Cybertrucks in Multi-Level Garage! S Extension Huge Progress! 17 May 2024 Giga Texas Update(07:35AM)
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More rains & strong storms came through last night, and some lingering clouds when I arrived, but visibility was pretty good! Lots of activity on the south end, and for the first time, we see Cybertrucks stored in the multi-level parking garage, mainly on the west and south sides and on several different floors. I'm not sure if this is a concerted change in process to clear out the old testing lot, or if this was related to weather last night, but this is a significant change!
Timestamps:
Drone flight overview with discussion & illustration: 0:06 to 3:50
Drone flight footage & infographics: 4:07 to 32:45
A few other highlights to call out in the images and video to look for include:
The south end extension continues to make progress on multi-le fronts, including more concrete on the inside, additional pipes, bollards, electrical boxes on columns and more floor & roof decking being applied to the steel structure. The structure itself is nearly completed, with the sole crane at work on the small section of open space on the east side.
Crews were also adding more glass panels on the southwest cornet, while other crews were busy installing more roof insulation panels and weatherproof membranes to help complete the roof and keep the rains out of the main structure.
At the structural cooling platform, more of the Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) scaffolding was being installed on the roof, and I provide a informational discussion on what these are and how this may look once completed. This is from a company called EVAPTECH, which is a subsidiary of EVAPCO.
As mentioned, the multi-level parking garage is rapidly being completed, with most of the lights installed on the roof, along with painted parking slots, while in other areas, crews were working on stairwells, elevator shafts and concrete prep for the ground slab on the far east side of the structure. Lane markings are also visible just inside the north end, and I would think we will see asphalt paving around the structure in the next few weeks to allow the entire structure to be used without having to drive through mud.
On the east side of casting, the mud base on top of the screw-type piers is completed, as are most of the forms, and today, we see crews laying out rebar which will form the reinforced slab of the future bag House filtration system. Further to the north, another large section where concrete was removed shows some trenching and prep work to allow more screw-type pier installation as well as continued reconfiguring of the three loading docks. More of the collectors for the furnaces or the Bag House plant and related parts were stored outside this area today.
Finally, conduit trenching, installation and concrete vault placement continued on the northeast corner of casting and at Tesla Road, where crews were preparing to extend the conduit south under Tesla Road to eventually connect to the northeast casting area.
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Thanks Joe.
0:53. Southend. Central structure. Level 3, deep inside. Bridge Crane beams clearly visible. Stopper blocks also. Good view at 13:37.
3:00. Parking Garage. Cybertrucks. Clearly not hiding them.
5:06. Westside, storage. Bottom. Pipe fabrication contractor, a third location.
9:35. Westside, Tunnel Project. Grouting contractor. Fixing a void in the grout, or might be the contractor who supplies the grouting system. Possibly the works on the grout batch plant at 9:02.
10:31. Westside, Tunnel Project. Highway side. Bottom. Small white disc might be a cap over a monitoring well.
11:28. GA, highway berm side. Sanitary Sewer main lift station. Ongoing issues with the system since the day it was installed. Undersized, or a fundamental design fault. Either way, been giving them constant grief.
13:08. Southend, west. Left. Inside. Painters have been busy.
14:05. Southend. West corner. Tanking up the generators.
14:34. River Road. HDD boring rig drilling south under the road. Spools of orange conduit around the place. Trailer load under the bridge to the left.
16:50. Southend. Cooling platform structure. Around half the cooling tower frame has been assembled.
Red formwork staging being removed from the north end.
19:32. Southend, roof. Central structure. Different insulation system. Different sheets, joints taped and glued, wide fibre rolled over and glued with black bituminous adhesive. Blue trailers bottom left would be the heat source to melt the black bituminous adhesive.
21:49. BIW, apron. Loading platform. Large white crate deliveries.
23:12. North-South Road. Along the east edge. Large yellow Hs marked. Future trenching.
23:42. Casting, roof. Framework for the Rooftop Pipeline Project continues north around behind the parapet wall. 25:28 also.
25:21. Tesla Road. Pavement saw-cut for trenching. Ductbanks pre-assembled to be dropped in place. Weekend job.
29:52. Cathode west, tank farm. Right. Spill containment wall. 3 blue angular boxes and a hose from each through the wall. Seem to connect to black pipes inside. Monitoring/testing locations perhaps.
31:11. Cathode, east. Apron. White frames of this style were being delivered 18 months ago into Cathode.
10:31. Looks like a piezometer or standpipe hole. Checking the groundwater table is not being affected.
Lot more settlement monitoring points added on the C/L, Strange to do this so long after the TBM has passed.
@@davidsalisbury50 10:31. Piezometer. Permanent monitoring required by TXDot perhaps.
I'd say Tesla spends more resources fixing & patching over this "Sewer main lift station" than was potentially "saved" by being stingy with the original design. Considering the site is only expanding, a redesign is in order.
Speaking of lift stations... We still don't know for sure where the high pressure output from the EOL lift station is going to go. We can only speculate that it might discharge into the local neighborhood sewer system on the westside. And then there's the output from the Cathode/DIE Shop lift station. I know they were trenching west on the northside of Tesla road. But then where does it end up?
@@Nphen 12-18 months ago an additional vault was installed with various valves and pumps. Bottom of screen at 11:28.
To left of that has been excavated and left open for many months as well.
There's also been pump trucks at many of the satellite lift stations around the building on many occasions. A quick scan of my notes shows at least 25 mentions.
Plus at many locations around the building, and occasionally visible inside GA are trailer porta-loos.
Plumbing not my field, but given the issues from the day it was commissioned I'd say there's either a fundamental design fault, or some constant equipment failure.
To me, it looks as if the pipe diameter coming out of the cooling units is the same as the pipes being installed on the second floor. Most folks don't understand the sheer amount of cooling that Dojo will need when fully operational. We're talking megawatts worth of waste heat, even with record efficiency per compute cycle. Hence the amount of cooling towers you would see at a 25 MW NatGas plant. My current hypothesis is that the glass windows are to showcase what will become the world's most powerful compute cluster.
Hi Joe, FYI the large multi-conduit runs are called duct banks and the concrete structures they feed into are called vaults.
We've had a LOT of hail storms lately so this time of year it would make sense to store them covered if they can whenever possible.
Hail should not be a problem for the Cybertruck.🤔
@@malcolmrickarby2313 Except possibly for the tonneau cover
@@malcolmrickarby2313 Ah definitely is for the glass and the sizes we've been getting. Stainless may be ok, but Tesla glass is not that strong at all as advertised.
Thanks Joe
🙋♂️ THANKS JOE ,FOR SHARING NOW WATCHING THIS 👀💚💚💚
Happy Friday Joe! Many thanks for the great job you do on every video. Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks and Have a great weekend!
Boring tunnel seems to be stopped at the berm on the east side of the highway. A bit concerning that there is some clear ponding from the rain directly above where the TBM cutter head is assumed to be 12:54 . This may be related to the appearance of the grouting company at the entrance. It may equally be completely coincidental.
Am I imagining some grey coloured water at 12:56?
Also thought the grouting company might be working on the batch plant at 9:02.
I saw that water also.
Looked a bit contaminated. Maybe from the foam agent squeezing up through the ground.
Grout people may be there for the grout plant repairs, but it seems like a sub-contractor, rather than a supplier repair team.
Definitely something not right as the progress has all but stopped.
@@davidsalisbury50 I wouldn't have noticed the water had you not mentioned it. The different colour doesn't seem like it could be a reflection as the adjacent pooled water is showing earthy brown colour.
@Gig0Surf commented that there is a drilling rig visible to the left at 9:33 in between the trailers.
Possibly a soil test rig scoping out the next tunnel alignment. The grout company may have got the soil test job. Their trailer signage mentions drilling.
Interesting catch. Random check ~ Apr 17 video at 23:30 and 28:53 at least some of that water might have been collecting there previously, there might be better videos or angles post rainy day from Joe or Brad [no time to look]. I'm not saying there isn't an issue, the drill grouting company implies that, just wondered if that wasn't already a problem spot.
I counted the liners stacked outside the tunnel entrance. Assuming all they will need are sitting there, and using the dimensions from your Boring Company Tour videos (Part s1 & 2 - don’t miss them!), there are about 40 ring segments, or only 120 feet more to install.
Rings are 5 feet long. More stored up the side road.
About 125m worth still on site, but, seems some are damaged (red paint). So maybe only 110-115m worth left on site.
Should take the tunnel to the edge of the perimeter road.
The cyber trucks were parked in the garage to avoid that big hail storm .
I wonder if Refresh Model 3 is eating into Model Y sales, so maybe let Fremont California ramp up production of Model Y, and shift some Austin Model Y workers to the Cybertruck line to bring Tesla to profitability with Cybertruck sooner than Tesla originally planned.
The Model Y qualifies for the federal tax credit unlike the Model 3 at this point, so it seems like the better deal [even moreso with 0.99% financing]
All that cooling? All that fiber? Data center for sure.
I could be wrong but I don’t see the tunnel ending inside the extension, but most likely outside the building.
Why outside where it will be exposed to weather and rain flooding into the tunnel. Makes much more sense to keep it under roof. 👍
That tunnel is a one way road. I do agree with outside and maybe a roof. I would like to know what the cost would be for an underpass across the freeway ROW where they dig down and rebuild the freeway over it. Sure is a low or high water table in the area and next to a river.
Happy Friday Joe
That crane operating so close to those power lines... Wowza.
@ 16:29 My understanding is that the crane operator needs to maintain a minimum clearance of 20 feet from the 345 kV transmission lines on the left, and a minimum clearance of 10 feet from the 138 kV transmission lines on the right (hard to see in this view). He doesn't have a lot of room to maneuver.
Hey Joe, just wondering if it would be possible the next time you do a pre-sunrise video, would you be able to start with the boring company tunnel? I'm just curious if the light in the tunnel will illuminate anything interesting while it's dark outside. Keep up the great work! 👍
I'm curious as well to see if there really is "Light at the end of the tunnel."😀
@@peterlittlejohn8933
🤣😂😅😬🙃
Tunnels typically only have minimal (100 lux) lighting.
Even in the dark, from outside, it would be hard to see much.
Data centers take a LOT of cooling AND power. The old joke is they looked like a dead short across the grid.
Many data centers have raised flooring but not all. If no raised flooring then ducting seems to be important for cooling air.
Thanks so much Joe. Always a well informed update.
Thanks
Thank you Harry!
The extension has to be for production. They don’t have 30’ tall office spaces. Way too large to heat and cool. Maybe some of it may be office space….
I bet it’s a data center for AI
The AI will really appreciate having a great view!🤔😄😆😂
@iBradWatson
I've been thinking for some time that the big windows are to showcase some new production method. It just feels wrong to me that it would be office space.
The south end, with the large pipes going in, has the appearance of an engineering/design centre. We should expect transfers of much of the engineering and design teams to Austin. The 3 story area will be the AI hardware racks. The 4 water tanks are likely for water cooling of the AI chips. 4 tanks for two systems.
@@grahammonk8013 You mean showing all the secrets to allow chinese to copy it all ???
Hi Joe! Has there been any estimation of the number of vehicles the multi-story parking structure can accommodate? How does it's capacity compare to the total of all the existing surface level lots to the North of the garage? Also, regarding the massive Cooling Structure to the E. of the new factory extension, is there any information about what the cooling structure is connected to. In distinct contrast to the sizeable manifolds alongside the Cathode Building, this new Cooling Structure is not yet connected to the main factory (unless I missed underground piping installation previously). Might this Cooling Structure be for Dojo Data Center on the first floor of the structure? Welcome your thoughts and those from other viewers. Have a great weekend! And, as always keep up the great work, as you videos and narrations are The Best!!!
Is the cooling a closed system and what are the degrees needed for cooling?
Merci👍👍👍
Like the new music joe very cool
Can't recall the last time you caught steam coming out of the 4680 vents
At 9:42, bottom left there seemed to be a burnt out semi-trailer - trailer. I think you use different terminology in the US (tractor - trailer?) I hadn’t noted that before.
Been on site for months.
Maybe the south extension is for manufacturing Optimus?
Thanks Joe for the view of the HDD bore further south!
@ 14:48 (Bottom left) Excavation on the southside of River road. Looks like they may bore south all the way under the river. Joe... Any chance you can take a peek over on the other side of the river when you have time? Thanks.
Second point... The installation all the new fiber optic cable, new power, and cooling is consistent with a data center. Yes, it appears there will be some manufacturing in the south expansion, however.... That doesn't rule out a data center further in. Such as the 3 story section that is away from the glass.
@ 14:34 (Bottom) a lot of orange conduit (For fiber optic cable) in the bore.
It's not going to be a Dojo or Nvidia data center. Maybe some other sort of data center, but that would be the definition of insanity. You're not going to put a $500 million dollar to a few billion dollars' worth of Nvidia or Tesla AI chips next to vehicle production. I think there was recent news about Tesla's own humongous AI chip going into production @ TSMC and how big the power requirements are going to be. BTW, search for videos on the Aurora and Frontier supercomputers @ the two different National Labs. Also, I think there is a hiring freeze. I don't think they're going to convince AI chip and software engineers to move to Texas or Buffalo when they're in such demand right now. There's probably a hold on the Buffalo Dojo data center right now.
@@bigtvjunky9119 I would agree with you that putting a data center in there is a really bad idea. But you also have to consider the other irrational decisions made by the leadership. There were news reports that they want a data center for robo taxis and want to put all efforts into that development, even while canceling the "affordable" Model 2! Do I think this is a great idea? Or a smart move? NO! But it is what it is. Hopefully as construction continues we will find out more. But finding out what actually goes in there as far as servers and other date center equipment may prove difficult.
The massive amount of new electrical power being brought into the building, all the new fiber optic conduits, and the massive cooling tower are consistent with a large data center. Also, there is a permit for "data center infrastructure" in the south expansion.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Did they cancel the "model 2"? I thought they said it would continue. Why do you post lies? One thing to be anti-Tesla/Musk but why lie? Do better.
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Do you know when the building permits were taken out and approved? It was reported that the head of Tesla's Dojo project left last December. The problem with all the new power & fiber going to the factory is that it's all on the other side (correct me if I'm wrong) which exposes all that stuff to accident or intentional damage.
@@bigtvjunky9119 Data center permit....
"Building Permit #2024-0729
Tesla - GFTX - S Expansion
SX-000501 - SX - Data Center Infrastructure
Submittal Date 5/8/2024"
Permit is under review. Not sure if this was resubmitted because I saw it listed before 5/8/24.
Fiber is going right past the south expansion as seen @ 14:34 (Bottom).
I do agree with you on on power. It is going in 4,000 feet away on the other end of the building! The first thing I wondered is how are they going to route the cables?
However, the power is redundant. With two duct-banks coming in.
Thanks Joe!
For the HDD bore/fiber optics/data center, see my other comment.
South Expansion:
@ 13:36 A view of the ongoing work inside the south expansion.
Cooling structure:
@ 16:08 The structure on top of the platform is getting taller.
Scaffolding being removed from under the north end of the platform.
@ 16:59 More information on the cooling system.
River road:
@ 20:23 New pond is pretty much complete.
Parking garage:
@ 21:24 Two large 8' stormwater pipes being extended west. This will likely handle the outfall from pond up there. Or at least one of the pipes will.
New power supply to the factory:
@ 24:34 Backfilling around the vaults.
@ 24:46 The duct-bank with the new vault still appears to have 4 conduits missing. If 12 conduits are coming in from the substation.... What happens to the other 4?
@ 25:40 Lines marked for trenches across parking lot.
@ 25:50 Lines marked for trenches across Tesla road.
@ 26:05 (Bottom left) Conduit bundles ready to be placed in duct-banks. NOTE: 12 conduits each.
20:23 do folks expect them to connect the new "duck pond" with the older pond?
@@benguthrie49 I agree. There will be an outfall from the new pond to the old pond. The new pond serve as a way to keep sediment and other crap out of the main pond.
I think that the cathode building and the die building will be painted soon
At 11:27 they're apparently still working on the "Sewer main lift station" because it's never worked properly. I had a feeling last year, seeing all the portable bathrooms still on site 3 years in. Let's hope the anti-Elon crowd doesn't find out and turn this into "Giga Texas is a literal s***-hole" rhetoric. Elon needs a Sandy Munro "Don't try to save me any money. I can't afford to save money" lecture on stuff like this. And how they didn't simply build a giant utility tunnel for *all* the conduit underneath the site before they started building is beyond me. Disney World has tunnels underneath for staff & supplies. No need for Boring Co tunnels; they infilled in the whole site. They could've a whole network of tunnels under the site for employee passenger shuttles, water lines, and electric conduit alike. Instead they cut & dig & horizontal drill. Over and over and over.
As you know, the PrufRok3 is a brand new design. This is its first trial job.
This is the first time it has been let out of captivity & this is its first
oppourtunity to show what it can do under combat conditions. Over on a
BORING fan site it has been reported that they are pulling their hair out as
the PrufRok3 has been nothing but trouble. Problem after problem after
problem. Thats why their progress has been so slow.
!
If GigaTexas was vertical instead of horizontal, how tall would the skyscraper be?
Don't have an exact number but if you simply flipped Giga Texas vertical... It would be about 4,000 feet tall.
In square footage comparison......
Giga Texas has 10 million square feet. For comparison One World Trade Center has 3.1 million square feet. However, there are several other buildings in the World Trade Center complex. So it is probably about comparable to the World Trade Center in square feet.
Note: Heights don't include spires, antennas, etc.
One World Trade Center 104 floors, height 1,368 ft.
More comparisons....
* The twin towers of the original World Trade Center had 10 million square feet. With a total of 13.4 million square feet for the complex.
The North Tower 110 floors, height was 1,368 feet
South Tower 110 floors, height was1,362 feet
* Burj Khalifa has 5.67 million square feet. 163 floors, 2,717 ft. tall.
To look at it another way.... One World Trade Center has a footprint of 200 feet x 200 feet, or 40,000 square feet per floor.
In order to have 10 million square feet, it would need 250 floors.
yes there coolin Towers what they use for Datacenters
Interesting. Thank Joe. I wave back from NEOHIO.
What do we think is the cybertruck production rate atm? Seems to be going well.
Joe, What's going on, on top of the building next to exterior walls?
What time stamp?
You see the Animal on 1:27 :D ??
Good catch. Looks like a rabbit.
Could the new extension actually be designed for the new mindblowing platform 3, that Elon has been so proud about? I dont see any reason for making office rooms 12 meters high, and I bet Elon would not spend a dime, on such a (non profit) administrative parlor-glasshouse. Thats more like a super efficient 3 store production area, that the world have never seen before. And remember, you would never let a car tunnel for transport of new vehicles, begin or end up in the middle of an administrative area. So much effort are ongoing at the moment, so
Elon might have pushed for opening the new Redwood production at this new expansion, on Aug. 8.
The cybertrucks were already coming out of the end of the building, it wouldn't be out of line for the tunnel to surface near that door inside the building [it could very well surface just outside the building, you'll still have cybertrucks driving through to exit that part of the building]
9:33 Looks like a small drill rig attached to a bobcat between the trailers [Edit: Is there some undesired settlement under some of the support equipment? Or do they need grouting for stabilization along the tunnel alignment?]
9:33. Might be the crew working on the grout batch plant at 9:02.
Watching the video again. Had to flip through it quickly the first time.
I see the drilling rig now. Soil test for the next tunnel perhaps.
@@DessieDoolan I hadn't considered that possibility [although I picture one of the track or truck mounted setups for that]
@@Gig0Surf It was a truck mounted rig drilling on the tunnel alignment in March 2023 th-cam.com/video/_dzkMjJIOeY/w-d-xo.html
I see in Brad's video today (18 May) that the rig hasn't moved. Something to watch.
@@DessieDoolanLooking at today's images, it looks like the northern most SIMEM tank has a bit more of a lean to it than the others and perhaps the southwest corner of its slab has dropped.
Maybe this is an illusion, or has been this way a long time and not an issue (haven't looked back yet) but mud jacking or underpinning that slap doesn't seem out of the question
Why would they build a water retention pond next to the water retention pond? 🌵
Original pond was a quarry from the sand and gravel extraction operation. Newly formed pond probably has a clay base for seepage control.
@3:03 *_Holey Moly!!!_* I think *CyberTrucks* must be the most _profitable_ product *Tesla* has ever produced...
Just look at how fast and how many are being produced. Even *Model Y* production is taking a back seat to it.
How are they profitable sitting there? All orders must be filled from pre-sale? Can we order one and get it next week? I thought they were all spoken for a year.
Thanks, Joe! Another great video! Can't believe we're over half way thru Q2. Seriously starting to worry about the delivery and production numbers for this quarter. Austin, Berlin and Shanghai have all throttled way back on Model Y manufacturing. Still haven't seen a single dedicated and broad-reaching advertisement informing potential buyers that all Model Ys get an instant $7500 discount via the federal IRA incentive program.
What do you expect? When a company does mass layoffs and the CEO seems to act bit erratically then perspective customers are going to question any future purchases decisions. AFAIK, marketing and public relations were gutted.
I think Q2 earnings are going to be an absolute disaster and I also think the expensive CT models are not selling as well as anticipated. It wouldn't surprise me if they hault production very soon and tool up to only produce the cheaper RWD CT. Judging by the build up of inventory I'd say they've just about milked everyone who has a lazy $100k laying around. The number of buyers for the cheaper model would be huge i expect and could pull Tesla out of trouble for this quarter and beyond.
They announced a low interest rate promotion which should help with sales since high interest rates have most certainly hurt sales, not only at Tesla but the larger auto industry too.
Is production up or sales slowed?
Only so many buyers out there for $100k Cybertruck. Market saturation bound to happen at some point.
@@rtz549 I just haven't paid attention to the numbers lately.
Cars are just not selling in any price range. You can put off that pruchase.
People are inpacted by heavly by inflation and intrest. Food prices are nuts!
@@user-js1nq3sb5w Inflation about 3% for the last year. Not that bad. Not sure what Fox is telling you.
Food prices spiked along with everything else due to the pandemic. However, wages are also higher. Interest rates are the remaining problem.
@@michelangelobuonarroti916 That 3% (actually 3.4%, so far this year) is on top of 7% in 2021, 6.5% in 2022, and another 3.4% in 2023. That's nearly 22% combined! I don't know many people who have gotten that much in raises over that period. Inflation is always additive to the inflation from the preceding years. I know exactly what CNN is telling you and it's not the truth. But don't worry, the fed will reduce interest rates exactly when they think it will most help Biden's reelection chances. Probably in July and September.
@@michelangelobuonarroti916
CNN "Fact check: Biden again falsely claims inflation was 9% when he became president".
It was about 1.4% and he was told this by his staff and then a few days later he repeated the 9%.
That's a lot of trout spoilage...
being in construction is most stable job at Texas Giga Factory as they always building then ripping up what just built then redoing that all over again.
Starbase is very similar! 🤗
Isn't that outdoor cooling system for the Dojo?
who does their landscaping?
Hmmm. .. Cybertruck around the perimeter of the Multi Storey Parking Garage. .. Maybe Robotaxis in the Center, away from prying eyes?
There's an active road right next to those tanks. It might be just nitrogen, but if a vehicle was to hit one of those tanks hard enough, the depressurisation would still cause some serious damage. They seriously need to install bollards to secure the tanks.
What timestamp?
@@DessieDoolan 29:48. I'm really surprised it hasn't been done yet. The only thing that seems to be around the tanks is a fence.
@@jonathanlanglois2742 I think it is more than a year ago when Dessie and I were discussing where to place trucks to load these storage vessels, including the absence of bollards. I researched a lot of YT video's on loading liquid N2 and a hose running out of a truck isn't particularly long, so a truck would have to back up pretty close. The concrete slab was being poured then, and it seemed logical to immediately bury the bollard points. But nothing of the kind. In the meantime LOX warning signs have been spotted on at least a couple of the vessels, increasing the Hazard level considerably. It really has me stumped, the cavalier attitude around these critical facilities for Cathode operations. A brand new factory where exacting and pioneering science is being translated into a first of a kind large scale process would benefit from a bit of operational control I would think. Contractors OUT, a fence or No Admittance signs IN, and any follow-up construction, plant change or maintenance to take place under strict supervision. In such a scenario the lack of bollards you rightfully mentioned would have been tackled eons ago. There is overwhelming industrial evidence and lots of case studies where loose attitudes have resulted in gradually most or all of the multiple safety barriers being eroded until finally a worst case scenario can happen and does happen.
@@jonathanlanglois2742 29:48. I would guess that because they aren't yet operational they are holding off on the bollards in case they shift the tanks again.
The other tanks on the Die Shop side are all protected with bollards.
@@hardernl8893 Can't help but think Cathode is on the back-burner. Other comments have suggested there might be plenty of cathode material available with the legacy manufacturers putting their EVs on the back-burner.
Cybertrucks in multi-level parking garage might be an acceptance test of the structure.
Better to find out sooner if the weight of the Cybertrucks is going to crack or collapse the garage.
Yeah that makes sense to put your entire inventory of $100k CT's in a structure to test if it will flatten them like pancakes
@@aussie_al Right? Would be better to just put some concrete blocks in those spots if it's just testing. The things people think up.
Right. And I am sure that loading the ground floor with a few Cybertrucks is going to stress any parking garage.
I wonder if Tesla put IR filtering in the windows. It's going to be hell trying to cool a huge space with huge windows facing south.
There are buildings all over Texas with 100% glass coverage. It's settled science.
I watch all your videos and those of Brad Sloan. I have only seen dirt on the conveyer twice. Where are the thousands of cubic yards of dirt going.
If CyberTruck retails for $100K, every 10 trucks is a million dollars (retail) of product.
Maybe moving CyberTrucks into the parking structure to motivate the laying of asphalt. Then they can argue the trucks are getting dirty. They can’t argue that they shouldn’t park there as Tesla can do whatever they want. 😂
@14:30 I still think it could end up being a Server cluster, computer servers need a lot of cooling so the many large AC ducts are consistent with that, but we will see, maybe it is a littlebit of both
Sure hope Tesla got the sump heater packages on those cooling towers. Previous ice storm proves it should be included.
Cooling towers are for heat rejection. They are basically a radiator coil that has a fan that can often vary the airflow over the radiator coil using a variable frequency drive. Fan has a motorized damper on intake. Then there is a water pan that has a pump to spray water for another way for cooling, often using variable speed drive. This pan should have a water inlet control valve and a drain valve. The water pan that catches the sprayed water should have a thermostatic immersion heater. When ambient air is near freezing, the pan heater prevents freeze ups. Then if the pan gets too cold (🥶 freak storm) the inlet valve closes, drain opens, spray pump stops, and electric heat tracing is energized. The overall cooling tower coil size should be sized to cool the primary process without water spraying with ambient at the freeze protection lockout.
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"Storing Cybertrucks"? With the "fully sold into the far future" demand, why would they store them? Because they aren't finished for one reason or other? Because there is some pending rework for a change or problem? Because the demand isn't what they hoped and have been touting? Reduced Model Y production because they laid off workers? Well, yeah. But why'd they lay off workers, resulting in production capacity cuts? The unsaid obvious is that demand is not currently supporting the production rate they were running at. This seems consistent with the pricing actions of late. (Not to mention scattered reports of Model Y's filling lots in various places around the country.) Finally, something I've been wondering for a number of recent videos, why scrap so many 4680 cans? They spent good money taking paid for materials and making the cans and will get pennies on the dollar recycling them. Production process not in control--not producing in-spec parts consistently? It seems odd…
Why so many Cybertrucks in "storage"? Problem selling? Technical problem? Keeping such a large inventory makes little sense.
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To protect them from hail .
Stop trying to zoom in so much. You are trying to put something with extremely low resolution under a microscope.
They only build ordered cybertrucks, so no, no problem selling. Likely: some waiting for parts before ready to ship, and also potential upgrades to some parts after fact finding on real world issues in the first few thousand shipped. Besides the accelerator pedal issue, has been some issues with bolts coming loose that secure the above front door steel. Could be other known issues they are resolving on trucks before sending out. Just a normal part of early production adjustments.
Yep, something is up for sure..
Hmmm, store customers new vehicles in shade of parking garage or employees vehicles? Employees gonna lose that one
Theory: they are warehousing Cybertrucks ahead of the Robotaxi announcement. Building a fleet of CyberRoboTaxis, ready to deploy on 8/8. Crazy, right?
Interesting idea ... I don't think so, but we shall see!
JOe, we all know there are more that 1 million orders and people waiting to receive their cybertruck. If they watch your videos they must go insane seeing this many vehicles just standing around rather than getting delivered. Do you have any contacts who could explain why these finished vehicles are not sold? It makes sense that Elon fired many of the MY manufacturing people that production is way down but for CT it is very frustrating and I have not even ordered a CT. You might now case as you got your trust very quickly but what about the million + people out there?
try 2 Million plus preorders
Is it possible the CT you see in the lot one day is not the same CT you see in that spot on another day? Maybe they are completely turning over on a frequent basis. On just this video today we saw one be taken out of a spot and another immediately took that spot.
@@scottgaree7667 True, but teh way to take them off teh site is by truck and if there were a significant turnover we should see massive amounts of trucks all the time, not just on Joe's videos, and we don't we rather see new places to store them
Enough of the fanboy foundation already. Give us the regular price version.
I agree but I sadly don’t have much influence on the decision making. I want to see more people be able to buy Cybertrucks!
@@JoeTegtmeyer you probably will not get this because it’s two days later but I thought you might want to know that Arthur tussik put out a TH-cam video today of him replacing the entire front casting of a wrecked model Y. Looks like an incredible amount of work! BTW, he is a body man somewhere in Europe, and I have been watching his videos for years