Episode 396: Investor Day Recap, Highlights, and Analysis
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
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The Model Y Is an Engineering Work of Art
A traditional way of making a vehicle is this. Henry Ford first invented this assembly line in 1922. It's been 100 years and it's really hard to make a change after 100 years. We simplified assembly with the Model Y structural battery, where we decided the floor should be a part of the car. This allowed us to do things in parallel,. fully rethinking the process and reducing the final assembly line by about 10%.
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