Found a LOT of Model 3's in a Tesla lot - Pictures inside

[kengchang]

Where do you get 42 an hour? If they get to 5000 cars per month working 16 hours a day 20 days a month, that's 15.6 cars per hour for two lines running in parallel. They are currently only around 2000 a month.

Production is week not month..REDO!

 

[Big Earl]

25 * 13 = 325
325 + 650 = 975

Wow, I really flubbed that up! Thanks for catching it.

 

[wdolson]

S/X is 2k/ wk on their line. Model 3 is on its own line. Rates are per week, not month, so 5k 3s per week on one line is one every 2 minutes if plant runs 24/7. At 17 hours per day 7 days a week: 3k/wk is 2.4 minutes per car.

My bad on the rate being per week rather than per month. Though they are running two parallel lines for Model 3. There are a total of 4 production lines at the plant now: 1X Model S, 1X Model X, 2X Model 3. The cars in the lot will be piling up in the lot that fast, but the cycle time of the line is 2X your number. Still pretty fast. They can probably only achieve it by doing multiple steps at once when possible. For example someone is installing the frunk while someone else is putting in the seats.

 

[mongo]

My bad on the rate being per week rather than per month. Though they are running two parallel lines for Model 3. There are a total of 4 production lines at the plant now: 1X Model S, 1X Model X, 2X Model 3. The cars in the lot will be piling up in the lot that fast, but the cycle time of the line is 2X your number. Still pretty fast. They can probably only achieve it by doing multiple steps at once when possible. For example someone is installing the frunk while someone else is putting in the seats.

This is the first I've heard of Tesla currently having two lines for the 3. They are planning to duplicate equipment to hit 10k/wk. Last I knew, S/X had separate body in white lines and a combined final assembly. Did I miss an Electrek article?

Doing two jobs at the same cell reduces line size but is not a requirement for hitting the speed. If any process cannot be reduced to less than the target takt time sub processes, it has to be paralleled.

 

[israndy]

I had fun on Friday the 13th of April cruising this lot in my Model X:

Model 3 Parking Lot Porn!

OK, so happy someone did a video, my pics were not enough. I love that the security Dodge followed you around the lot, you got good shots of them too.

-Randy

 

[kengchang]

My bad on the rate being per week rather than per month. Though they are running two parallel lines for Model 3. There are a total of 4 production lines at the plant now: 1X Model S, 1X Model X, 2X Model 3. The cars in the lot will be piling up in the lot that fast, but the cycle time of the line is 2X your number. Still pretty fast. They can probably only achieve it by doing multiple steps at once when possible. For example someone is installing the frunk while someone else is putting in the seats.

2X Model 3 line was planned for 10K/week. Tesla only has one Model 3 line right now.

 

[Electroman]

Is it my imagination or do I see red more than any other color in that lot ?

 

[MarkBrokeIt]

Is it my imagination or do I see red more than any other color in that lot ?

About time! The other pics seem to mostly be white/silver/black.

 

[TT97]

Need more 18” wheels. It looks like they were outnumbered 3:1. Seems to be a big backlog of 18”ers.

 

[RedOctober]

My bad on the rate being per week rather than per month. Though they are running two parallel lines for Model 3. There are a total of 4 production lines at the plant now: 1X Model S, 1X Model X, 2X Model 3. The cars in the lot will be piling up in the lot that fast, but the cycle time of the line is 2X your number. Still pretty fast. They can probably only achieve it by doing multiple steps at once when possible. For example someone is installing the frunk while someone else is putting in the seats.

Funny you questioned my numbers but didn’t reply to me.

 

[wdolson]

2X Model 3 line was planned for 10K/week. Tesla only has one Model 3 line right now.

I could have sworn I read the second line was open. I must have hallucinated it.

Funny you questioned my numbers but didn’t reply to me.

I did in post #778. Is there something else I didn't reply to?

 

[kengchang]

I could have sworn I read the second line was open. I must have hallucinated it.

Perhaps you are thinking about 2nd battery pack line at Gigafactory? If not then, stop smoking whatever it is you are smoking

 

[Waiting4M3]

Perhaps you are thinking about 2nd battery pack line at Gigafactory? If not then, stop smoking whatever it is you are smoking

or pass it.

 

[wdolson]

Perhaps you are thinking about 2nd battery pack line at Gigafactory? If not then, stop smoking whatever it is you are smoking

I don't have drugs as an excuse.

I have had a lot on my mind lately. Though by the way people were driving today, I don't think I was alone. People were either doing crazy, agressive things on the road or they were driving under the speed limit and blocking traffic.

 

[augkuo]

4/26/18 around 7am. Lot is maybe 20% full - 5 car carriers loading.

 

[sooner]

Hopefully the number of car carriers has increased, not the number of cars being made decreased, which has lead to a mostly empty lot.

 

[mongo]

Hopefully the number of car carriers has increased, not the number of cars being made decreased, which has lead to a mostly empty lot.

The 3 line was stopped for a week which drained the lot. Hopefully, the car carriers match production going forward, and are numerous

 

[RedOctober]

I could have sworn I read the second line was open. I must have hallucinated it.



I did in post #778. Is there something else I didn't reply to?

Yes you replied to mongo to say “my bad” but you had provide an inaccurate post to my comment not his.

 

[RedOctober]

Anyways back to the thread at hand. Any new developments on the production ramp up since the shutdown? The web is a little sparse with details. Always get a better sense from the good sleuths living near the factory.

 

[ZeApelido]

Is it my imagination or do I see red more than any other color in that lot ?

I just got a VIN for my red order...