Tesla has had fairly an exceptional 12 months in 2022. Because the 12 months involves an in depth and we transfer into 2023, it’s nice to step again and try Tesla’s progress. Tesla shared a thread on Twitter thanking its supporters, staff, and prospects for serving to to make 2022 12 months for EVs.
Though Tesla shared its lengthy listing, we’re highlighting a number of of these key moments for Tesla.
2022 was an enormous 12 months for EVs.
Thanks to Tesla house owners, supporters & staff for serving to us speed up the world’s transition to sustainable power! ⚡️🚘🔋☀️❤️
— Tesla (@Tesla) December 29, 2022
Tesla began the brand new 12 months by shifting full pace forward after delivering virtually a million automobiles in 2021. In whole final 12 months, Tesla delivered 936,172 electrical automobiles.
In March, Elon Musk danced as he and Tesla handed over the primary made-in-Germany automobiles produced on the newly opened Giga Berlin, which opened within the fall of 2021. At this occasion, Elon Musk gave a passionate speech about how Giga Berlin can be the gemstone for Europe and the world. He stated:
“I’m extremely excited at hand over the primary manufacturing automobiles from our unimaginable staff right here at Giga Berlin Brandenburg. This can be a nice day for the manufacturing unit, and I identical to to thank everybody who helped. Thanks, thanks very a lot. It actually made a giant distinction.”
“And to the neighborhood, Tesla will ensure that this can be a gem — a gemstone for the world, for Germany, for Europe, and for the world.”
“Each car that we make shall be one other step within the course of a sustainable power future. We will even make battery storage. So that is going to be crucial for storing renewable power — so, for photo voltaic and wind. As a result of it’s intermittent, it must be saved, however we’re extraordinarily assured that the world will transition to a sustainable power future with the mix of photo voltaic, plus battery storage, and electrical automobiles.”
“When you’ve got these three legs of the stool, then you may create a sustainable power future for so long as the solar shines and the wind blows.”
“I need to be clear that generally persons are unhappy concerning the future or they suppose, properly, ‘will we remedy sustainable power?’ and ‘possibly the local weather difficulty is just too late’ or one thing like that. I actually need to guarantee everybody which you could have hope sooner or later.”
“It’s best to have hope sooner or later. This drawback shall be solved. And this manufacturing unit is a significant step in that course. And so, consider sooner or later.”
Within the following month, Tesla held its grand opening Cyber Rodeo occasion at Giga Texas. Occasion goers have been invited to tour the manufacturing unit and see how Tesla manufactured its made-in-Texas Mannequin Y automobiles. I attended and spot-interviewed one among Tesla’s staff, Kyle Wozniak. Tesla displayed its Tesla Semi, Cybertruck, and the next-gen Roadster.
Kyle Wozniak say hello pic.twitter.com/0nHKl0IdMw
— Johnna Crider (@JohnnaCrider1) April 7, 2022
In June, Tesla’s US Power Markets Coverage Lead, Arushi Sharma Frank, gave public feedback to the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which paved the way in which for Tesla house owners to take part in digital energy crops (VPPs) later this 12 months. On December 15, Tesla formally launched its Tesla Electrical for Tesla because of the tireless efforts of Frank and her staff.
Tesla opened its Megafactory in Lathrop, California, this 12 months additionally. It broke floor in August, and supplied a sneak peek into the Megafactory in October because it ramped up hiring. Tesla held its second AI Day in September and unveiled a working prototype of the Optimus Bot and shared a video of the bot doing work across the workplace. “Our objective is to make a helpful humanoid robotic as quickly as potential,” Elon Musk stated.
In December, Tesla delivered its first Semi to PepsiCo and FritoLay, and following the deliveries, FritoLay showcased one of many vehicles within the Modesto Christmas parade. Pepsi introduced plans to deploy 100 of the Tesla Semis it bought in 2023, and the automobiles will ship merchandise to prospects similar to Walmart and Kroger.
Though these will not be all of Tesla’s achievements for 2022, the highlights present simply how a lot progress it’s made towards accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable power.
Disclosure: Johnna is a $TSLA shareholder and believes in Tesla’s mission.
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