2014: Tesla announces 50 GWh battery factoryThe size of the planned factory shows the intention to sell not only in the luxury class. With the production capacity, a broad attack on the upper mid-range is possible.50 GWh batteries are enough for 700 thousand cars with an average 70 kWh battery. These quantities cannot be sold in the luxury class. The planning for this factory shows that a broad attack on the upper mid-range is planned.
Volkswagen is in the region of 10 million cars per year. Since this also includes small cars, an average of 50 kWh per car can be assumed. We are talking about electric cars here, not rolling waivers. 50 kWh per car would mean 10 battery factories, as Elon Musk is now building one. Would a BMW buyer accept that BMW no longer builds engines because there is now a KIA engine inside? Hardly, the engine is the central competence of a car manufacturer. In an electric car, the battery is the central competence of the manufacturer. Tesla is building its own factory. BYD started out as a battery manufacturer and only installs its own batteries. Where are the German manufacturers? Where is the German government to push battery factories in the same way as the Chinese government has just done with photovoltaic factories?
The Chinese government system is most similar to the management of a holding company. They bring capable managers into management. Being a billionaire is a good prerequisite for being appointed to the management of this holding company. Developing new lines of business is seen as an important management task. What can I possibly think about the German government? In 2007, I compared the German government to the parents of spoiled and lazy children who go to the teacher to intervene and ask them not to be so strict. In 2017, I started writing this documentary because these parents of spoiled and lazy children have to intervene again. Have mercy! The 8% electric car quota for the Chinese market is far too strict! Oh, such measures were already announced in 2009? Yes, they somehow forgot about it after they somehow didn't take it seriously. |