Monday, October 23, 2017

An Automotive Paradox

Manfred Schoch, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BMW, said [the following]:

"An eight-cylinder engine has 1,200 parts, which must be assembled; an electric motor only 17 parts."

Source - https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2017/10/22/umbruch-eroeffnet-deutscher-autobranche-chancen-und-risiken/ [translation required]

So, how come Tesla can't figure out how to assemble its Model 3 in anything other than dribbles?

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