Tesla retools car factory for electric SUV build - lithium ion battery pack
Tesla Motors, the youngest carmaker in the United States, said it was necessary to speed up the production of Model S and prepare it for making electric intersections.
Tesla spokesman Simon Sproule said that the work on reconfiguring the production workshop at the Fremont plant in California began on Monday and vehicle assembly resumed on August 4, with the goal of increasing production by 25, said in an interview.
He said that the upgrade mainly involves the transformation of the factory body and assembly line, and the cost is about $100 million.
"This is the biggest investment in the plant since we actually started operations, enabling us to get higher production," Sproule said on the phone on Monday . ".
"It makes us ready to build X and do it on the same line as S.
"Elon Musk, chief executive of Space Exploration Technology, the rocket maker, said he hopes Tesla will deliver at least 35,000 Model S cars to global customers this year, up about 56 from 2013.
Palo Alto, California-
The main reason for the company's expansion at headquarters is the start of shipments to China and the UK in the second quarter, followed by shipments to Hong Kong, Japan and Australia in the second half of this year.
Please also read: the museum's tribute to Tesla's Pioneer Works Tesla opened the door to patents. Tesla's Model S in the United States costs $71,000. at the end of the first quarter, production of nearly 700 units per week, with the goal of increasing production to 1,000 units later this year, Musk said in a letter to investors on May 7.
Sproule said the plant's weekly output was close to 800 units before the current project.
Musk said in July that the upgrade will be idle factory production for about 10 days.
"I believe that with the popularity of cars and the demand for production, and this is their only laser production facility --
Focus on changing and transforming it as soon as possible, "said Michael robyet, general manager of IHS Automotive at Southfield, Michigan.
The lithium battery of this car is also made by Fremont.
Changes to the ion battery pack and motor are required to start building Model X sport-
Utility vehicles later this year, Sproule said.
Price of battery-
Electric light trucks delivered to customers early next year have not been announced.
During the restructuring, the assembly workers can take time off or come to the factory for maintenance and training shifts, Sproule said.
Tesla is the largest car employer in California, with more than 6,000 employees working in its factories, headquarters, design centers, stores and service facilities.
Tesla's revision this month affected the only automatic
Assembly Plant on the west coast.
The San Francisco Bay Area plant opened in early 1960 as a GM plant and then operated as a joint venture between GM and Tesla shareholder Toyota for 25 years until 2009.
When Toyota Tesla President Toyoda arranged to buy a plant for $42 million in 2010, his factory had a new life and helped the production of Musk start-up models in 2012.
Tesla is transforming Fremont as it is ready to announce the start of the site for the construction of a gigabit battery.
The company says it is working on research in Arizona, California, Nevada. The plant will cost $5 billion to build and eventually employ up to 6,500 people.
Musk said the plant needs to reduce the cost of lithium
At least 30 per cent of ion batteries.
Sproule declined to say when the company will announce its decision on where it wants to build the plant.
Cheap batteries are crucial to Tesla's goal of selling the Model 3 sedan by 2017, a small electric vehicle with a basic price of about half the Model S.
The plant will also produce battery packs for homes and businesses to store power from solar panels and reduce electricity for utilities.
"As they move forward and add more vehicles, the additional complexity will bring more challenges," said Safet . ".
"They did a very good job considering what they had to do.
They are assembling very complex machines.
"The company will release a second
In July 31, after the end of the New York deal, quarterly results, including initial sales in China and revenue from Brigain. -