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How the Tesla Model S is Made – Elon Musk

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How the Tesla Model S is Made

The Tesla Model S is an all-electric luxury sedan produced by Tesla, Inc. The manufacturing process for the Model S involves several key steps.

  1. Body and Chassis: The first step in the manufacturing process is to create the body and chassis of the car. The Model S uses a mix of aluminum and steel in its construction. The aluminum is used for the body panels, while the steel is used for the frame and other structural components. The body and chassis are built using a combination of traditional stamping techniques and advanced robotic systems.
  2. Powertrain and Battery: Once the body and chassis are complete, the powertrain and battery are installed. The Model S uses a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack that provides power to the electric motors that drive the car. The powertrain and battery are also built using a combination of traditional manufacturing techniques and advanced robotic systems.
  3. Final Assembly: After the powertrain and battery are installed, the car moves on to the final assembly stage. During this stage, all of the remaining components, such as the seats, dashboard, and lighting, are installed. The Model S also undergoes a series of quality control checks to ensure that it meets Tesla’s standards for performance and safety.
  4. Testing and Inspection: After final assembly, the Model S undergoes a series of tests and inspections to ensure that it meets all of the necessary safety and performance standards. This includes road testing, as well as various computer simulations.
  5. Delivery: The final step in the manufacturing process is delivery of the car to customers. Tesla uses a variety of methods to deliver the Model S, including shipping the car directly to customers and offering test drives at its showrooms.

Elon Musk and Tesla Quotes

  • “The path to the CEO’s office should not be through the CFO’s office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.” ~ Elon Musk, CEO Tesla.
  • “I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” ~ Elon Musk.
  • “Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” ~ Elon Musk.
  • “I would just question things… It would infuriate my parents… That I wouldn’t just believe them when they said something cause I’d ask them why. And then I’d consider whether that response made sense given everything else I knew.” ~ Elon Musk, co-founder of Paypal.
  • “A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.” ~ Elon Musk

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“With the Model 3, a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck, we plan to address most of the consumer market.” ~Elon Musk

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