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In the last few years, Tesla has increased vehicle production at a breakneck speed. Only 5 years ago, the EV maker was struggling to make 100,000 vehicles. However, last year, Tesla’s production rate grew to 1.34 million vehicles a year and the EV maker is en route to deliver over 1.8 million cars in 2023.
In the meantime, Tesla has also grown from only possessing a single-vehicle manufacturing facility to operating 4 factories on 3 continents. The EV maker has also announced two additional vehicle manufacturing sites which are expected to begin construction this year.
And all this progress has allowed Tesla to grow its valuation from a few tens of billions of dollars to over a trillion dollars at its peak in just a few years.
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We can point out numerous factors for Tesla’s success, however, according to CEO Elon Musk, long-term, the EV maker’s main competitive advantage will be the company’s lead in manufacturing technology.
And in accordance with Musk’s goal, Tesla vehicles and the factories that build them are one of the most advanced technological products in the world.
Recently, Tesla has been highlighting more and more the production process of the company’s vehicles in addition to the bleeding-edge technological features of the cars.
The first of such moves to happen this month was Tesla opening a new gigafactory-themed store in Chengdu, China. The so-called “Giga Store" is a first-of-its-kind vehicle showroom that takes design cues from the automaker's vehicle production facilities.
The new Giga Store has stations similar to the production areas in the factory, including a highly lit-up space where in factories Tesla uses for the final inspection of vehicles. The store also has a general industrial design with metallic ceilings, exposed steel, and racks full of vehicle components which make it appear as though a functional factory.
And today in keeping with the theme of highlighting the vehicle production process, Tesla has brought a purpose-built 3D deconstructed Model Y to showcase to students.
Announcing the unique Model Y, Tesla wrote on Twitter saying “We collaborated with Shanghai University of Electric Power Lingang campus and brought a Model Y 3D deconstruction teaching platform to the classroom for the first time.
This teaching platform helps students better explore the complex internal structure of Tesla vehicles.”
We collaborated with Shanghai University of Electric Power Lingang campus and brought a Model Y 3D deconstruction teaching platform to the classroom for the first timeThis teaching platform helps students better explore the complex internal structure of Tesla vehicles pic.twitter.com/5sJ4UeKHYy— Tesla Asia (@Tesla_Asia) June 13, 2023
Together with the announcement, Tesla shared pictures of students learning about vehicle components using the Model Y 3D deconstruction model.
Although this move will not directly bring any financial benefit to Tesla, it's nonetheless important to recruit talent and improve relations with the government of China which in the long run will likely benefit the EV maker immensely.
Currently, Tesla has only started bringing this new Model Y 3D deconstruction teaching platform to universities, however, we will be sure to keep you posted as Tesla grows its outreach program. Until then make sure to follow our site torquenews.com/Tesla regularly for the latest updates.
So what do you think? Are you excited to see Tesla’s new Model Y 3D deconstruction teaching platform? Would you like to see Tesla working on a similar platform for all of the EV maker’s models? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Image: Courtesy of Tesla
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and The evolution of the EV space on a daily basis for several years. He covers everything about Tesla from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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