Tesla Forced To Assemble Batteries Manually Due To Some Issues
Tesla is trying its best to stay on target with the Model 3 production demands, even if it means making the batteries by hand.
The Tesla Model 3 is proving to be very popular and desirable, which may be due to the fact that it is the brand’s most affordable car yet. With that bit of positive information, also comes a bit of negativity from the media regarding Tesla’s ability to keep up with demand. Earlier this week, a report from CNBC explained how the farily-new automaker is finding itself in yet another delay as it struggles to get battery production in order. Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired back at the report with an emailed statement claiming that his company was actually rift on target.
According to the report,
"“Tesla’s problems with battery production at the company’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, are worse than the company has acknowledged and could cause further delays and quality issues for the new Model 3, according to a number of current and former Tesla employees. These problems include Tesla needing to make some of the batteries by hand and borrowing scores of employees from one of its suppliers to help with this manual assembly, said these people.”"
Tesla claimed that the manual assembly of batteries is not actually hurting production quality or quotas. These statements come in defense against recent reports that the Tesla Model 3 may suffer from quality issues and that some models have even been shipped out with “downgraded interiors.”
A Tesla spokesperson emailed Automotive News to clear things up and explain that the company is “on track with the previous projections for achieving increased Model 3 production rates that we provided earlier this month. As has been well documented, until we reach full production, by definition some elements of the production process will be more manual.”
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That is definitely a relief to anyone who has put their money into Tesla and is awaiting a vehicle delivery or thinking about making a purchase. Whether you are buying the company’s stock or looking into a Model 3, the automaker wants you to rest assured that no means will be compromised.
Since the production of the Tesla Model 3 began, the company had delayed production targets twice. According to CarBuzz, Tesla previously claimed that it would be putting out 5,000 vehicles per month by the end of the first quarter of 2018. Apparently that target has now been pushed back to the second quarter of the year. Tesla is expected to only produce 2,500 vehicles per month by the end of the first quarter.
Putting all these numbers and production banter aside, we are anxiously awaiting more updates on the quality of the Model 3 and an overall review.
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What do you think of the Model 3? Also, do you think the 100,000-mile warranty on the battery is sufficient? Let us know all your Tesla Model 3 thoughts in the comments below.