Accentcreate
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Disappointing to see so much wind-blown plastic left lying about from a supposedly environmentally friendly company.
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That's not wind blown plastic, I believe those are placed at the parking lot drains to prevent erosion of the side of the retention swale.
Yes they're working on putting some pipe down at the moment.
T34ME
Active Member
No, those plastic membranes are required by local ordinance to prevent erosion in storm drain runoff channels. Tesla is being environmentally conscious by complying with the law to prevent pollution downstream.
RedOctober
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You do realize this guy has 2 posts in 3 months and decides that’s what he would write about.
T34ME
Active Member
I do realize this guy is from Australia and may not be familiar with how things are done in California.
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Accentcreate
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Thanks for the clarification. Put my mind at ease.
RedOctober
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Im not from California and figured it out as soon as I looked at the pictures. Also the construction should give it away. I wonder what they are building at the factory. I see some forms for footings.
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Xenoilphobe
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Never understood why we don't use porous parking surfaces like they do in Europe. They stay cooler, no water run-off and are quick to install.
Using permeable pavement, whether vegetated or not, is one of several strategies within a comprehensive site design and green infrastructure approach to creating more functional and sustainable landscapes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers “stormwater runoff in urban and developing areas to be one of the leading causes of water pollution in the United States.”2 Since 2007, using Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, EPA has required federal agencies to reduce stormwater runoff from federal projects, compelling agencies to “lead by example” to clean up water resources by using “green infrastructure and low-impact development” techniques. In 2011, the EPA compiled a list of green infrastructure case studies nationwide. As part of a national rule-making process to create an EPA program to reduce stormwater runoff, 47.3 percent of the 479 case studies used some type of permeable pavement system, with just over half of the projects being retrofits of existing properties. Various projects are represented, from commercial, institutional/education, open space/parks, and transportation. The EPA's website Green Infrastructure provides information on each case study, its location by region, and research associated with infrastructure types.
Using permeable pavement, whether vegetated or not, is one of several strategies within a comprehensive site design and green infrastructure approach to creating more functional and sustainable landscapes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers “stormwater runoff in urban and developing areas to be one of the leading causes of water pollution in the United States.”2 Since 2007, using Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, EPA has required federal agencies to reduce stormwater runoff from federal projects, compelling agencies to “lead by example” to clean up water resources by using “green infrastructure and low-impact development” techniques. In 2011, the EPA compiled a list of green infrastructure case studies nationwide. As part of a national rule-making process to create an EPA program to reduce stormwater runoff, 47.3 percent of the 479 case studies used some type of permeable pavement system, with just over half of the projects being retrofits of existing properties. Various projects are represented, from commercial, institutional/education, open space/parks, and transportation. The EPA's website Green Infrastructure provides information on each case study, its location by region, and research associated with infrastructure types.
nogajim
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dc_h
Active Member
Note thread title
Found a LOT of Model 3's in a Tesla lot - Pictures inside
It’s about the model 3’s, not the lot.
Found a LOT of Model 3's in a Tesla lot - Pictures inside
It’s about the model 3’s, not the lot.
RedOctober
Member
Back to the original thread. It would be nice if someone flew a drone over the plant and lot like was done a couple months ago.
Shygar
Member
They should activate your car on your app as soon as you get the VIN, so you can see where it is 
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dc_h
Active Member
I think this will be the logistics lot for pickups going forward. If they are making 5000 or more cars a week, the "little" north lot will not work. The north lot might be a holding pen for any checkups, and then off to south lot for pickup. With only 1000 3's per week and 1000 S/X per week, they need about 31 carrier trucks per day, only 1.3 trucks per hour. At 2000 3's and 1000 S/X they are up to about 2 trucks per hour, assuming 24x7 operations. Even at 5000 total per week, that is only 3.3 trucks per hour at a 24x7 rate.
How long does it take to load a truck, tie down the cars and get out? Can they run 24x7, or more business hours?
Sorry if off track, just trying to make sense of the lot load and how fast they are replenishing.
Waiting4M3
Active Member
I assume more than one truck can load/unload at the same time, so bottleneck is the road, can 3 trucks drive into the lot per hour?
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