The @elonmusk Production System
Step 1 — Make requirements & constraints less dumb
Step 2 — Delete parts & process steps
Step 3 — Simplify & optimize
Step 4 — Accelerate cycle time, go faster
Step 5 — Automate
Step 6 — Remove most in-process testing
Only when you drive the Cybertruck do you realize how incredible it is: a bulletproof tank that moves like a million dollar sports car!
Reason for the angular shape is that the thick, ultra-hard stainless steel body panels cannot be stamped like the thin, feeble, paper-strength mild steel of other trucks. Cybertruck body panels would break 5000 ton stamping machines.
I have paid over $10B in taxes in a single year, more than anyone in history.
If I exercise and sell stock options, the combined federal and state income tax is ~45% (I still pay California taxes for every day I spend there).
Then there is another 40% tax paid on my estate when I die.
Overall, I will probably end up paying trillions in taxes.
In 2012 we started building Superchargers, as charging infrastructure just wasn't taken seriously. Superchargers are growing 1+ stall every hour and are a pillar for EV adoption.
We're now doing the same for electric Semis with Megachargers. The goal is to transform this industry next. It's super exciting to be part of a company that can will this into existence. The @TeslaCharging teams are cut out for this and are inspired to make it happen.
Different from the early days of Superchargers, is that companies and fueling providers are finally taking charging more seriously. We're seeing a lot of interest to invest in charging infrastructure, including Semi infrastructure. This is great.
We'll be building out Megachargers either way, but if other companies are investing in private or public Semi charging, consider doing it with the very best hardware, software & service: Semi Charging for Business
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A Tesla can cost you ~70% less than what you spend on fuel in a comparable gas car
Internal combustion engines convert only 20-30% of fuel energy to motion, with 70%+ lost as heat.
In comparison, EVs convert 85–90% of battery energy into motion, so you need far less energy to go the same distance