7 Things Tesla Couldn’t Do

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:00:16 +0000

One year ago this week, I published a story about 8 “impossible” goals that Tesla had achieved. The idea actually stemmed from a simple joke I sent Elon Musk. I thought that was so funny (the joke somewhat, sending it to Elon Musk more so) that it inspired a full article. In fact, it and a few other pieces inspired a whole “Tesla flashbacks” series. The fact is, on any given day, there are various “concerns” about Tesla’s future from Tesla short sellers and other people who benefit if Tesla fails, but when you look back on those after a year or more, it’s clear they were typically nonsense that didn’t warrant a minute of anyone’s time

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From The Mud Field To The Plug — Tesla Gigafactory 3

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:31:40 +0000

From the mud field to the plug, there is a story of growth, determination, and persistence despite opposition. The plug is when the first car built at Tesla’s Shanghai gigafactory plugs in, and it symbolizes success and another major milestone achieved. The message is clear, keep on doing and ignore the haters

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Phase 2 Of Tesla Gigafactory 3 Will House Battery Manufacturing Facility

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 01:09:33 +0000

Tesla has begun building Phase 2 of Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai. Reports suggest that part of the factory will be devoted to making batteries.

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Tesla Reached 7,000 Cars Per Week In 3rd Quarter & Nobody Noticed

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 06:36:13 +0000

From the start of Tesla Model 3 production until about a year ago, the most important, nearly daily, Tesla news was about the weekly production numbers. We visited the Bloomberg tracker regularly to stay abreast of the news, and the FUD. And then Tesla started producing over 4,000 vehicles per week regularly and the interest disappeared. Tesla finished the marathon many doubted it could endure for more than a mile, two at the most. Those were fun times

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McDonald’s EV Charging … Tesla Model 3 vs. Toyota Camry vs. Chevy Bolt Cost of Ownership — #CleanTechnica Top 20

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 01:56:22 +0000

The most popular stories on CleanTechnica this past week were led by a McDonald’s story for the first time (or perhaps second — I remember a very popular McDonald’s story here in 2010). The second and third most popular stories were both about total cost of ownership comparisons — between the Tesla Model 3 and Toyota Camry and then the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3 and Toyota Camry. Next in line were videos of Tesla Smart Summon (which went a bit viral on what the kids call “the Internet”) and a couple of pieces on how early concerns about the Model 3 and Gigafactory 3 became irrelevant

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Tesla Gigafactory China: Mud, “Basically An Open Field,” Not Gonna Happen — Skeptical Claims Revisited

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 05:52:55 +0000

We reported yesterday that Tesla was ending Model 3 Standard Range shipments from the US to China because it was starting to produce the base Model 3 trim in its new (and still under construction) Shanghai gigafactory, “Gigafactory 3.” It may surprise even Tesla optimists that the company was able to go from no construction at all to Model 3 production in such a rapid time, but it surely surprises Tesla skeptics the most

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Tesla Job Fair In China Shows Its Success Worldwide

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 03:43:36 +0000

Tesla’s recent job fair in China is just a reflection of how popular and successful Tesla is worldwide, and how much it is helping both the U.S. and Chinese economies as hiring continues to soar. With booming business, Tesla is on yet another hiring spree

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Tesla Ends Base Model 3 Shipments Into China As Gigafactory 3 Production Comes Online

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:53:08 +0000

Tesla will cut off orders of the Model 3 Standard Range after October 13th in anticipation of the start of production at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, Chinese. The news comes from Tesla China’s official social media account and is sure to cause commotion in an already excited market for the American automaker

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Breaking: 1st Chinese Tesla Model 3s Are Rolling Down Gigafactory 3 Assembly Line

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:30:12 +0000

A leaked photo of a white Tesla Model 3 on the assembly line at Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai indicates the first Chinese-made cars may find their way into the hands of customers before the end of this year.

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Tesla China Fairy Tale For Bulls — How To Achieve Happily Ever After

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 03:19:52 +0000

All my talk this week about fairy tales started with the Tesla [TSLA] bear assumption that the Tesla factory in Shanghai was a huge mistake. Lack of demand in China following all of that investment would bring inescapable bankwuptcy soon. Really soon now. Any day. Really

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