With 8 Giga Presses, Tesla Giga Berlin’s 500k annual estimate looks conservative

[FairAndUnbiased]

Looks like some Chinese EV companies are switching to the Tesla strategy you were very quick to write off as bunk...

NIO & XPeng Order Die-Casting Machines, NIO Confirms European Plans - CleanTechnica

NIO and XPeng are both incorporating high pressure die-casting machines into their vehicle manufacturing process to reduce costs.

cleantechnica.com

As usual Chinese pessimism and the fear of failure mindset has to be allayed by the success of a Western innovator/trailblazer.



Maybe deviation is what it takes to make a company go from a nobody to a somebody...and non-deviation is what it takes for a comfortable nobody to stay a comfortable nobody.

it's a mistake. Just because they're Chinese EV companies doesn't mean I think they're 100% flawless. They don't have issues of mass production yet like Toyota had and solved. This is why I only look at BYD, since they have proven success in commercial EV, power electronics, etc. in highly technical B2B markets and aren't hyped by unsophisticated consumers.

BYD, btw, is the authorized EV manufacturer for Toyota.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

And body panels will be super glued onto the frame?

I said the frame will be one piece and wont need welding.