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by FartyMcFarter 2903 days ago
Doubly so after hearing about the "semi-open outdoors tent in a hot climate" manufacturing strategy.

Who's to say some of the components aren't half melted or contaminated with natural elements from outdoors?

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Who'd to say it all hasn't turned to pasta either? Or they are importing special parts from Elons moon base. Who says they aren't doing that either?
if a component melts in a tent how would you expect it to fare on a car, that sits outside in the sun all day rather often? around parts that often generate a lot of heat.
Are you saying that things can be manufactured in the same environment where they'll be used?

Even if all the parts are OK one would think not the whole manufacturing is temperature-insensitive.

I wouldn't worry if I saw Tesla as a responsible company, but I see them as desperate to achieve goals and capable of misleading people (e.g. autopilot being marketed as much more than what it currently is [1]).

[1] https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/autopilot?redirect=no : watch and read the embedded video too

As far as I know they aren't doing 'the whole manufacturing' in the temporary building, just final 'general assembly' of completed components.
They're being assembled. It's not like they're doing injection moulding or wave soldering circuit boards in open air. They have preassembled components that they're putting together.

The only thing I would be concerned about is dust or moisture intrusion.