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fj12ryder wrote: Dadoffourgirls wrote: where is the semi? I'm listening, but hearing nothing but crickets. But after all it's only been 4 years. ![smile [emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif) That is because those crickets are busy building the factory in TX. And Semi seems to have been pushed to come after ModelY & CT at the plant under construction.
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Dadoffourgirls wrote: where is the semi? I'm listening, but hearing nothing but crickets. But after all it's only been 4 years.
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Quote: If you follow the tech or auto industry you know about the massive computer chip shortage. That chip shortage is costing the auto industry billions of dollars because hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks can not be produced without these key components. Well, that is true for Ford, Chrysler, GM, Honda and Toyota, it is not true for Tesla. So how did Tesla avoid the chip shortage.
Introduction 0:00
Global Chip Shortage Explained 0:20
1: Tesla did not decrease orders at the start of the pandemic 1:34
2: Tesla has the best logistics in the business 2:36
3: Tesla vehicles use fewer chips 3:45
4: Telsa uses custom chips 4:06
5: Tesla is a priority customer to the silicon chip industry 4:34
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where is the semi?
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Tesla actually requires fewer chips as most components are controlled by the central computer.
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Quote: Today, $TSLA announced that in the third quarter it sold 241,300 vehicles globally, up 73% year over year (YoY) and 20% quarter over quarter (QOQ). Meanwhile, $GM blamed the ~33% YoY decline in its US sales on chip shortages. What? #EVs require 3-5x more chips per car produced!
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Maybe if on the Rivian they just turned the headlights 90 degrees? Horizontal instead of verticle?
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time2roll wrote: rjstractor wrote: The Cybertruck is right out of 1984, it looks like John DeLorean designed it after doing a few too many lines. The Back to the Future movie series needs to continue with CT
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rjstractor wrote: The Cybertruck is right out of 1984, it looks like John DeLorean designed it after doing a few too many lines. The Back to the Future movie series needs to continue with CT
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I was thinking the Rivian looked more like early 2000s, sort of like the Nissan Cube. The Cybertruck is right out of 1984, it looks like John DeLorean designed it after doing a few too many lines.
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