A factory is a machine. It takes a fixed set of inputs – circuit boards, plastic enclosures, optimism – and produces a fixed set of outputs in the form of assembled products. Sometimes it is comprised of real machines (see any recent video of a Tesla assembly…
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Tesla is being hurt by the trade war more than any other carmaker
Although neither side of the current trade war between China and the United States has directly targeted automobiles with tariffs, Tesla is still being hurt by the tensions between the two nations. China is a massive (and increasingly the largest) market for …
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A Single Component Can Brick Older Teslas and Tesla Won’t Fix It
Though Teslasand electric vehicles as a wholewere heralded for their easily maintained and remarkably simple drivetrain design, reality and maintenance issues have become a real problem for Tesla. While there have been a few outlying cases were major componen…
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Tesla’s Screen Saga Shows Why Automotive Grade Matters
Every bit of Tesla-related news and analysis tends to get sucked into the polarized debate over whether Tesla is the greatest company ever or an irredeemable fraud, which is a shame considering there are far more interesting and valuable insights to be gleane…
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NewsWatch: Investors need to prepare for an extended period of economic warfare, says Deutsche
Our call of the day, from the chief investment office at DWS Investment Management (a unit of Deutsche Bank), warns the current trade dustup could be building into something worse. See full story. Apples loss at the Supreme Court is a big victory for consume…
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