So apparently there was a screwup when the authorities decided to grant Tesla 1 million cubic meters of water per year. They switched the responsible waterworks without noticing until last November and now they had to acknowledge that it happened, that now they aren't sure if they can provide that water and that nobody so far tested an impact on nature and water reservations in the area of the actual waterworks they will need to use.
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/tesla-fabrik-wasserversorgung-klage-100.html
Full text of the Twitter thread:
- A source has informed me of the following regarding Teslas Giga Berlin factory: Giga Berlin has built about 240 Model Yโs so far, with another 25 or so planned to be built this week.
- Some of the cars are for crash tests, weather toughness and watertightness stuff (for example in Norway) and some are for testing the recycling processes in the factory. Some of those already built are being used for internal transportation inside the factory.
- Giga Berlin's working on launching 3 new paint colors, the names of which i have now independently confirmed, and they are Deep Crimson Multi-coat, Abyss Blue Multi-coat and Mercury Silver Metallic. I've seen several images up close of the Deep Crimson & it's gorgeous.
- Giga Berlin will only ship Performance Model Y in black and white for now, and if paint goes well then other colors will follow.
- Tesla hopes to deliver its first Giga Berlin made cars to customers around mid January, but this depends on whether Germany gives them the necessary approvals in time, which is a big if.
- Going back to paint, The 3 new colors will have 8 total layers Iโm told. The current higher end Tesla paints I believe are 5 or 6 layers total so the new colors will be getting up to a few additional coats, which will really make the colors pop and give them some great depth.
- Giga Berlin Model Yโs currently have a mix of 16v and 12v batteries so iโm not sure if theyโll launch with a mix or just 16v.
- Berlin will build 2170 packs in the beginning with structural version launching later in 2022. โข Model Y will launch with front & rear castings.
- Finally, Giga Berlin is pretty much ready to rock, but is waiting for final approval. Once they do receive that final approval, I'm told Tesla could start pumping out cars in as little as 2 weeks. Everything I've seen, Giga Berlin is truly a next-gen factory. It's incredible.
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Haven't seen this fly by yet. Apologies if it's old news. I'll delete the post if it is :-(
Buddy received a MY without HEPA filters (a few months back). Basically a large empty hole. Service Center looked the car up online, and said (paraphrased) "oh yeah, it's one of those, you get a recall eventually" They are busy with more important recalls. It seems to be a rare situation, and Tesla knows which cars, but didn't pro-actively notify.
Tesla Reports 87% Increase in 2021 Deliveries
Tesla reported Sunday that it delivered 936,000 cars in 2021, an 87 percent increase from the year before, despite the computer chip shortage that has disrupted auto production around the world.
In the fourth quarter alone, the company delivered more than 308,000 vehicles, a 71 percent increase from the quarter a year earlier. The overwhelming share of the deliveries were of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y hatchback.
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Meanwhile:
Giga Shanghaiโs November 2021 production figures indicate annualized rate of 683,000 cars
In the companyโs Q3 2021 report, Tesla indicated Giga Shanghai had an installed annual production capacity exceeding 450,000 vehicles.
Based on the latest production figures out of China, the facility has cruised past that figure, which is now approaching 700,000 cars per year.
According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), crews at Giga Shanghai were able to produce 56,965 cars last month.
[...]
https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/giga-shanghai-november-2021-production-figures/
Iโm hoping someone here can confirm Iโm not losing my mind. A few weeks ago I was heading southbound on I30 and across from the Tesla factory I saw a small skatepark. Or so I thought? Does anyone know if there is one in this area? It would have been a few miles before the I30 and 71 heading southbound. It was not on maps but maybe I was having a Wilson moment.
Or any recommendations on local skateparks?
