Production Hell

12/17/19 • 57 min

Since the original Roadster, Tesla has struggled to produce enough cars to meet the demand from customers. Building a car manufacturer from scratch is hard, and if there was any car to highlight that difficulty it was the popular Model 3. As Elon would say, 'Welcome to Production Hell'.

Lora Kolodny's CNBC Investigation into GA4: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/tesla-workers-in-ga4-tent-describe-pressure-to-make-model-3-goals.html

Reveal's 'Tesla and Beyond': https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/tesla-and-beyond-hidden-problems-of-silicon-valley/

The City Podcast 'West World': https://www.thecitypodcast.com/podcast_episode/the-city-podcast-season-2-episode-4/

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Lora Kolodny's CNBC Investigation into GA4: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/tesla-workers-in-ga4-tent-describe-pressure-to-make-model-3-goals.html

Reveal's 'Tesla and Beyond': https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/tesla-and-beyond-hidden-problems-of-silicon-valley/

The City Podcast 'West World': https://www.thecitypodcast.com/podcast_episode/the-city-podcast-season-2-episode-4/

For references and transcripts, visit chargedshow.com.

Support Supercharged with a donation at chargedshow.com/donate.

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