Thanks Joe 5:07. Westside, storage. Bottom. XNRGY cooling system components. 5:31. Westside, storage. Bottom right. New stock of trailer mounted pumps, skid mounted filters (maybe) and colourful manifolds. All temporary gear for the Data Centre cooling system I would guess. 5:43. Westside, storage. Pair of silos. Conical hopper seen in other views. Note the double access doors. 6:06. Westside, old contractors parking lot. No columns. Not a building. Need a column/beam ration of 1:8 to construct a building. 6:35. Westside, old contractors parking lot. Not dirt. Stockpiles of gravel. 7:48. Westside, Tunnel Project. I counted 245 road deck segments in Joe’s previous video. Not sure of the size, scales to 6’ 1.8m if that pallet of drums to the right is 4’ 1.2m. That would give 1470’ 441m. Tunnel is 1360' 415m by my measure. 5’6” 1.65m would give 1347’ 404.5m. 11:57. Highway. Southbound. Remains of a mishap. 13:27. GA, highway berm. Sanitary Sewer Lift Station. An embarrassment of pump hoses for the next episode. 13:39. GA, road. Bus. Destination, Parking Garage. 14:13. GA, loading docks. Left. Good view of the auger system on the wall mounted rubbish loader. 16:40. Southend, south. Fire Escape Passage extensions. Laying a gravel sub-base. Should see rebar placed soon. Trench to the right for the regular and overflow roof drain pipes. Speculating these drains will extend under the road. May discharge directly into the pond. 17:55. Southend, east. Apron. Conduits and vaults. Power and control cabling for the Cooling Tower likely. 19:24. Riiver Road. Bottom. Pair of elbowed pipes. Painted. Might be for the risers onto the heavy plant platform inside the Southend east, just out of view to the left at 17:18. 21:40. Old EOL staging lot. Sign on the entrance reads, ‘Plug-in EV charging only’. Been there since May. Parking for staff 22:49. Casting, Baghouse. Bottom left. Tele-handler hoisting what is likely a discharge air filter into place. Image search of Baghouse installations shows air filters. These seem to be a unique shape. 22:59. Casting, Baghouse. Window infill in the wall directly behind the taller structure is infilled with some sort of temporary sheet painted black. Next section north is the same. I wonder if a second Baghouse is planned. This Baghouse in permitted as being for Casting 2. 23:11. Casting, east. Apron. Excavator sitting on a raised pad delineated by the orange line. Screw-piles directly in line with the track installed inside Casting. Won’t be dividing this into 3 openings. 25:05. Cathode east. Studwall framing with 4 openings framed. Concrete slab for a housekeeping pad/plant plinth in front. Some equipment to be mounted here. 25:28. Cathode east. Right. Large wall opening. Steel frame for a roll-up door. 25:43. Cathode, south east. Yellow pumps, filters, compressors removed. 26:45. Cathode west, Plant Platform. Image search shows the chillers as Carrier Aquaedge 19XR. Problem with the installed chillers? 28:49. Tesla Road, north. Ductbank crossing. Speculating an above ground vault or a building to be constructed here. Must be planning on breaking into the east of the existing north-south ductbanks. Left sweep bends are constructed over the west existing ductbank. If not for an interconnection to existing, this above ground work could have been anywhere along the new ductbanks. Or may not have been required at all. 29:59. Plastics, apron. Pellet delivery.
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
28:49 "Or may not have been required at all" ..... Guessing that a new building may be needed for switching equipment, possibly due to lack of space in the existing switchgear buildings on top of the Mega-vault. Now, they will likely add a third switchgear building with the third transformer. But.... There is yet another duct-bank coming out of the Mega-vault that hasn't been used yet and has to be accounted for. See Joe's video 9/11/23 at the 19: 37 timestamp. Of the 4 extra red colored duct-banks in the center, only the 2 on the right have been used in the current construction.
@TheJeffcurran
Ай бұрын
I'm not sure about the shift change. I'm a top level manager at a manufacturing company that supplies the auto industry at Tier 3. We tried that shift schedule at my factory. It didn't work for us.We went back to an 3x8x5 schedule. We had way too much overtime with the 2x12x4 schedule. We'll see. It might work at Tesla being that they are so vertically integrated. We'll see.
@darbyelliott2890
Ай бұрын
Those are Concrete Thrust Blocks for the large pipes runing to and from the cooling towers. They assist the connections at angles for high pressure changes in the pipes. 'Water Hammer'
@i.musafeer
Ай бұрын
This new schedule made getting out of GigaTexas a nightmare beyond nightmares now. Thousands of cars, in this heat, everyone’s tired and trying to go home as soon as possible. It’s like a horror movie.
@JoeTegtmeyer
Ай бұрын
@@i.musafeer 😲😔
@i.musafeer
Ай бұрын
@@JoeTegtmeyer The old testing and calibration lot is now for employee EV parking. Those model Ys aren’t stored there. It’s just most employees buy the Model Y. If you zoom in you should be able to see the license plates. Also you can visit that lot too. No badge needed. Though there are a few company vehicles too. Some of them are used to test FSD. And I guess you already know that the shift schedule isn’t for the whole factory. Some work night shifts and some shops run more.
@JoeTegtmeyer
Ай бұрын
@@i.musafeer 🤗👍
@jbbuzzable
Ай бұрын
I'm impressed by the dramatic decrease in do-overs since the pressure of initial production is less.
@jbbuzzable
Ай бұрын
Thanks for another video Joe.
@Ripper6962001
Ай бұрын
and 3 days to do good maintenance or upgrades
@benguthrie49
Ай бұрын
Thanks Joe
@jbell6642
Ай бұрын
Congrats to IDRA for the award! There’s that story Elon likes to tell: “There’s like, five companies in the world that build these machines. We asked all five if they could build one large enough to meet our requirements. Four said no, one said maybe. We took the maybe to mean yes.” I’ll bet there’s four European CEOs muttering something like “Yeah well, those awards aren’t important anyway.” : )
@ES-1984
Ай бұрын
Keeping that stone glass polished and clean sounds like a job for a Tesla bot.
@dlmyrs
Ай бұрын
Nice flying and info, Joe. Here in Southern Illinois companies overwork their employees and use/abuse a lot of 90 probationary employees and temp employees. Then they wonder why they can’t get good people. So it’s nice to see Tesla using the workforce they have the best they can.
@musiclaw1486
Ай бұрын
It would be interesting to know the approximate combined freed up square footage of the current two EOLs in the main factory, (see info below) as compared to the square footage of the new West EOL facility? In your vid of July 12: At 2:50 you showed two small purple overlays of the current EOL regions, for the Model Y and Cybertruck, respectively. Yet at 5:48 there appeared a much larger green overlay. If the two smaller overlays are the current EOLs, what are you suggesting this green overlay represents. It would seem that the larger green overlay including the GA lines for the Model Y and Cybertruck, as well as the existing two EOLs.
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
Thanks Joe! New power supply to the factory: @ 28:48 New structure at duct-bank intersection.... Dessie speculated that they may cut into the existing main power duct-banks to the factory as well, since they run right between the vaults. My speculation is if they do cut into the existing duct-banks.... It may be possible to construct a new structure or place container switchgear buildings on a concrete pad before cutting into the existing duct-banks. It could go something like this.... 1) If the existing north/south duct-banks are deep enough.... Construct short sections of new duct-bank with 90 degree sweeps on top of the existing duct-banks. If not, then alongside the existing duct-banks. 2) Construct a new structure, or pour a concrete pad for container switchgear buildings. At this point the existing duct-banks have not been touched. 3) After the new structure is built or container buildings are placed, and the switching equipment is installed.... The existing duct-banks can be de-energized one at a time. Then cut and connected to the new duct-bank sections. This would allow construction to take place without interruption of the power supply to the factory. Again, this is just speculation. Also speculating that the new structure may have two levels. Fiber optics: @ 12:22 The vault at the bottom of the embankment that is covered up is where existing fiber is brought into the factory. It also appears to be the connection point for the new fiber ducts going south. Other points where the fiber ducts are visible..... 12:37 (Bottom), and 13:20 where the connection is being made to previously laid fiber ducts. Cooling: @ 17:39 (Left) Conduits being laid out in a duct-bank to the vaults which will power the pumps and cooling tower. (To the right, at the cooling tower) 90 degree bend to vertical in the 5' diameter pipe.
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
28:48 Upon review... They are backfilling the area above the existing duct-banks. So the next few days and weeks will be interesting. Whether or not they cut into the existing duct-banks.... There will be a new building or buildings here for the new duct-banks.
@markrolls5905
Ай бұрын
6 x 8 = 48 hrs presuming 1 shift Monday > Saturday ( not sure if only 1 shift per day? ) 12 x 4 = 48 hrs at 1 x 12 hrs shift Monday > Thursday is same same…….so no workers hours lost perhaps? With new painting station, new IDRA presses & other equipment commissioning for new models & better processes plus boring tunnel & computer stacks & cooling towers commissioning this gives the implementation & construction crews time to do their work. If there are some hours lost temporarily for staff until the work is completed & they get a 3 day weekend & current production volumes are maintained then it’s not the end of the world. Presuming the new models come on line by years end then there will be more than the current hrs available for staff & volumes will then increase. When the new 25k car & robotaxi platform models go into production here, then Shanghai & Germany, processes are down pat & sales volumes for these new models are as expected then Mexico construction can confidently be commenced 🤔
@moter3d
Ай бұрын
No night shift for CT assembly.
@GordonRaboud
Ай бұрын
@25:00 There is a Cybertruck with camouflage paint and what appears to be a 'deer catcher' on front; by the crash test facility!
@GordonRaboud
Ай бұрын
On second thought it's not a deer catcher but looks like the frunk is crumbled.
@lourdessilva6442
Ай бұрын
Uau sem palavras conhecimento e vida está bastante adiantado não no aguardo dos próximos sucesso grata por poder assistir podia fazer um tour também dentro para nós dar uma profunda ideia dessa preciosa e importante joia
@peteregan3862
Ай бұрын
So HQ is going at north end. While equipment might get bought in through south end tunnels they are emergency exits as Dessie Doolan says. I wonder if part of the south end will be a design/engineering studio as the ceilings are very high. The cathode plant has space available for doubling in size, even trippling in size it the cell lab, wade pit and crash test facility are relocated.
@rlshultz5841
Ай бұрын
It’s probably opens the future possibilities of a weekend 3 day production shift if extra capacity is needed.
@MrFoxRobert
Ай бұрын
Optimus will work on Friday and Saturday.
@billtruttschel
Ай бұрын
Joe, my idea of retirement is very different from yours. Your video frequency is off the charts. Please don't overwork yourself.
@dlmyrs
Ай бұрын
I worked with Joe in the Air Force. His enthusiasm and energy knows no bounds. He’s in his wheelhouse and killing it.
@jeffcowell3935
Ай бұрын
Joe, is it possible that the tunnels on the extension side are actually some sort of emergency water flows from the building into the water detention pond? Just a thought. After reading some of the comments, it looks like it’s not a new idea. They seem pretty large, kind of odd. Another edit: wondering if that pond is somehow the source of the water cooling. I’m sure they would have to filter it some how, but that would be wild!
@andreandre1051
Ай бұрын
Merci👍👍👍
@gtbproductions1
Ай бұрын
Great video as always Joe. Question??? Is there a drain in the cyber tunnel? Because one end is open to the elements
@JoeTegtmeyer
Ай бұрын
@@gtbproductions1 I believe there are but also know the ends of the tunnel are not yet completed and I expect a concrete structure and some kind of cover at some point.
@gtbproductions1
Ай бұрын
@@JoeTegtmeyer Thank you Joe for clarifying this. A cover on the open end make sense.
@DessieDoolan
Ай бұрын
The amount of water that might enter from the westside would be minimal. A grate drain across the ramp/portal joint would pick up regular rainfall, and some sort of bund/levee around the ramp would keep out cloudburst flows.
@dissaid
Ай бұрын
Hey How
@peteregan3862
Ай бұрын
4 X 12 hour shifts, 28.6% of the week. However, better to have lower production, higher prices, and new cheaper product on the way. Sunk costs impact taxed profits, but not cashflow. Market values future profits not squeezed profits from higher production
@rachellynn1507
Ай бұрын
Model Ys won't be going through the Boring tunnel❓️
@moter3d
Ай бұрын
Tesla will still keep a day and night shift at the EOL on the GA side. They will not be moving to the WEOL building. The model y crew is a diff story
@nihongobenkyoshimasu3190
Ай бұрын
9:20 Beside the Cybertruck, ould the Model Y be using also the tunnel or how the Model Y ill be transported to the new End Of Line facility?
@JoeTegtmeyer
Ай бұрын
@@nihongobenkyoshimasu3190 that’s not the plan at this time … other plans are in the works.
@jbbuzzable
Ай бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised. Eventually.
@privatename123
Ай бұрын
@@JoeTegtmeyerAnother tunnel for the Y (and robotaxi)?
@ErikGoff
Ай бұрын
@joe did you notice that the bands on the pipes towards the cooling towers have been changing colors and size ? they used to be blue, and also in the last week or so they differed in width. Any idea what that means ?
@Gig0Surf
Ай бұрын
I believe they coat / wrap the pipe where they field welded it to protect the pipe/welds from corrosion [the rest of the pipe being factory coated], one of the experts here can correct me or clarify which products they might be using.
@robertschofield8824
Ай бұрын
Elons first rule of business is don’t go Bankrupt ! They got to do whatever is necessary to be profitable and keep growing.
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
As he wants to be paid $56 billion.
@robertschofield8824
Ай бұрын
@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn That’s a separate issue still to be decided in court . But he shouldn’t be expected to work for zero either .
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
@@robertschofield8824 It does show what his priorities are. I agree that everyone should be paid for the work they do, no matter who they are. What is in question is the amount, and whether he had influence over the the board and stockholders.
@dclpgh
Ай бұрын
The casting industry should be giving Elon an award.
@simson4t
Ай бұрын
For What exactly?
@dclpgh
Ай бұрын
@@simson4t LOL Those casting companies are household names now. Gee i wonder what company brought all that about. And they all told Tesla no at first. Until Tesla showed IDRA How to Mod their machines to do what Tesla wanted. And the Giga casting was born.
@albertpaulo6079
Ай бұрын
Fremont m y works 4 shifts a b c d 7 days a week 24-7 a works s m t every other Wednesday b works Thursday f Saturday every other Wednesday c and d are nights
@tnelly6588
Ай бұрын
No matter how you spin it, 1.5 shifts/day for only 4 days/week is not a good sign. Two years ago, the plan was to be completely into Phase 2 by now, at a 1 million Model Y/year and a 250k CT/year run rate, working 3 shifts 7 days/week. Demand has been dramatically reduced, period!
@bigtvjunky9119
Ай бұрын
Shanghai was running 7 days/12 hours a week, but they're supposedly down to 5 days since March.
@jbbuzzable
Ай бұрын
So when will I receive notice that I can configure my ctbertruck?
@bigtvjunky9119
Ай бұрын
@@jbbuzzable Ask Elon on X? Or maybe your model Cybertruck is like the Roadster?
@CarlWithACamera
Ай бұрын
Here’s a spin. A down day maybe gives Tesla time and space to more easily do work on the factory itself, as needed. This could take the form of production line enhancements or additions, etc.
@bigtvjunky9119
Ай бұрын
@@CarlWithACamera Joe was saying that but I thought they had plenty of room to add extra lines in the factory. Numbers don't lie. Q2 production is down by almost 68k from 2023. Part of that was just selling through inventory on hand. Also, if team Red wins in November all the EV mandates and rebates will probably go bye bye.
@TontNZ
Ай бұрын
Does anyone know what the cooling capacity of the new towers (for HW4 AI Training) is and since it's an evaporation cooler, likewise does anyone have any idea of how much water it will use each year? Possibly as much or more than the factory itself??
@Bill_N_ATX
Ай бұрын
A lot of water for sure. The good news is that they are going to use reclaimed water from the Regional Wastewater facility across the river instead of potable water. This will save them a lot of money.
@hardernl8893
Ай бұрын
it will definitely be the single largest water user on site: reclaimed water, condense water from HVAC, make-up from elsewhere... at full load the water flow through the cooling tower is say 3 m3/sec (maybe more). With a typical evaporation rate of about 2% the continuous water make up requirement is more than 5000 m3/day. Say every day two olympic swimming pools.
@Bill_N_ATX
Ай бұрын
@@hardernl8893 We don’t know how much if any the Cathode processing is going to take. It has a pretty good sized cooling system but we don’t know if the actual process will take much water.
@Gig0Surf
Ай бұрын
@@Bill_N_ATX The cathode materials process purportedly uses significantly less water with zero waste water, so beyond cooling it might not be that significant.
@baylor4life
Ай бұрын
Traffic is terrible everyone leaves at the same time this factory can’t do anything right
@johnbender6042
Ай бұрын
Ok?
@frankiespankie1
Ай бұрын
Not accurate shift time info.
@JoeTegtmeyer
Ай бұрын
@@frankiespankie1 what is the accurate info … please post it so we all know.
@paulmcgreevy3011
Ай бұрын
The chiller plant at the cathode plant has been under construction for 2 years now. One wonders how it could take so long. The main factory has been under construction for 4 years and looks like several years still to go. Still only producing around 375,000 vehicles per year. Good luck reaching 20 million per year globally by 2030. Tesla would have to increase production by 650,000 per year to reach 6,000,000 per year by 2030. This factory proves that’s never going to happen. Tesla would have to build 20 factories in the next 4 years and find buyers for every car along the way. My estimate is they’ll build 2 or 3 if they launch the right products.
@memrjohnno
Ай бұрын
Not required at present because it's cheaper on the open market. Legacy auto made huge claims of future production then backed down later but not before the market had already been stoked. Depending on specific ingredient, prices are down ~60% since 15 months ago. The lithium refinery is also being constructed at a non urgent pace.
@CarlWithACamera
Ай бұрын
Robotaxinwill have 10x the utilization versus a personally owned and driven car, which spends 95% of its life sitting in a garage or driveway. To paraphrase Elon’s ‘the best part is no part,’ the best car is no car, in a world where far fewer vehicles are needed to accommodate humanity’s routine commuting needs. Robotaxi means Tesla will capture the value of all that commuting with only 10-20% of the vehicles needing to be produced. Elon [Tesla] is pivoting.
@Bill_N_ATX
Ай бұрын
I guess robotaxi makes sense in Urban settings. Not so much in places outside the city.
@Gig0Surf
Ай бұрын
@@Bill_N_ATX Small towns and rural areas could still make use of a robotaxi (or autonomous van) to help people get around or handle deliveries, even if it doesn't replace a primary vehicle.
@DessieDoolan
Ай бұрын
@@memrjohnno I wonder if there's any production at all in Cathode, other than some pilot runs.
@pierreblattner4527
Ай бұрын
Since Musk support Trump Tesla is dead for me!!ü! Soo by by!
@DavidJohnson-tv2nn
Ай бұрын
Kind of foolish for a CEO to take sides politically and p*ss off half his customers. Personally, neither Trump nor Biden will get my vote.
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