Cybertruck launch delayed again - Per AutoForecast Solutions - until Oct 2023

[charliemagpie]

Not even need for trains.

Self-driving Semis will cost practically nothing to deliver to a pickup point. The cars will(should) load and eventually unload themselves to a point managed on the app.

I'm even expecting cars to drive on and off ships by themselves.

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[Cyberman]

Not even need for trains.

Self-driving Semis will cost practically nothing to deliver to a pickup point. The cars will(should) load and eventually unload themselves to a point managed on the app.

I'm even expecting cars to drive on and off ships by themselves.

So, really, Cybertruck should just show up in my driveway a little over a year from now.
NICE.

 

[charliemagpie]

The stork will soon bring little Johnny a new playmate

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

just for reference......there are 3 giga presses for the Y now.....still working on them...ok......but how long did it take to get the first one up and running to produce parts that were acceptable.......I am sorry, I just cant see how jul/aug will happen if they are here by late April / May......even that is a stretch.....but I hope you are right and I am wrong

It took 2 months to get it set up and making castings. For each of them.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

One of the rumors says they were making it for a customer that already ordered an 8k and operates six 6k units.

That fits Tesla.

-Crissa

Where is that rumor?

 

[happy intruder]

It took 2 months to get it set up and making castings. For each of them.

but how long did it take to get a good first article and certify the machine

 

[Crissa]

Where is that rumor?

@2:37

The whole segment starts at :33, the first story in the program.

-Crissa

 

[Ogre]

but how long did it take to get a good first article and certify the machine

Didn’t get a memo from Tesla on that.

As of right now though, Tesla has ~9 months to get it installed and dialed in and still hit a January start. We know it takes less than that.

Seems like we get a new one every 2-3 months so another is due soon. If the next one isn’t the 8K ton press then we’ll have 1 finally chance in June/ July for the 8K ton delivery.

 

[anionic1]

They have talked about stamping an entire car frame in one piece Intuitively this would make something larger than a CT rear casting, but maybe not much larger, unless it was somehow simpler. Maybe this is it? I would love a freeway safe 4 seater EV. Besides Polestar and Volvo who else has talked about adopting megacasting?

It’s probably more likely that they want to show off their massive, cool product before they ship it to the other side of the world. I doubt they will keep a prototype of it on hand.

 

[firsttruck]

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Besides Polestar and Volvo who else has talked about adopting megacasting?

I think all Polestars are made in China. Both Volvo & Polestar are now owned by China based Geely.

Several other Chinese auto companies are also buying megacasting systems.

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NIO & XPeng Order Die-Casting Machines
NIO and XPeng are the latest customers for high pressure die-casting machines from Idra. By Steve Hanley
Published January 24, 2022
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/2...casting-machines-nio-confirms-european-plans/

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Chinese part supplier orders super die-casting machines from Tesla partner, could NIO and Xpeng adopt one-piece manufacturing?
Guangdong Hongtu Technology (GHT), a part supplier to Chinese EV automakers like NIO and XPeng, announced it will begin developing a 12,000-ton die-casting unit with the help of Tesla supplier LK Technology. Recent responses from representatives at NIO and XPeng hint that they might soon be using GHT’s large, one-piece die-casting machines to manufacture their own EVs.
By Scooter Doll - Jan. 24th 2022
https://electrek.co/2022/01/24/chin...-nio-and-xpeng-adopt-one-piece-manufacturing/

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[Crissa]

Polestar is owned by Geely, but they have factories in the US and Europe, where they've always had factories.

-Crissa

 

[intimidator]

Didn’t get a memo from Tesla on that.

As of right now though, Tesla has ~9 months to get it installed and dialed in and still hit a January start. We know it takes less than that.

Seems like we get a new one every 2-3 months so another is due soon. If the next one isn’t the 8K ton press then we’ll have 1 finally chance in June/ July for the 8K ton delivery.

January 1st, 2023? Hmmm.

Much more likely summer 2023....hopefully not fall of 2023.

 

[Ogre]

January 1st, 2023? Hmmm.

Much more likely summer 2023....hopefully not fall of 2023.

I’m not predicting anything at this point.

We still don’t have a Giga press.

When we see that plus a few finished looking trucks rolling around we’ll know it’s close

 

[firsttruck]

Polestar is owned by Geely, but they have factories in the US and Europe, where they've always had factories.

-Crissa

Not yet. No Polestar EV is yet built in a U.S. or European factory. There has been an an announcement of future production of Polestar 3 EV in U.S. but no cars yet.

It is easy to confuse today's Polestar branded and Volvo branded vehicles.

Polestar 2 EVs being sold today in U.S. & Europe are made in China.

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Made In China: The Polestar 2 is made at Geely and Volvo "super factory" in Luqiao, China, along with the Volvo XC40 and the Lynk & Co 01.
Oct 9, 2021
https://fortune.com/2021/10/09/polestar-2-tesla-cars/
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Polestar 2 Review 2022 | Top Gear
A new electric car, from a new electric car company. Polestar was once Volvo’s racing skunkworks, but it’s morphed into a standalone electric offshoot, jointly owned by Volvo and its Chinese mothership, Geely. Its cars are built in China, to be sold worldwide.
Dec 8, 2021
https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/polestar/2
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Volvo has had a U.S. factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina since 2018.

Polestar announced that in the future some 2023 PoleStar 3 EVs would be made at the Volvo U.S. factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina.

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2022 April 07 - Polestar (Polestar Media Relations Dept) > About Polestar
Polestar cars are currently manufactured in two facilities in China, with additional future manufacturing planned in the USA.
https://media.polestar.com/hk/en/me...in-hong-kong-with-the-100-electric-polestar-2
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2023 Polestar 3: Preview, Pricing, Release Date
Polestar 3 & Volvo XC90, both have rumored release date of Q1 2023.
By Alex Bernstein Managing Editor
Published March 7, 2022
https://www.carsdirect.com/2023/polestar/3
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[happy intruder]

I’m not predicting anything at this point.

We still don’t have a Giga press.

When we see that plus a few finished looking trucks rolling around we’ll know it’s close

I read somewhere they are just now certifying and qualifying the 3rd giga press...the have had that one a long time

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