Tesla, the world’s largest electrical automotive producer, revealed that its potential annual manufacturing output barely elevated, and as of the top of Q2, it stands at greater than 2,025,000 items (25,000 greater than on the finish of Q1).
The change is related to the Giga Berlin plant, the place the capability is estimated at 375,000 (in comparison with 350,000 beforehand). The estimated capability in different factories stays on the identical stage as three months in the past.
It is price noting that Tesla’s manufacturing in Q2 reached a brand new document of 479,700 (up 86 % year-over-year), which if repeated 4 occasions, can be greater than 1.9 million a yr.
It is anticipated that in 2023, Tesla will ship round 1.8 million autos. In the meantime, Tesla’s cumulative manufacturing exceeded 4.5 million items.
In line with Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, throughout the third quarter, manufacturing would possibly decelerate barely, as a result of some factories will likely be upgraded.
On this put up, we are going to stroll by Tesla’s EV manufacturing vegetation to see what’s new at every of the websites and what the progress is like because it pertains to the Tesla Semi Class 8 all-electric truck and the Tesla Cybertruck pickup.
Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing facility has the potential to supply as much as 550,000 Mannequin 3/Mannequin Y a yr, and as much as 100,000 refreshed Mannequin S/Mannequin X. There isn’t any change in comparison with Q1.
In April 2023, there was a report that the corporate is constructing a brand new battery pack meeting line on the website. We do not know the main points.
Tesla Manufacturing unit in Fremont, California
Tesla Fremont Manufacturing unit: Mannequin S & X common meeting
Tesla’s first gigafactory is a lithium-ion battery cell plant, which makes 2170-type cylindrical battery cells in partnership with Panasonic, in addition to different merchandise (drive items, energy electronics, power storage methods, and components). In June we heard that Panasonic intends to extend manufacturing on the website by about 10 %.
In early 2023, Tesla formally introduced a $3.6 billion funding on the website to additionally produce the all-new 4680-type cylindrical battery cells (100 GWh per yr with a possible for extra) and Tesla Semi electrical vehicles (doubtlessly roughly 50,000 Tesla Semi per yr).
The Tesla Semi’s standing is “Pilot manufacturing” (no change right here), described additionally as restricted manufacturing by Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk. The earlier standing was “Early manufacturing” within the Q3 2022 monetary report and “In improvement” within the Q2 2022 monetary report.
To this point, the corporate most likely delivered a two-digit variety of Tesla Semis.
Tesla Giga Nevada (Tesla Gigafactory 1)
Tesla Giga Nevada: Enlargement Plans (Tesla This autumn 2022 report)
The Tesla Giga Shanghai plant has the potential to supply over 750,000 Mannequin 3/Mannequin Y per yr (no change right here). The plant stays the corporate’s export hub.
“Since our Shanghai manufacturing facility has been efficiently operating close to full capability for a number of months, we don’t anticipate a significant improve in weekly manufacturing run fee. Gigafactory Shanghai stays our predominant export hub.”
Tesla Giga Shanghai (Tesla Gigafactory 3)
Tesla Giga Shanghai: Physique Store (Tesla This autumn 2022 report)
Tesla Giga Berlin in Grünheide close to Berlin, Germany produces the Tesla Mannequin Y (powered by 2170-type cylindrical battery cells) since March 2022, and in Q2, began manufacturing of the Commonplace Vary model.
In March, the corporate introduced that the manufacturing fee reached 5,000 Tesla Mannequin Y items per week. The capability is now estimated at 375,000 yearly (in comparison with over 350,000 beforehand).
“Our manufacturing facility in Germany produced commonplace vary Mannequin Y autos in Q2 for the primary time. Constructing off momentum from its success in Q1, Mannequin Y was the best-selling car of any type in Europe year-to-date (primarily based on the newest obtainable information as of Could).”
Sooner or later sooner or later, the corporate intends to start out manufacturing of a brand new model powered by 4680-type cylindrical battery cells.
Tesla Giga Berlin (Tesla Gigafactory 4)
Tesla Giga Berlin: Tesla Mannequin Y paint store (Tesla This autumn 2022 report)
Tesla Giga Texas in Austin began manufacturing of the Tesla Mannequin Y in April 2022. This model of the Mannequin Y is provided with 4680-type cylindrical cells and a structural battery pack.
Nonetheless, as a result of the availability of 4680-type cells was restricted, the plant later began manufacturing of the “legacy” model with 2170-type batteries and non-structural batteries.
In line with the corporate, in Could 2023, the plant achieved a manufacturing fee of 5,000 Mannequin Y (all variations) per week.
In December 2022, the availability of 4680-type cylindrical battery cells elevated to 1 million items per week, which is sufficient for greater than 1,000 electrical automobiles (a 3rd of the plant’s manufacturing). In June 2023, Tesla revealed that the ten millionth 4680-type battery cell was produced on the Giga Texas website (on prime of Tesla’s Kato Highway pilot facility in Fremont, California).
“We have now made notable progress on yield enchancment of our 4680 cell manufacturing strains. We proceed constructing capability for cathode manufacturing and lithium refining within the U.S.”
Tesla Giga Texas (Tesla Gigafactory 5)
Tesla Giga Texas: 4680 cell manufacturing (Tesla Q1 2023 report)
The manufacturing facility is now getting ready to start out manufacturing of the Tesla Cybertruck pickup.
“At Gigafactory Texas, along with the continued success of the Mannequin Y ramp, we’re additionally engaged on tools set up for Cybertruck manufacturing, which stays on observe for preliminary deliveries this yr.”
The Tesla Cybertruck will enter manufacturing in Texas in mid-2023. In July, we noticed the primary RC (launch candidate) unit constructed on the website. The Tesla Cybertruck’s present standing is “Tooling.” Quantity manufacturing is anticipated no sooner than 2024.
Tesla Giga Texas: The primary Cybertruck RC (launch candidate) unit
Tesla Giga Texas: Manufacturing line, constructing Cybertruck RC (launch candidate) items
In March 2023, Tesla introduced that its sixth gigafactory plant will likely be in-built Santa Catarina municipality close to Monterrey (Nuevo Leon), Mexico.
The plant will likely be used for next-generation electrical autos – doubtlessly a mass market, inexpensive electrical automotive, with annual manufacturing counted within the hundreds of thousands per yr.
Automobile manufacturing would possibly doubtlessly begin in 2025.
Manufacturing websites (autos/battery methods)
Tesla’s whole put in manufacturing capability is greater than 2,025,000 per yr (as much as 650,000 on the Tesla Manufacturing unit, over 750,000 on the Giga Shanghai, over 375,000 at Giga Berlin, and over 250,000 Giga Texas).
Tesla Manufacturing unit in Fremont, California Mannequin S/X (capability of as much as 100,000 yearly) Mannequin S since mid-2012, Mannequin X since late 2015 Mannequin 3/Y (capability of as much as 550,000 yearly now), Mannequin 3 since mid-2017, Mannequin Y since January 2020 Whole output of as much as 650,000 S/X/3/Y Tesla Gigafactory 1 in Nevada associated to lithium-ion cell, module and pack manufacturing, power storage merchandise and drive items/energy electronics close by, there’s additionally a Tesla Semi pilot facility Semi standing: “Pilot manufacturing” (undisclosed capability, manufacturing since This autumn 2022) 4680-type cylindrical battery cell to be produced sooner or later (100 GWh/yr) Tesla Gigafactory 2 in New York Associated to photo voltaic, some power storage merchandise and charging tools Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, China Mannequin 3/Y (capability of over 750,000 yearly)Mannequin 3 since late 2019, Mannequin Y since December 2020 Tesla Gigafactory 4 in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, EuropeModel Y (capability of over 375,000 yearly)Mannequin Y since March 2022 Tesla Gigafactory 5 in Austin, TexasModel Y (capability of over 250,000 yearly)Mannequin Y since April 2022 Cybertruck: “tooling”unveiled in late 2019 4680-type cylindrical battery cells (undisclosed fee) Tesla Gigafactory 6 in Santa Catarina municipality close to Monterrey (Nuevo Leon), MexicoAnnounced on March 1, 2023 Tesla Kato Highway pilot facility in Fremont, California associated to Tesla’s 4680-type cylindrical battery cellstarget: 10 GWh/yr cell manufacturing Tesla Megapack manufacturing facility in Lathrop, California Tesla Megapack manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China Unassigned fashions Roadster: “in improvement”, unassignedpotentially will likely be assigned to the Fremont Manufacturing unit (our guess) “Robotaxi and Others”: “in improvement”, unassigned