Jimmy Lin is not only an actor, but also a racing driver who has struggled for many years. The accident made many netizens exclaim: Is there a car that racers can't control? What is the status quo of Tesla?
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
According to Taiwan Province media reports, on the morning of July 22nd, at around 10: 50, artist Jimmy Lin had a car accident in Zhongzheng North Road, Taoyuan City, Taiwan Province. Jimmy Lin is driving a Tesla Model X .. After the accident, Jimmy Lin suffered a head injury. At that time, he couldn't speak, and his son sitting in the passenger seat turned blue. At present, the two have been sent to Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The leaked video on the Internet showed that Tesla's front was on fire, and Taiwanese media said that Tesla's front had been burned into scrap iron on the spot.
The fire department of Taoyuan City, Taiwan Province Province pointed out that the whole accident occurred at 10 and 5 1 in the morning. When a white Tesla electric car was driving in the direction of Taoyuan at Zhongzheng Bridge on Zhongzheng North Road, it was suspected that it hit a telephone pole and caught fire. The fire station was arrested. After receiving the report, they immediately went to put out the fire. At that time, two injured men surnamed Lin had escaped from danger and were immediately taken to hospital for treatment. There is no life-threatening at present. The specific cause of the accident is being investigated and clarified by the police.
Why is it always Tesla?
If it was just an ordinary brand car, the accident wouldn't attract so much attention, but this is Tesla.
Jimmy Lin is the owner of Tesla. The Model X in the accident sold for more than 800,000 yuan, which is a high-end model in Tesla production cars. In the first half of this year, only 30,000 Model X and Model S were delivered worldwide, while 530,000 cheaper Model 3 and Model Y were mass-produced and sold in China.
Jimmy Lin admired Tesla very much.
In an interview with the media last year, he said that Model 3 subverted his concepts and ideas about trams. After driving, he found that Model 3 would not lose to the sports car, especially the electric control ability surprised him. He also modified a Model 3 performance version and drove the car off the track, bluntly saying that "trams can also be very hot."
Exposing defects such as chassis, Tesla is still sought after by the market.
After the spontaneous combustion accident occurred in June 65438+1October 19 last year, the preliminary report of Tesla's accident investigation pointed out that the cause of the spontaneous combustion explosion of Model 3 was a collision under the car, which led to a short circuit of the battery. Bag and spontaneous combustion.
It is understood that for electric vehicles, first of all, ordinary grounding bumps cannot penetrate the fender and touch key parts such as high-voltage lines and batteries under the car. Secondly, the design requirements of the battery pack shell include the ability to withstand certain mechanical impact, the protection grade IP67 and the design requirements of providing collision protection, as well as the anti-corrosion performance and insulation treatment.
Earlier, it was reported that Tesla had a patent for thermal runaway protection, which was used to cut off runaway batteries and suppress the temperature rise of uncontrolled batteries. Therefore, for the cause of the Model 3 spontaneous combustion accident, it was suggested that either Tesla's protection measures for the high-voltage battery were not in place, or Tesla's chassis hit too hard. However, it is still doubtful whether it can withstand the collision force of flammable chassis during the driving of underground garage.
? Stop production and jam, and the cost will rise.
Looking at Tesla's second quarter report card, at first glance, we will find that the data is not good-the net profit attributable to the parent company in the second quarter was $2.3 billion, up 97% year-on-year? , but the data for the first quarter was $3.3 billion; Operating income in the second quarter was $654.38+$06.9 billion, up $4654.38 +0.6% year-on-year, and in the first quarter it was $654.38+$08.8 billion.
However, this decline is a good explanation. ? In April, Tesla's Shanghai factory was shut down 19 days, and the production capacity was stuck and coughed. Even so, the net profit of $2.3 billion and the revenue of $654.38+0.69 billion exceeded the widely expected $654.38+0.9 billion and $654.38+0.65 billion on Wall Street respectively. Better than expected.
In terms of sales volume, Musk said in a conference call that in the second quarter of this year, Tesla * * * delivered 254,700 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 27%, which was attributed to Tesla's record monthly output in June.
Since revenue = sales volume * price, the growth of 465,438+0.6% of operating income exceeds the growth of 27% of sales volume, we can draw a conclusion that the main factor driving Tesla's revenue growth in the second quarter is the increase of average unit price (ASP).
The foundation of Tesla's development
Tesla is going global, opening new factories in Shanghai and Berlin, Germany, to get closer to its customer base. You may think that these measures will further expand Tesla's market share. But the data shows that from 2020 to 20021year, Tesla's global market share has actually dropped from 17% to 14%.
With the increasingly fierce competition, Tesla's remaining 14% market share may be further lost. Because Honda, BMW, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Stellantis N.V, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are all increasing their electric vehicle lineup, and there are many powerful and stable brands, all of which are cooperating with BYD (0121655). Most importantly, the electric cars they make are cheaper for ordinary consumers.
? The whole car ecology is the core of "complete victory"
In the China market, it is time for Tesla to feel the pressure.
"From the perspective of the overall industrial layout, there have been some new forces in China to build cars and realize the' catch-up' of Tesla." Xiaoyu analysis ran finance. "The competition of car companies cannot rely solely on sales volume and models. The layout of supply chain and production ecology is the core of long-term competitiveness. "
Chai Daixuan also said that BYD, for example, like Tesla, has expanded upstream and established its own research and development system of Sandian. At the same time, it is also in the downstream layout, bypassing traditional dealers with direct sales mode and focusing on core components. Build an integrated supply chain.
Chai Daixuan further pointed out that Tesla currently has automobile, energy production and storage businesses. Comparatively speaking, BYD is "even worse"-in the field of new energy, BYD has industrial chains such as solar energy and energy storage; In the field of electronics, BYD independently developed an intelligent in-vehicle system.
"Especially in the self-research of three electric fields that are very important for new energy vehicles, BYD has surpassed Tesla by virtue of its first-Mover advantage."
Chai Daixuan said that BYD is an industry veteran who has been deeply involved in electric vehicle technology for many years. In the three major links of electric vehicle "battery", "motor" and "electronic control", almost all of them have achieved self-research, and the market share of power battery installation has continued to increase substantially. In contrast, Tesla's "battery", "motor" and "electronic control" still rely on external procurement.
Lin Tao, a senior auto analyst, also said that it is a high probability event for domestic cars to "catch up" with Tesla in an all-round way, and the only problem is time.