to think that many are like you and ensure solar or renewable fuel sources are used. to recharge these batteries, but I have a feeling the number is few and far between.
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orbitly
It's true that a large percentage of Tesla's money has come from selling their carbon credits to other car makers. Basically the government wants X% of cars to be emission free. Most manufacturers don't make it to X%. Tesla is at 100%. So they can sell their credits to other manufacturers each year. But a Tesla Model S over it's lifetime is about as eco friendly as an 80MPG gas car. Not -much more damaging- than a gas car.
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It's true that a large percentage of Tesla's money has come from selling their carbon credits to other car makers. Basically the government wants X% of cars to be emission free. Most manufacturers don't make it to X%. Tesla is at 100%. So they can sell their credits to other manufacturers each year. But a Tesla Model S over it's lifetime is about as eco friendly as an 80MPG gas car. Not -much more damaging- than a gas car.
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Dan
Successful remains to be seen still. They are teetering on the edge. Poor business performance but kept alive through investor enthusiasm.
It's still undecided and I think it hinges on realizing that weight optimization is crucial. The 2. 1ton of Model S I believe was a fatal mistake. It's what's weighing them down financially, weight begets costs, especially in a battery car.
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Successful remains to be seen still. They are teetering on the edge. Poor business performance but kept alive through investor enthusiasm.
It's still undecided and I think it hinges on realizing that weight optimization is crucial. The 2. 1ton of Model S I believe was a fatal mistake. It's what's weighing them down financially, weight begets costs, especially in a battery car.
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