The Telsa video (link below) is a must see for those interested in where
the future of car building lies. 160 robots build
the car, although they have 3,000 employees as well. It takes about 5 days from raw material to
finished car, but they are moving through the factory very fast. Must watch:
This car is all electric and
has won praise from reviewers such as Consumer Reports and other “hard to
please reviewers” like Motor Trend. The
Model S won the 2013 "Motor Trend Car of the Year", the
2013 "World Green Car", Automobile Magazine's 2013 "Car of the
Year", and Time Magazine Best 25 Inventions of the Year
2012 award. About 2,650 Model S cars were sold in the U.S. during 2012, and
4,900 units during the first quarter of 2013, allowing the Model S to become
the top selling plug-in electric car in North America during
the first quarter of 2013, ahead of the Chevrolet
Volt with 4,421 units, and the Nissan Leaf
with 3,695. Tesla increased its 2013 sales target to 21,000 units in April 2013,
and expects global sales of 30,000 units in 2014, with 15,000 units in the United States, 10,000 units in Europe and 5,000
in Asia.[99]
The company is 10 years old
and publicly owned. Just turned
profitable. Operates out of the old join
venture auto factor GM and Toyota
(made a few models years ago as GM tried
to improve quality and get more economic vehicles to sell). NUMI factory.
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