Essentially, Tesla will look to minimise the quantity of labor wanted at every stage of the method. For instance, the seats might be mounted on to the underfloor battery pack, with the whole unit then raised up right into a bodyshell that has been painted in sections to keep away from the necessity for door elimination and reinstallation.

The brand new course of is basically centred on “solely doing issues which can be needed”, which is to say avoiding any pointless motion or disassembly of the automobile or its parts throughout its journey down the manufacturing line.

All in, Tesla estimates that its new platform will cut back development value per car by round $1000 (£830). 

Moravy defined that right this moment’s established mass-production processes are based mostly on these pioneered by Henry Ford. “It is exhausting to alter the automobile manufacturing course of after 100 years,” he defined.

Tesla’s new platform for cheaper EVs

Particulars of the following Tesla automobile have been saved largely below wraps, with engineering boss Lars Moravy going up to now solely as to substantiate that “it could not be a Mannequin Y” that advantages from the outlined manufacturing advances, as was depicted in an illustration that confirmed the improvements.

Tesla design boss Franz von Holzhausen stated particulars of the agency’s subsequent automobile would come “at a later date”. It is more likely to be the primary Tesla produced at a brand new manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

Tesla estimated that its new platform will cut back development value per car by round $1000 (£830), which ought to translate right into a tangibly lower cost level for the buyer.

Notably, Tesla will face fierce world competitors from the likes of Volkswagen, Renault, MG and numerous different Chinese language producers that have confirmed plans to launch EVs priced extra according to right this moment’s extra inexpensive ICE automobiles.

At a car stage, upgrades to battery and motor expertise have resulted in a 75% discount in silicon carbide, and imply the agency’s subsequent platform will be capable of settle for batteries of any chemistry. Powertrain boss Colin Campbell added that the next-generation Tesla EV motor won’t use any uncommon earth metals in its development.