There was a stoppage in 2025 when they finished the expansion as they were linking the R2 general assembly area to the main plant (battery and paint which are shared services for all vehicles).
Doe they share battery lines too? I would figure they would still be separate as the cell sizes are totally different between R1 and R2.
Yeah, but it's that one guy at the top who let Tesla rest on it's laurels while others quickly caught up and passed them with better technology and designs....oh and lets not forget his foray into politics. Huge no no for a CEO of ANY public company.
From searching they talk about a drive and battery shop. They mange different pack sizes now for R1 and EDV so not beyond reasonable for them to add R2 packs and assembly in that dedicated facility. General assembly was the big new addition that involved the building work in late 2024 and into 2025.
Didn't realize the battery part of things wasn't part of the line, essentially. Makes since though, esp. if you are planning on having different lines for different models in the future that you could allow the battery shop be it's own thing.
That’s true. I think the R1 batteries are 2170 cells and the R2/R3 batteries are 4695 cells with a structural battery pack.
We’re all learning. It seems like manufacturing a vehicle is an extremely complicated and expensive endeavor. Assembly, paint shops, battery manufacturing, etc.
I agree. I don’t think any CEO should be involved in politics unless it involves furthering the company, like Rivian fighting dealership laws in Washington state. Our country is so divided. Why would you want to alienate 50% of your potential customer base?
This might be one interpretation. Another is if the board got rid of Elon, they know that Tesla would be valued as just another EV company and be worth less than Ford or GM, and certainly nothing near $100B, let alone $1.3T.
Exactly. TSLA is meme stock that’s way overpriced.
That's not what I said. Rather, without Elon, it's just an EV company and with Elon, it's a tech company inventing their own future as time goes on with growth.
It’s worth noting that the Cybertruck was Musk’s one design foray and it’s been a massive flop. And yes, his personal behavior makes the value of that company a real head scratcher, but in my humble opinion, it also makes the stock value very risky. I see it as a mile wide and an inch deep. When it tanks, it’s going to happen very fast.
I’m surprised it hasn’t tanked already. Now there are rumors that Tesla is floating the idea of an affordable drivable EV, AGAIN. I personally think it’s just to goose the stock. Although as of posting this the stock is back up over $400 due to this Terafab chip plant business. The stock market is based on speculation plain and simple, not actual things being built and sold. It’s crazy.
My wife's previous work involved working with a bunch of former Tesla employees.
