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Tesla Plans Factory In China, Discounts Insurance For Self-Driving US Cars (electrek.co)
Business Insider reports:
Tesla has created a customized insurance package, InsureMyTesla, that is cheaper than traditional plans because it factors in the vehicles' Autopilot safety features and maintenance costs. InsureMyTesla has been available in 20 countries, but Tesla just recently partnered with Liberty Mutual to make the plan available in the U.S. InsureMyTesla shows how the insurance industry is bound for disruption as cars get safer with self-driving tech.
Electrek reports: There have been several false alarms over the past few years about Tesla building a factory in China. Earlier this year, Tesla finally confirmed working with the Shanghai government to establish a manufacturing facility in the region and promised an announcement by the end of the year. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that they have come to an agreement with the local authorities on a "wholly owned" factory in the region... China is already the biggest market for electric vehicles, or any vehicles for that matter, and Tesla profited from the demand by tripling its sales to over $1 billion in the country in 2016. Tesla continues to have strong sales in the country this year, where it leads foreign electric car sales with no close second.
Electrek reports: There have been several false alarms over the past few years about Tesla building a factory in China. Earlier this year, Tesla finally confirmed working with the Shanghai government to establish a manufacturing facility in the region and promised an announcement by the end of the year. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that they have come to an agreement with the local authorities on a "wholly owned" factory in the region... China is already the biggest market for electric vehicles, or any vehicles for that matter, and Tesla profited from the demand by tripling its sales to over $1 billion in the country in 2016. Tesla continues to have strong sales in the country this year, where it leads foreign electric car sales with no close second.
It doesn't matter. Getting in bed with the Chinese apparently means they now have a significant influence within your company.
Say, just as a completely hypothetical example, the Chinese government doesn't want a political dissenter living in New York to be able to broadcast videos critical of the Chinese government. Why, just drum up some evidence of harassment, and you get your YouTube and Facebook accounts blocked, just like that. Maybe you even pressure the Chinese security officer who is currently the head of Interpol to file some charges against him. And, naturally, it's completely coincidental that this happened during the once-every-five-years meeting of the Chinese communist party.
But like I said, that's just a hypothetical example. I'm probably over-thinking this, right?
Irony: Agile development has too much intertia to be abandoned now.
LOL.
Why do you dicks continue to lie and just make up bull shit.
This was for 2016: 1) Congo : 66,000 MT.
2) CHina: 7700 MT.
3) Canada: 7300 MT (which provides for Tesla).
4) Russia: 6200 MT.
5) Australia.5100 MT.
6) Zambia 4600 MT
7) Cuba 4200 MT
8) Phillipines 3500 MT
9) Madagascar 3300 MT
10) New Caledonia 3300 MT.
Where is Finland, Norway, and Japan? They are NOT part of it. And Tesla has said that they get all of their metals from nations that are not controversial (though that was before they struck a deal on rare earth with china).
Nice job trolling. I am guessing that you work for the koch bros?
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.