Inside Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai - Exclusive Media Tour/interview [Part 1]

Exclusive visit to Teslas China-Made Model Y Gigafactory to produce a Y in just 2 minutes.

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January 2021 just ended, the most popular electric car is not the Tesla Model Y - January 1st officially launched, But only six days on sale, the expected delivery date of the domestic Model Y long-life version has quietly changed to the second quarter of 2021, and the previously announced delivery time is in January this year; Online rumors, domestic Model Y orders have exceeded 100,000...... In the face of the Chinese market consumer orders such as send warm followed, The second phase of Teslas Shanghai Super Factory production line, which was put into operation in December last year, has been under a lot of pressure and has made people curious about the new production line.
　
Recently, PCAUTO, as the first automotive media to enter the second production line of Tesla Shanghai Super Factory, got a close visit to the domestic Model Y final assembly workshop. What are some of the highlights of the super factory that is different from traditional automobile factories? What processes does the production process of domestic Model Y undergo? Without further ado, we will enter the factory at once.

Shanghai Super Factory Highlights:

* Model 3 and Model Y have separate production lines - the first line produces Model 3s and the second line produces the Model Ys;

* The assembly line adopts two-storey layout, with workers assembling upstairs and downstairs.

* Supplier material direct to the production line, with the use, without the storage link;

* Body integrated die-cast molding, the whole car wiring harness length known as the worlds shortest (only 100 meters);

* Prospective owners can pay attention to the real time status of vehicle production, more ritual.

Tesla Speed in one word: efficient

Tesla Shanghai Super Factory Phase II production line was laid on January 7, 2020, less than a year, on December 30, the same year will realize the first 15 new cars rolled off the assembly line. We should know that only two years after the Shanghai factory started, the first and second production lines have been put into operation. The construction progress of infrastructure fanatic is so rapid that it is unique in the world.

Somewhat surprisingly, the flexible production mode (commonly known as co-line production), which is common in traditional automobile plants, Teslas Shanghai superplant did not adopt it, instead producing the Model 3 and Model Y separately.
　
Unfortunately, because Tesla only opened part of the final assembly room for us to visit and shoot, this factory visit will not be introduced according to the production sequence, but mainly show the highlights of the production link.

Assembly line: Two-tiered layout, vehicles assembled like a Lego
　　
Different from the traditional car factory wide production environment, the second stage production line assembly workshop area is not large, even a little cramped feeling - it seems that Teslas cost control, from the plant construction area planning stage began.
1, two-layer layout of the production line
　
Restricted to a limited area, the second production line uses a two-layer layout to develop into the air, which is relatively rare in the traditional automobile factory. The production of Model Y starts from the second floor.
2. It takes 2 minutes to produce a Model Y
　
According to Tesla officials, the second production line is currently single-shift production, producing about 700 cars a day, The resulting production beat is about 29 JPH (Jobs Per Hour, or an average output of 29 cars per hour).

Tesla officials previously said that the second phase of the Shanghai superplant is expected to produce 200,000 cars a year. According to the current production rate, it is only a matter of time to reach or even exceed this projected output.
3, the production line environment is very clean
　
We also noticed a detail at the scene, that is, the ground here seems to be cleaner than a traditional car factory, is it because of the Tesla cleaners?
4, workers assembly with less effort, encourage homemade aids
　
In the assembly link, the vehicle is constantly transported forward, all assembly processes need to be completed in the process of moving, which involves the workers assembly proficiency and efficiency.

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