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Tesla Gigafactory: A Revolução na Produção de Veículos Elétricos

A Tesla Gigafactory representa um marco na inovação industrial e na sustentabilidade ambiental. Desde sua concepção, as Gigafactories foram projetadas para transformar a fabricação de baterias e veículos elétricos, reduzindo custos e aumentando a eficiência. Este artigo explora como as instalações mudaram a indústria automotiva e quais são os impactos de longo prazo na mobilidade elétrica e na…

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Geely profits and sales skyrocket with new EVs & worlds best battery tech

P.S. Another sign that Trump and EU tariffs cannot save legacy automakers from losing the world car market, because traditional European and US ICE vehicle manufacturers do NOT have a competitive product...

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A general purpose, bi-pedal, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive or boring.

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No! No, you don't understand! I work at a CAR WASH! I have so many stories about this. We've had multiple people stop on the STREET to take pictures of these trucks and blast how funny they look online. There was one woman there with her daughters and they were all asking questions and this guy thought he was being a good salesman talking it up when the mom burst in with "Why do YOU need a bullet proof vehicle? You're not in a war zone." And this guy just completely fumbled over his words after that. I think my favorite was my boss had just told me how much he HATES these trucks because of how ugly they are, and I had a customer pull in immediately after and she just starts laughing and says, "Dear, Lord! I think I've seen it all!" When I asked her to clarify she gestured her head to the truck and said, "That has GOT to be the UGLIEST thing I have ever seen in my entire life!" And continued laughing. Why are people still buying Tesla's????????

Just last month, three different times, in three different places, someone has driven one of those hilariously hideous pieces of shit into a parking lot or pulled up to the curb, and literally every single person around me rolls their eyes, stifles a laugh, and we all share a moment at that bozo's expense.

This can't be unique to me, and I hope other people are laughing at these incels as much as I am.

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Honda și Nissan discută despre o posibilă fuziune sub o companie de holding

Producătorii auto japonezi Honda și Nissan se află în discuții pentru a înființa o companie de holding comună, potrivit informațiilor oferite de Reuters și publicate inițial de ziarul Nikkei. Această mișcare ar putea reprezenta un răspuns strategic la presiunile din ce în ce mai mari ale pieței auto globale, dominate de giganți precum Tesla și producătorii chinezi. Obiectivul: Colaborare mai…

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EV Beef: California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces EV Rebates, Leaves Out Tesla

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to reinstate state-level electric vehicle (EV) rebates if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the federal EV tax credit. This initiative aims to maintain support for EV adoption within the state. Notably, the proposed program may exclude major manufacturers like Tesla to encourage competition and innovation among smaller EV…

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Setting Up a Electric Car Manufacturing Plant: Report 2024

IMARC Group’s report titled “Electric Car Manufacturing Plant Project Report 2024: Industry Trends, Plant Setup, Machinery, Raw Materials, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue” provides a comprehensive guide for establishing an electric car manufacturing plant.

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Who else shaped the manufacturing world - American and European electricity.

Jill Jonnes in her book, Empires of Light, tells the story of the birth of the American giants of electricity. Electricity was ‘discovered’ by a number of scientists in a number of countries. Its existence had been there for all mankind to witness in electrical storms; but what was it? How could it be used? In How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World (HBSTMW) I focussed on Humphrey Davy and…

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Elon Musk and Sandy Munro discuss the Cybertruck!

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A Tesla driver has brought his wife's Model 3 in for servicing because the power steering ceased operating after the car went over a normal speed bump. The service manager (note that Tesla, unlike other car manufacturers, owns and operates all of its dealerships, so the workers there are Tesla employees) identifies the culprit: A system component has become corroded—probably, he says, because the car went through a car wash. The repairs will cost $4,400. The driver observes, reasonably, that he has never heard of a car's wiring being damaged by simply taking it through a car wash.

Reuters did a huge receipts-padded article on the grifting operation that is Tesla, that they have been knowingly selling shoddy, defective, dangerous cars. Then, when those shitty cars break within the first few hundred miles, Tesla blames the owner for "abuse" and won't honor the warranty.

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You know how you don't like someone who moves around too quietly because you think they're up to something

...Tesla cars are up to no good

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Who’s Laughing Now? China’s Shrewd Planning Paved Way for Manufacturing Dominance! The Success of China in a Number of Areas Owes to the Country’s Unique Economic System, Unlike Anything Else in the World.

— By John Miles | Sputnik International | Sunday February 25, 2024

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Among the many adjectives that could be used to describe tech magnate Elon Musk, “Humble” is not one of them.

When a US journalist warned Musk in 2011 that Chinese company BYD Auto sought to compete in the Electric Vehicle (EV) space, the Tesla CEO literally laughed off the prospect.

“Have you seen their car?” Musk asked derisively, adding he didn’t see the upstart manufacturer as a competitor at all.

Some 13 years later, the more relevant question may be whether BYD should view Musk as a threat as China’s EV industry seems poised to dominate the global market.

The numbers are striking. After years of double-digit increases, EV sales in China accounted for 60% of global purchases in 2022. Last year BYD surpassed Tesla in total electric vehicles sold worldwide. One-third of EVs purchased anywhere are BYD cars.

High-Tech Innovations Drive China's Auto Sector Advances!

Now, trade barriers against the domestic sale of Chinese vehicles are the primary factor preventing BYD from dominating the US market as well, as the Xi'an-based manufacturer rolls out affordable cars unmatched by anything from Musk. That’s set to change as BYD explores assembling vehicles in North America.

How was BYD able to turn the tide so quickly? The answer lies in smart industrial planning that has allowed China to lead in the manufacture of everything from smartphones to solar panels.

As former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping pursued economic reform in the 1980s, Western leaders declared victory. Won over by the efficiency and superiority of US capitalism, China had abandoned communist dogma and would soon join the ranks of the “free world,” we were told. With the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama claimed human civilization had reached “the end of history,” with the only remaining questions pertaining to minor tweaks and refinements of the free-market system.

Those paying closer attention knew China never abandoned Marxist analysis, but rather sought a contingency that allowed the developing country to access global investment and technology. Offering cheap labor and little regulation, Beijing was able to lure global manufactures eastward, learning Western methods in the process.

Decades later China’s efforts have paid off as the country has built the largest middle class in the world. With trillions of dollars of wealth at his disposal, President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed shared prosperity as China’s guiding principle, claiming the world power will develop into a modern socialist society in the years to come.

“What does any of this have to do with eclectic vehicles?” you may ask. The answer is that China’s success in this area was only made possible by its unique economic system. China threw open the doors to global market forces in the 1980s but maintained the leading role of the Communist Party. As a result, its government is able to quickly and effectively launch new industries through the provision of grants and subsidies.

But China’s newfound financial largess isn’t the only factor at play. State ownership of the country’s largest banks allows leaders to funnel profits towards infrastructure that makes China the best place in the world to manufacture goods. Shrewd planning has allowed the country to maintain its competitive edge even as workers enjoy rising wages.

Additionally, China makes great efforts to ensure its workforce is trained to meet the needs of businesses worldwide. Apple CEO Tim Cook summed up the reason for China’s success in a 2015 interview, noting simply, “It's skill.”

“China put an enormous focus on manufacturing, in what you and I would call vocational kind of skills,” Cook said. “I mean you could take every tool and die maker in the United States and probably put them in the room that we're currently sitting in. In China you would have to have multiple football fields.”

Understanding the magnitude of the country’s growing economic dominance provides insight into why relations between China and the United States have reached almost Cold War levels of hostility. The United States lacks the will or capability to transform its economic system overnight. What it does have is Westerners’ fear of the communist-ruled country, which it can endlessly stoke to enforce sanctions and erect barriers to trade.

It also has a ruthless military and intelligence complex capable of undermining perceived enemies around the globe. “We will coup whoever we want!” declared Musk on X (formerly Twitter) in the wake of a 2019 US-backed putsch in Bolivia that set the stage for Tesla and other Western companies to exploit the South American nation’s vast lithium reserves.

Chinese leaders have made it clear their country will not succumb to the same fate. “The US will not stop the rejuvenation of China,” said the country’s foreign minister recently, warning of the “catastrophic consequences” of US aggression.

War with China’s population of 1.4 billion would indeed make mutually-assured destruction certain. Still the question remains whether the hubris of US leaders will make it inevitable.