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Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory in Germany has finally officially opened for delivery.
It was delayed by a full 8 months from the original plan, and it took more than 2 years since the start of construction in early 2020. During this period, Tesla's German factory plan was repeatedly postponed and changed.
It caused Musk to openly complain that it was too troublesome to do things in Germany.
What can be done in China in less than a year, how can it be promoted so slowly in Germany?
Repeated delays were finally delivered
Tesla's gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, has finally opened for official production and delivery, with the first 30 Model Y deliveries.
Musk personally came to the scene to witness tesla's moment of local production in the European market from then on.
But at this moment, Musk has waited too long.
Before that, every time Tesla's Berlin factory appeared in front of the public eye, there was always only one key word: postponement, postponement, or postponement.
According to Tesla's plan, the German factory is designed to have a production capacity of 600,000 vehicles / year, and this year the production capacity will reach 150,000 vehicles, responsible for Tesla's local production tasks in Europe.
However, it was supposed to go into formal production and start delivery in July last year, but due to various approval issues and changes in Tesla's production plan, the delivery time was delayed again and again.
The German Gigafactory, part of Tesla's overseas factory plan, has been determined as early as the eve of the opening of the Shanghai plant, that is, on November 13, 2019, and officially started construction in early 2020.
But after that, the construction of the German factory, like Tesla Cyberteruck, fell into a delay.
After the construction began, the construction of the factory was protested by the local environmental organization, on the grounds that the construction of the Berlin factory needed to clear more than 2,000 acres of woodland on the original site, which would cause damage to the habitat of local wildlife.
Subsequently, various problems caused by a wooded land came to Tesla, and Tesla then entered a state of tug-of-war with environmental groups and the government.
Musk announced a series of remedial measures, including the construction of three times the area of deforested land, reduce the water consumption of the German factory by 1/3, etc., and finally the factory was allowed to officially start construction in July of that year.
The timing of the official delivery in July 2021 was also delayed until around October 2021.
However, this is only the first step in the long march of German factories.
At the approval level, Tesla still faces a long period of public interest litigation, and if it cannot be approved, even if the factory is built, it will not be able to put into production.
In the subsequent construction process, Tesla was ordered to stop work several times because of the strict local environmental approval procedures and the dispute over the infringement of workers' rights and interests during Tesla's construction process.
During this period, Tesla and the local government department in Germany changed from the sweetness of the beginning to tearing each other apart.
In April last year, Tesla publicly issued a statement arguing that the German government's factory approval process had too much bureaucracy and slowed down the progress of factory construction, while the local approval government accused Tesla of starting construction without permission.
Even Musk put his dissatisfaction on the surface when inspecting the progress of the construction of the German factory, and expressed the hope that the local approval department would be less bureaucratic.
In October 2021, Tesla's German gigafactory was finally officially completed, but the waiting continues, and the last hurdle for the factory to officially put into operation - public interest litigation has not yet passed.
Until the beginning of March, after 843 days, Tesla's German factory was approved for production.
In addition, Tesla's original plan to produce 4680 batteries in the German factory was also pulled back and forth, and it was helpless to return to the Texas factory in the United States for production.
To this end, Tesla has also rubbed shoulders with the German government's billions of euros in technology subsidies.
It is no wonder that Musk has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction, losing billions of euros, not to mention, Tesla's long-term absence in Europe has led to long-term production capacity pressure.
What about Tesla's other factories?
When Musk openly complained that it was difficult to do things in Germany, he must miss the "Shanghai speed".
Tesla's first overseas factory, the Shanghai Gigafactory, took you 11 months from construction to production, as you might not expect.
The official start of Tesla's Shanghai factory was on January 7, 2019, and less than a year later, on December 30, 2019, Tesla delivered the first Tesla Model 3 of the Shanghai Gigafactory to fifteen employee owners, and at the end of 2020, the Shanghai factory quickly put into production of the Model Y.
By October 2020, the Shanghai Gigafactory has taken on the task of Tesla's exports to Europe and Australia, and now, the main production of Tesla in Europe is also undertaken by the Shanghai factory.
The Shanghai factory has also become the key to Tesla's reversal of fortune.
After the Shanghai factory was put into operation, Tesla's annual production in 2020 reached 510,000 vehicles and delivered 500,000 vehicles, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year.
At the same time, 2020 has also become the first profitable year completed since Tesla's establishment.
By 2021, Tesla's Shanghai factory will continue to play a role, with annual production reaching 480,000 vehicles, surpassing Tesla's local California Gigafactory and becoming its main export center.
Also in 2 years, the Shanghai factory was completed and put into production to save Tesla, the Berlin factory began to put into production, how efficient Is Made in China, I believe Musk is the most experienced.
In addition to the two factories in Shanghai and Berlin, Tesla's Texas factory in the United States has also recently received good news:
Its Texas Gigafactory has completed production deployment, and the first production model will be the Model Y. At the same time, it is also speculated that the Cyberterruck, which has been pigeonned by Musk countless times, will be produced by the Texas factory.
It is reported that the Texas factory is Tesla's third gigafactory, and the production capacity is expected to reach 150,000 vehicles this year.
That is to say, at present, all Tesla factories have production capacity, according to Tesla's plan revealed at the 2021 earnings conference, Tesla's main task in 2022 is to increase production capacity.
Among them, the Shanghai, Texas and Berlin factories will be the main direction of improvement, Tesla previously reported that it will invest 1.2 billion yuan in the Shanghai factory to expand the production line, which is expected to be completed in April this year.
At that time, the annual production capacity of the Shanghai plant will reach 1 million units.
On the one hand, after Tesla's resurgence in Shanghai, with the commissioning and delivery of the Berlin factory, it will also usher in another big event this year:
Head-to-head confrontation with European car companies, or face-to-head confrontation in the old nest of German cars led by the BBA and Volkswagen.
I don't know if these century-old giants in the car circle can withstand Tesla's strong attack on their own land?
After all, according to research firm Canalys, 54 percent of all electric vehicles sold in Europe last year were hung with Tesla brands. The remaining small part of the market is the European local car companies.
one more thing
Interestingly, at the delivery ceremony of Tesla's Berlin factory in Germany, Musk also staged a reservation program:
Dancing in the middle of the fun, dancing posture, can be remarkable.
But compared to the last time in Shanghai, it seems to be a little less... ecstatic?
By the way, Musk's face is indeed big enough, and even German Chancellor Olaf Scholz personally came to the platform.
I don't know if The dance of The Ma Daren can get into the eyes of Mr. Prime Minister?
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