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I agree....those vertical supports are massive. I think there is some confusion about what the crane might carry. I suspect opening a casting facility in California is not the best idea due to environmental and permitting constraints, although those high voltage insulators are curiously large...

FWIW, my China contacts said today that Tesla is not getting subsidies from local governments that Chinese EVs are getting.

Same thing I have heard. Apparently Tyco couldn't handle power levels and had other issues.

This ad is running....local company so word gets around. "Gigavac: the leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing Hermetically Sealed Compact Switching Technology, seeks a talented Electrical Engineer to join our Engineering Team and meet the needs of a rapidly growing company. You will...

Signs of wear usually show as higher contact resistance. Contactor problems are apparently being solved by new more robust design from a new supplier.

Scotty, my understanding is Tyco (formerly Kilovac) contactors are not able to handle the Tesla power levels and are being replaced with those from a new supplier. Plus Tyco moved their contactor manufacturing offshore and may have lost some of their quality control.