Tesla Gigafactory: The Future of EV’s
Austin Ogden
SOS 324, Spring 2015
On June 12, 2014, Elon Musk shocked the business world by revealing that Tesla Motors will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who uses their technology in good faith (Desjardins, “10 Mind Blowing”). For those who don’t know who Elon Musk is, he is the CEO of SpaceX and the CEO of Tesla Motors. Electric vehicles have currently been creeping up on the world and are starting to become a big thing. One company that I think is leading the movement of electric vehicles is Tesla Motors. At the moment Tesla has three different car models that will all be available by at least 2020. Listed on teslamotors.com there is a Tesla model S that comes in three different battery sizes, the Tesla model X which will be released in 2016, and then the
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Throughout the years the technology industry has been growing with incredible speed expanding all over California. San Jose is known as the capital of Silicon Valley where major technology companies and start-ups call home. With fast spreading companies it is necessary to have enough power in San Jose to supply the increase in energy demand. Recently there was a plan proposed to the City of San Jose by Calpine Corporation to build a power plant in Coyote Valley. Nearby residents and several other organizations, including Mayor Ron Gonzales, are against this plan due to environmental hazards and safety precautions with schools and residents. It is possible the power plant can bring to San Jose several positive outcomes that will help develop the city into the center of the technology world. Although the power plant sounds like it would benefit San Jose by creating jobs and providing energy, the Metcalf Energy Center can cause severe consequences to the city in the future.
The Automotive, or electric car industry particularly, comprises all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of electric motor vehicles (EV), including most components, such as engines, bodies and rechargeable batteries or another energy storage device. The industry’s principal products are passenger automobiles. Despite the fact that the first electric cars were produced in 1880s , the advances in internal combustion engines, especially the electric starter, soon diminished the relative advantages of the electric car and became the dominant design in the market. Due to this the EV was almost a forgotten industry staying in the early stage of development, conforming to less than 1% of the automotive stock
Growing labor and environmental regulation in the United States are increasing production costs and causing profits to decline. This issue has forced our competitors to dislocate their operations to less developed countries in order to save on costs, and we should follow similar steps if we want to stay competitive in the market. Out of the three countries suggested by Ms. Smith, Mexico seems to be the most viable choice given the low labor costs, lax environmental regulations and the close proximity of the country compared to the other two options. Nevertheless, in doing so, Electrocorp should still uphold its ethical values by ensuring safe working and environmental conditions as well as reasonable labor wages. To best understand the situation
The United States located electronic company Electrocorp faced the problem of declining profitability due to rising production costs, specifically high wages, costly worker's safety and environmental standards. In order to solve this problem Electrocorp is deciding whether to relocate some of their plants to South Africa, Mexico, or the Philippines.
Tesla had a new idea for the future, an idea where Electricity would no longer be supported by...
The contraposition for Tesla Motors is the rapid service received. Despite not having a traditional infrastructure, the company beats it opponents in its operational expeditiousness. The Palo Alto automaker’s response time for issues is often overnight, and always beyond convention. One customer with some play in his gears had his entire drivetrain replaced.
Tesla Motors Case Study Tesla Motors is a company that produces and sells automobiles. Tesla is not an old automobile company. Tesla specializes in all electric cars that run 100 percent on battery and focuses on the future. Tesla is looking into the future and realizes that fossil fuels will eventually run out. Tesla is moving toward a zero-emission future for the better.
Tesla Motors, Inc. is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention by producing the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. The company's second vehicle was the Model S, a fully electric luxury sedan. Tesla also manufactures and sells electric powertrain components, including lithium-ion battery packs, to automakers, including Daimler and Toyota. Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has said he envisions Tesla as an independent automaker, with the goal of eventually offering electric cars at a price affordable to the average consumer. Lithium- ion cell commoditization and high-end product strategy shield the company from significant interdependence and integration risk.
The first fire related incident associated with the ‘Model S’ occurred in the state of Washington on October 1st, 2013. The media was quick to blow the incident out of context. Graphic pictures along with videos taken by bystanders who witnessed the incident started circulating via social media portals. Executives at Tesla were quickly reactive in taking action and addressing the issue. CEO Elon Musk personally took matters in his hands and addressed the media backlash via a blog post on the Tesla website two days after the incident (Model S Fire, Oct 4, 2013).
This has resulted in exposing many automobile users to unpredictable prices of fuel. These issues were, however, the reason for the inception of Tesla Motors so as to bring into existence another set of automotive which serves the similar purpose but uses another form of energy that is electricity to drive them instead of the disadvantageous gasoline-powered engine. This invention was influenced by a number of factors in terms of its planning and performance (Hunger, 2010). Factors affecting Tesla’s planning and performance. The success of any organization, just like the Tesla Motor, largely depends on the planning of the activities by the management team in the company.
Despite its success, Tesla Motors has been facing serious challenges throughout its history, for example:
Apart from Musk’s concise vision statement Tesla has a truly inspiring mission statement, “At the core, Tesla Motors believes that electric cars should not be perceived as a sacrificial mode of transportation. Tesla Motors has brought the best of both the automotive and technological worlds together by permanently etching the image of electric cars being a step backwards in performance, efficiency, and design” (Tesla Motors,
Tesla, it will change your life forever. Tesla was founded not by Elon Musk, but rather by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in July 2003(Visual Capitalist, 2017.) Elon Musk then took over in 2004 with the Series A. On July 19, 2006 tesla officially became a car company. Tesla struggled, but managed to pull through and pay back a loans by May 2013. Tesla is the first all American car company since Ford in 1956. Tesla is working hard to improve and create new cars every day (TechCrunch, 2017).
Tesla offers adults who want a luxury car without paying a fortune in gas prices with future generation electric cars, that where style, performance, and the environment are never sacrificed.
"Tesla to Raise $1.6 Billion to Build Battery Factory." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 27 Feb. 2014.