The Real Reason Tesla Is Moving To Indonesia!

[@TheTeslaSpace]

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[@brandon_718]

Great videos :)

[@Big_If_True]

rivian is nothing, why do people even talkabout it, they have not even started mass production where as tesla is lightyears ahead.

[@tsamuel6224]

The best investments in the world are in Africa but Elon would need a political team to understand who are real democrats and who are kleptocrats. And Elon has to be ready to expand the energy business because the infrastructure usually sucks.

[@ashg1587]

My. Phone is ghost touch well we watching now

[@gambaridup]

With the current Taiwan & China situation - more companies left China.

[@WhiteEvo6]

As an Australian it’s frustrating our previous government was so anti EV, mocked Elon vs work with him to sell Australia as a secondary manufacturer and mining location with Indonesia. Congrats to the president of Indonesia he has likely secured his countries future if this deal happens 👍

[@andrewremobs9854]

Totally agree! Our crap previous Gov't screwed the pooch there. Too many vested interests and bribes from Oil and Gas.

[@PaPaJ77]

Agreed. We've been (still are) a first world embarrassment. We've gotta turn this around with this new government before the cronies rise again.

[@Alignedtop]

Ur government is fckd, thats why. Some rules and restrictions in Australia are just bonkers. I had a friend who bought some furniture in Australia. His company moved him to Berlin, took the furniture with him. Went back after 2 years and they refused to let in his furniture due to the wood. He said I bought it here. Nope, sorry. Cant bring it in.

[@BrogeKilrain]

Your going to get EV and be forced on you 😆😆😆 but sad you’ll be broke so perhaps a Geely or EZ Go cart ?

[@wong9629]

Don't worry mate, you could build own EV using gasoline fuel, such Nissan Leaf.

[@Blindfolded.911]

Reasons why Tesla should build their giant factory in Indonesia: 1) Natural Resources: as you said, Indonesia is the no.1 nickel producer. Larger reserves and cheaper raw materials. 2) Human Resources: Indonesia is the 4th largest population in the world (270 million people) that can provide tons of cheap labors (low level, middle level and top level). 3) Markets: Indonesia have more than 145 million used cars in 2022, largest car user in their regions. Which from those 145 millions used car, 1/5 (29 million cars) will be replaced to electric cars. Which means, Indonesia alone have the highest potential market for lithium/battery and cars.

[@Blindfolded.911]

@UniversalExpanse 1) All roads have cutting risk. 2) Why people would turn on the FSD in high traffic roads? Most of people used FSD in highway. In Indonesia, bikes are not allowed to use highway. 3) FSD is not the main reason why people began to changed their cars into EV. It just the additional technology.

[@glennlewman1377]

#4 Not China

[@brednbudr2406]

@@glennlewman1377 bingo.

[@saanstarantolin2641]

Also strategic location to send to countries in that region.

[@tamanbakhutmah]

4) Additional : Today, there are about 70 mil people of middle-class income 😁 fully with cash to purchase almost everything 👍

[@martincotebeck3412]

Indonesia is a functioning democracy, with viable elections and President Widodo has a vision for his country that is an excellent chance for his citizens. I do hope both Tesla and SpaceX examine opportunities in Indonesia as part of addressing the need for massive scale. No time to waste. Tesla speed needed.

[@saanstarantolin2641]

Yes, and politically indonesia is friends with all countries.

[@_Painted]

Congratulations and good luck to Indonesia! I hope this trade brings wealth to your region and the Indonesian people. Love from America to Indonesia. By the way, I hope A.S.E.A.N. continues to grow and Australia + New Zealand join your union as members someday soon. ASEAN + USA + EU + India, together with our allies across the world, we'll create a peaceful and prosperous future. Also thank you to Indonesia for standing up for the plight of the Rohingya people in ASEAN. Indonesia's compassion and devotion to humanitarian efforts is being noticed internationally.

[@jimcallahan448]

Indonesia not only has nickel it also has copper, steel and rubber, though it may have to import lithium from Australia.

[@russell2449]

Don't know about primary export facility, but considering the entire region that an Indonesian Gigafactory could export to (Australia, Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, India, the Middle East and Africa ;?) imo it would easily support the export of 2-3 million units a year by the time it's built.

[@naresh9515]

Bro for your kind information india will not allow or accept Tesla,you should learn Tesla vs Govt of india.If india didn't allow Tesla car from China how can they allow from Indonesia????

[@russell2449]

@@naresh9515 You have no idea what you're talking about, India did NOT bar Tesla vehicles from being sold there, they JUST REFUSED TO LIFT OR REDUCE THE IMPORT TARIFF!!! THAT is why Tesla backed out of building a Gigafactory in India, because they were TOO GREEDY to drop the tariff in return for getting a multi-billion dollar manufacturing facility (talk about STUPIDITY, smfh). But Elon wanted to FIRST sell Tesla's in volume in order to get the data from their driving on India's road/highway system and the idiot trade minister refused THAT IS ALL. So for those wealthy enough to pay the 100% import tax, they can buy Tesla's all day long (and out of the 1.5 BILLION population, that leaves about the top 1-2% or several million potential sales).

[@kinohi420]

@@russell2449 glad that tesla choose indonesia instead, a smart move for a company with good ambitions. It's far more prsopecting and makes more sense compared to opening up in india.

[@kinohi420]

@@naresh9515 since when the target market for tesla cars is india??

[@russell2449]

@@kinohi420 I agree, and aside from everything else, India has turned into an insular, inward-looking society that doesn't give a shit about the world, as their refusal to side with almost every other democratic nation in standing up to Russia and their disgusting and illegal war in Ukraine shows!! India only worries about continuing to get cheap oil, and fuck standing up for democracy, selfish fucks, imo. But then what do you expect from a country that still practices the EVIL social suppression of millions of people through THE CASTE SYSTEM, smfh, just terrible how they treat a huge segment of the lowest class as UNTOUCHABLES, smfh, just deplorable!!!

[@honocoroko9883]

vertically integrated removing ton of drama, not to mentions new nickel-based battery that could last 100 years. The margin number of journeys taken by RAW materials was insane, by Removing “supply chain miles” is probably the most useful aspect of an Indonesian gigafactory. and how to accelerate clean energy is to push down ev price itself. Even as battery recycling ramps up and gets cheaper, mining for nickel is still going to be a part of the equation.

[@jnsr7591]

Indonesia is the right place at the right time because of current clean government. Indonesia is the 4th most populous nation with millions of workers. Tesla will be able to gain so much resources with less hussle. Think also about local and regional market. Indonesia is surounded by more than 50% of global population.

[@iwo2024]

you mean Munafiq government

[@iwo2024]

@@jnsr7591 You must be a Munafiq

[@tonisaptoni6258]

Perfect choice for the next Tesla giga factory.Bravo Indonesia !!!

[@peternarbus2384]

An assembly plant in Indonesia sounds like a good glabal diversification strategy for Tesla. However, their number one supply chain sensitivity is semiconductor fabrication. Tesla has the ability to bring up their own fab and maybe should do so.

[@tekadsaja]

Unfortunately, Indonesia does not yet have a semiconductor factory

[@dirkkarmel5209]

There is a u.s. sactioned country, that has a major semiconductor production. As is "u.s. sanctioned", it has bern used secretly for years. (Secret from the u.s. government ! )

[@brednbudr2406]

I dunno. It's an insane leap to make their own fab. And it's prettymuch impossible to virtually integrate the manufacturing as the resources and systems required come from every corner of the planet. Just the permissions from the US gov alone would take a decade to get.

[@adiprasetioraharjo]

Great video, I would like to correct 1 point though. Hyundai already made and sold Ionic 5 in Indonesia. So what will happen in the future is that they're going to ramp up production to 250k annually. Not "making electric car".

[@soundslight7754]

Excellent news and excellent prospects for Tesla, Indonesia and the other companies mentioned. All will be winners. If Indonesia additionally facilitates car, nickel and battery export, it would enhance its chances of becoming a world power in this area. We know Telsa will need several more factories to reach its goal of 20 million car per year aspiration, why not one or two of them be on Indonesian soil? India got too greedy and this time around missed out on a great opportunity even though the business case for a Tesla India is a lot weaker compared to Indonesia.

[@muhorozibb2777]

The Indian part - auch😅

[@yootoober2009]

India loves their legacy car makers and oligarches too much...like the US loves their GM & Ford and UAW... they're willing to pass up on future opportunities... watch them do a 180 and come begging... India with 1.4B people has a GDP per capita of only $7,200 while Indonesia has GDP per capita of $12,400 for a population of only 273,524,000....

[@aroesdi7483]

India is dirty no body like india.

[@robitmcclain6107]

Tesla has a deal with Core Lithium which has a lithium project in Northern Territory up toward Darwin. Easy shipping to Indonesia. Indonesia has manganese deposits and there is a manganese mine on an island east of the top knob of Northern Territory. Also easy shipping to Indonesia. Indonesia is working with big companies to become a major supplier of stainless steel.

[@1voluntaryist]

Elon will not forget how badly some locals have treated him (Tesla), e.g., China shutdowns, German red tape, CA shutdowns, delays. He can't move but he can stop plans to expand. Their loss.

[@karimbero5620]

9:27 hectare = 100 metres X 100 metres. One hundred meters is the distance Carl Lewis ran in the Olympics. One hectare is roughly 2 American football fields placed side by side.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

Just across from Singapore, on the Island of Sumatra, the Indonesian's have a "Free Trade Zone" where foreign companies have an industrial estate. My Blackmagic Cinema Camera is made there. Along with the resources of Indonesia, there is Australia just to the south, with vast mining and energy wealth, and to the north, China and Japan. It is also the "navel of the world" in that part of the world because a third of the Earth's population (consumers and workers) lives nearby.

[@Repz98]

I'm glad indonesia have good leader.

[@tekish7682]

It certainly would make me feel more comfortable about Tesla future. What I found interesting about this relationship is the mention of SpaceX. Very interesting

[@ashiga8023]

Indonesia is leading producer of natural rubber and i suspect Tesla might want to soon produce their own safe Foam or Airless tires.

[@ashiga8023]

@Roger Vieira pneumatic exploding balloons tires kill tens of thousands each year. Tires industry prevents these safe and less profitable less environmental tires for decades. We want another revolution.

[@ashiga8023]

@Roger Vieira they would need 10 times less maintenance and changing tires. don’t listen to the stories that they are inferior to pneumatic tires spread by the industry lobby. they have better performance in every sense.

[@nocensorship8092]

@@ashiga8023 they don't just explode. they break if people don't inspect them and drive until they are way past their lifetime. tyres aren't dangerous, negligent drivers are. if the tyres are in bad enough shape to break, imagine the brakes condition. airless tyres don't fix negligence and come with their own problems and also wear down so you'd see people use them past expiry too and then they'll also crash.

[@ashiga8023]

@@nocensorship8092 we can’t rely on educating negligent people because they kill other drivers too. Instead, just stop riding on exploding balloons that need so careful maintenance & inspection and also massively pollute the environment. Ur excuse is one from The list of the tires industry.

[@donlod322]

wow...i like your thinking!!!! Airless Tesla Tyres made in Indonesia.

[@aftonline]

The only reason for Tesla to go to Indonesia is the Indonesian government's regulations banning export of nickel to overseas nickel refining plants. Every other material going into those battery cells, and into the cars themselves will have to be imported into Indonesia, and then some of the cars will have to be exported overseas. OK, so there are some advantages to being in Indonesia, such as low labour costs, and there is an existing auto manufacturing industry, which explains why Indonesia, not Australia is a preferred location for making batteries and EV's, in spite of Australia also being a source of ore for lithium, cobalt and aluminium as well as nickel and probably other minerals as well. What goes against Australia is our high labour costs here and the death of our auto manufacturing industry thanks to GM, Ford and other industry heavyweights, shutting down their plants in 2017. However, that was under the previous government, and our new government is said to be pro new energy, so who knows, maybe Australia can get a bit of the Tesla action too one day. Maybe we need some draconian law here banning nickel exports. Not likely, of course, but who knows?

[@faiq026]

Indonesia banning raw nickel because they wanted to process it themselves, so the government thought why stopping only for nickel when you could run the entire streamline industry... And so not only tesla, they go to several companies from other countries like china, south korea and japan to open EV car manufacturing inside the country...so tesla must compete with these companies to secure their share for the materials

[@biggstile]

He should, and he will develop in Indonesia. It's a great choice for expansion.

[@thorddespace2773]

Indonesia is well situated to the ecuator :-)

[@andrewmcfarland57]

I just realized Indonesia actually straddles the equator, which apparently has some advantages for getting into orbit.

[@n_core]

Well, that is also the reason why Indonesia's President also pitched Elon to build a space station or base here too.

[@terryhumphries1]

When saying Tesla are the worlds most integrated car manufactures, you seem to have ignored BYD who are even more vertically integrated than Tesla, both could be the 2 main car manufacturers in the near future

[@prioris55555]

once china starts invasion to crush taiwan, it's US and european market will disappear. BYD and CATL will be a national security threat. China will use it's economic power to bully and punish any country.

[@barrygee561]

BYD is Chinese !!!!

[@ourcolonel1685]

There's a place with lots of ore for batteries, a stable and long history of trade and within North America. Plus lots of land to build environmentally friendly factories and buildings. That place is Thompson, Manitoba. The hydro electric province of Canada.

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

This post should have been a podcast. The entire "Video" component of this was all canned clipart sourced from others

[@jamespardue3055]

LOVED the photo of the guys pouring molten metal out of a backyard sized smelter.

[@hues4x]

Wow! ini mantap banget! Seru kalo Tesla jadi ke Indonesia! 😍 🇮🇩

[@OrangPointBlank]

Kalimantan barat Ketapang iyaaaa 🤣🤣 Spacex 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@BuzzSargent]

Very interesting show! China is building a new Navy Base in Cambodia. I saw a YT on that yesterday.

[@forcedanonymity1791]

They just took their first step in our direction. I’m sure our military has its hackles up and teeth beginning to show.

[@knightoftheblood1841]

0:19 One of Indonesian islands. I'm surprised no one filming fantasy genre movie here.

[@amarhadjimurad2363]

If Indonesian continue this plan they will EV super in the region also become EV manufacturing hub in the region even surpass China in the future.

[@saanstarantolin2641]

I hope everything goes well and it helps our people's economy. 😊❤🇮🇩💪

[@tobugizy]

Ke Malaysia udah

[@LG-qz8om]

Elon/Tesla MUST be able to separate themselves from political influences from any government. Whether that influence becomes the day when China makes a demand Elon won't follow or even sone potential pressure in the United States -- or any country for that matter. As long as Tesla has more than enough other factories that the loss of one or more can't affect production Tesla is immune and can continue to carry out the plan of a clean transportation system for Earth.

[@michaelcoughlin8238]

I for one, would love to see a list of the vertical integration within Tesla by product. (i.e. car, suv, robot, solar, chargers, etc.) SpaceX would be nice to see also. (i.e. Starlink, etc.) With all of these lined out it would also show the diversification within the companies. If this already exists somewhere, please let me know. I've looked everywhere I can think of.

[@cpucooler88]

Correction: Tesla and BYD are the only EV manufacturers to increase their production numbers in the past two years.

[@charlesrovira5707]

@14:00 It would also be a good base for *Tesla* to build upon as an entry into the *Muslim* world. As I have said before *Indonesia* geographic location along the _equator_ makes it ideal for *SpaceX* _next_ base of operation.

[@vaibhavsingh6336]

You said T3rror!st world?? 😂

[@kinohi420]

@@vaibhavsingh6336 one word, indian

[@shadowmistress999]

You think Indon muslim world? *looks back at Malaysia*

[@jinnilovely5573]

@@vaibhavsingh6336 india terorrist country 🤣🤣

[@Grionlam]

@@vaibhavsingh6336 haters always be a haters haha, look at your own country right now

[@chippysteve4524]

A hectare is exactly 10000 sq.m. or approx 0.0039 sq miles NOT 115!!!

[@iandavies4853]

115 sq. mi is total project area.

[@bryan539]

In the US the average number of cars per household is 1.88. To only charge those 1.88 cars it takes 4x's the amount of electricity than cooling your house all day. California is already asking residence to put their thermostats to 78 degrees to reduce electricity use. We also already have rolling blackouts and surprise brownouts. Currently in the United States 4.6% of all cars are EV cars of some type. There is NO WAY the electrical grid can support quadrupling the load on its system. Some might say, "Just charge it at night". Solar panels are not operating at night so what is charging your EV at night? *Fossil Fuels*: Natural Gas, Coal, Petroleum AND *Nuclear*.

[@777rogerf]

R&D on toward safe nuclear power production should be greatly accelerated.

[@bryan539]

@@777rogerf I agree. Good point

[@vanrozay8871]

I'll be shocked if Elon DOESN'T locate a gigafactory in Indonesia. He obviously got on with Widodo, and readily agreed to buy PROCESSED nickel, letting the locals add value and get paid for it. And surely the availability of a large, eager workforce, combined with a welcoming, cooperative government, make it an ideal location. I'll go once step further and predict Elon builds a smart village around the factory; worker housing, services, smart everything.

[@BG_Low]

Indonesia is so eager to host Tesla factory. The government will do basically anything to make it happen. It will skyrocketing Indonesia economy to Mars and beyond.

[@nelsonkleer5792]

You know what is ruining my attention span? Thats right ads. Maybe if there were not ads in the middle of our content we wouldn’t have problems with our attention spans

[@coolboywebby]

Quick question, why haven’t you posted on ItsYeBoi in a while?

[@leopoldocalimlim2705]

Congratulations Indonesia from nearly Philippines . We export nickel too; perhaps Elon can extend his Indonesian initiative to Philippines, an American ally since the early 1900s.

[@bentray1908]

I like this a lot. Tesla can help bootstrap Indonesia’s industrial economy.

[@pusokongpinas6965]

The issue with Australia as an option is production! 160000MT Is very small and to open it up would be costly! Philippines and Indonesia have been rivals in the past decades for top producers! Indonesia has the right mind, while the Philippines is still thinking about nuclear power!

[@bantumorpheus4496]

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT WORK! - This is the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of TESLA's Indonesian expansion. I am very excited to see Elon and TESLA / Space X make this very expansive and ingenious move. I think this will make China even more cooperative because it shows that TESLA is not limited to China for manufacturing.

[@DavidSaintloth]

De risking China is critical. I think the two best places are India And Indonesia both for the high talent/low cost labor and inviting incentives as well as because both aren't exactly friendly with China.

[@bagasadityanugroho3055]

nope,, indonesia is china bestfriend

[@091lsm._]

You're totally wrong, Indonesia and China are in lovely relationship.

[@ariapinandita9240]

We are friend with everyone... Hehe...

[@faiq026]

Indonesia ia friendly with everyone, and china became the largest indonesia's trading partner surpassing the US

[@DavidSaintloth]

Well, India for sure is not friendly with China.

[@suryokanto4470]

I though Elon is on having a discussion with India gov. for the same issue : in fact India and Indonesia are in a competition for getting Tesla invest., right ?.

[@saanstarantolin2641]

But he already secured nickle deal in indonesia worth 5 billion usd, to be used till 2025.

[@kanazef]

Pandemic teach us the supply chain in industry is never been fixed. its even getting worst, no chip for auto industry and electronic for almost a year now ? The impact was million of worker all over the world got layoff. it just sad reality ! I hope indonesia can play the vital role, not only for EV market but also the back-bone to support other countries industry. There is no countries in this world can stand alone.

[@jnsr7591]

So true. The key to Indonesia is trust, friendship, and loyalty. Indonesia suffered big time for decades because of lady 10% (read history of corruption by Jakarta 1st lady). One of the victims, National Semiconductor was kicked out of the country by a son of that lady. We better forget the past, now it is a different story. Jakarta has its own cleanest Ptesident ever. Tesla can easily do proactive approach to win projects in the country. I can see potential for Tesla with Indonesian new innovations ahead.

[@bkinstler]

What about all the other components and materials that are needed to build a Tesla? One material resource is not enough justification to build an entire vehicle in Indonesia. Refining and manufacture of batteries (or just cathodes) might make sense. But you’d need many more materials that may not be anywhere near Indonesia, and then you’d have to ship all of your production from Indonesia, which only makes sense as a way to transition out of China.

[@benzengap6804]

Indonesia is a car manufacturing hub.

[@kinohi420]

The key komponen of electric cars are nickle for it's battery which indonesia have. It also need copper for cable which indonesia also have. It needs iron supply which sadly indonesia doesn't have much. But that can be solve by having iron supply from indonesia neighbors, australia which have the largest iron reserves. It makes sense to build electric car manufacturing in indonesia. Indonesia also have many experience with car manufacturing since Toyota and Honda have both open their factories in indonesia for 23 years as of now.

[@MidniteSan]

It's about nickel mining and battery factory along with space x possibility as Indonesia have thousands of islands. Unlikely about car assembly factory.

[@calvingifford9442]

Looks like India's "playing hard to get" play lost out!!

[@jamespardue3055]

They're arrogant pr*cks.

[@isthisme-ct9fe]

India? Is good that Elon didn’t go to India , India is worst place to do business,

[@aroesdi7483]

India is dirty..

[@banser_itu_anjink]

@@isthisme-ct9fe absolutely true...india is a dirty and slum country

[@bagasadityanugroho3055]

@@isthisme-ct9fe yeah,, so many riots in there

[@anthonyurban2589]

makes so much sense. henery ford was the last one to try that i do believe.

[@AbiManyu-mv3ly]

It's time for Tesla to enter the middle-class EV segment where Tesla's sales in China are surpassed by BYD. Indonesia is the right choice to target the fourth most populous country in the world and the middle class growing faster, where Hyundai has produced Ioniq 5 at the Hyundai Indonesia factory and another model will be coming soon, likewise the Air EV made in Indonesia has been exported to India under the MG EV brand and exported to Egypt under the Chevrolet EV brand during COP 27. Another brand like Foxconn (Iphone makers ) still on progress to build their factories in Indonesia JV with Iocal company and many more new EV brand will be coming. The Japanese factory has also done the same, where Toyota started producing the Innova Zenix Hybrid at their factory in Indonesia for local and export market, and Mitsubishi Indonesia started selling the MiEV - EV minivan type. Daihatsu will also start the same thing in this year. Another thing that other countries don't have is nickel resources as a raw material for EV batteries where three giant battery factories ( IBC / Indonesia Battery Corporation, LG Energy Solution - S. Korea and CATL - China ) have produced batteries in Indonesia for all EV brands in the world and control more than 70% of the car battery supply in the world. Because the battery and the car are made in the same country, the price can be more competitive

[@proteslapower6754]

This time what went on in Vegas will not stay in Vegas!! I met both Britney Spears and Elon Musk in 2000 at Bellagio. Britney just stared at me as she was singing on stage and I was standing in an archway above and nearby. I'm not sure if I was supposed to be standing up there by myself but I did have her undivided attention. A few days later Elon came up to me and started asking me questions about what I was doing there, in Las Vegas and Hawaii during that time. If I would I be fine answering a few questions. And if I was a gambling man? I stated, "I was on vacation and I only like to bet on things that are worth betting on!" I had earned these trips by qualifying reward points at my work. He asked, "What kind of work is it that you do?" I said, "Commercial energy saving promotions but I had been schooled in Automotive Marketing Business Administration and worked in that field for several years as well." He asked me, "If I had millions of dollars to spend what would be the most innovative businesses that could help humanity?" We talked about electric cars, we talked about solar energy and so many other subjects for over an hour. Even commercial space exploration for the consideration of colonization. That way all of humanity's eggs are not in one basket in case of another world war, asteroid strike, major climate change, etc. These we're very expensive and ambitious businesses to become successful at. Therefore we had to talk about ways of keeping a low overhead in advertising, distribution and the manufacturing. He said, "They were all very good ideas and that they should be done!" He said he had already made hundreds of millions off of a couple internet companies he started. "One of them was PayPal," he stated. Not that I had really done a lot of online banking or e-transfers at that time I didn't think much of it, until I noticed online about a year later that I could buy something off the computer with my PayPal card! Unfortunately I had just received a promotion as regional manager with the company I was working with. This made me let Elon know that I had to wait for a few years before I could assist further. I keep on sending out messages, hoping that he will get one and reply back. I will probably have to keep on trying, he gets more messages in a day then I would in five years! It is very inspiring to me to have a conversation with someone and they dedicate the next 20 years to making our conversation reality! We also talked about becoming your own best supplier and starting businesses that help your existing business. A type of slingshot effect that he has incorporated very well. It is so ambitious and amazing that he was willing to put pretty much all of his money where his mouth is and just make it happen with a consistent dedication. Congratulations Elon and I am looking forward to working with you again, one day in the near future! I still come up with innovative business ideas on a daily basis. Of course Britney I always wish her well and would enjoy meeting her again as well. Shoot for the Moon then Mars and then we will end up amongst the Stars! If you would like to learn more of these topics let me know. People with integrity expect to be believed otherwise they let time prove them right! [e-mail]

[@donbakerseattle]

How many times will you post tis old story? What's the point?

[@creatrixZBD]

r/thathappened

[@moriakani9569]

indonesia startly ban export raw material on 2020, and all mine on indonesia must have smelter, tesla only can chose indonesia or cant get cheap nickel Foxcon, LG and other chose indonesia for investment too because this regulation nice game for indonesia goverment i thought

[@creatrixZBD]

Interesting, I have not heard anyone else mention that. thanks

[@NinetooNine]

I seriously doubt they will build cars there. Batteries sure, but not cars. Tesla's strategy has always been to build car factories near where the huge car markets are. Tesla isn't producing cars cheap enough right now to significantly put a dent in the Indonesian market. This is the same issue they are having with India's market. They want to import their cars into that market until it lowers the cost of a Tesla enough to be competitive and allow them to take large market share. Justifying building a car factory there.

[@hristoyordanov6756]

asia's vh market is not small at all, dont underestimate China

[@mhack9881]

I agree, he just wants the ore and maybe a battery plant.

[@NinetooNine]

@@hristoyordanov6756 I didn't say anything about the Asian market. I was talking specifically about the Indonesian market. Which does not justify a gigafactory there at this time until either the high-end vehicle market in Indonesia blows up or Tesla lowers their prices. Also, Tesla already has a international hub in China and they are expanding it. So I doubt they will be replacing that anytime soon.

[@NinetooNine]

@@mhack9881 I think ideally he would just build a cathode facility there and ship those to his other gigafactories. However, the Indonesian government is playing hardball and he is being pushed to build a battery plant there.

[@benzengap6804]

@@NinetooNine Indonesia is part of ASEAN, which has zero import tariff among its members. Collectively, a total of more than 500 million people.

[@dedijunaedi8703]

Very welcome..here in indonesia.. god bless you

[@mbuhplus7800]

By political will alone, I think Indonesia would be the most suitable place for Tesla to ramp up the production as well as market.

[@ShawnRitch]

From what I have seen, Elon is exploring all options and looking for the most advantageous to reach his goals that are best for his business and the environment.

[@tobyw9573]

Vertical integration is great just as long as you manage each unit well. No MBAs allowed, according to Sandy Munroe.

[@adam248]

Rumors says that they will build a Tesla factory near to my city I'm so proud of it

[@sondashaull7158]

Ahhh... thats cool.

[@robihamdani5385]

No! Don't be proud of that basically ev are scam cause environment problem burning more coal and digging for battery I ratherly support mass transportation like electrefied train no need stupid batery and can prevent traffic

[@johnhetherington8830]

CARS ARE JUST THE FIRST STEP bravo................................................

[@Advoc8te4Truth]

The only real issues would be logistics as in the port system because if Tesla does build there then you know we're talking about a minimum of 1 million units per year. But as part of Tesla's strategy of massive scale an Austin style GigaFactory would mean we're talking about potentially 2.5-5 million units per year.

[@russell2449]

Are you saying that Indonesia has a lack of shipping facilities and can't handle exporting 2+ million vehicles annually? Idk if that's true, but since that would be a minimum of 4-5 years out, I don't see why the Indonesian government wouldn't be willing or capable of building out the infrastructure to support a Gigafactory's needs considering the jobs and money it would bring in.

[@jamespardue3055]

They could possibly buy and retrofit some of the huge fleet of oil transport ships that those guys operate to move that old stuff. They'll need to sell them off as they run out of material to ship.

[@Advoc8te4Truth]

@@jamespardue3055 Petroleum is obviously essential for more besides Gasoline. But your right so much existing infrastructure is going to be superfluous that alternative uses in and of itself will be a growth industry.

[@barrygee561]

@@russell2449 and the employment it would give,and convenience to the Aussie market

[@saanstarantolin2641]

Already prepared for that, its called patimban port

[@charlesrovira5707]

@3:20 *_Tesla_*_ is the only_ Ever heard of *BYD?* *Tesla* got the ball rolling on revolutionizing manufacturing, with *GigaPresses* _et al._ but they have found fertile ground in *China* for their concepts.

[@nixinkome]

Ever heard of Optimus?

[@jeanneharriman2869]

Good reporting

[@angelmatos9143]

One home run after another.

[@dirtydeedsdirtcheep3007]

*Almost

[@bearlemley]

7:53 LOL I was on that island today. No nickel mining on that one.

[@shawnmiller3015]

I heard that the robo taxi would be a great fit for the country also......maybe the car build of choice????

[@benzengap6804]

Smaller cybertruck, ASEAN loves pick ups.

[@rezaleo17]

Just heard that Tesla is eventually invest to Thailand

[@totallynotlemon6041]

Cool video!

[@silberlinie]

Here I think something is not going right. The Roadbridge nickel mine is on the island of New Caledonia, which belongs to France. The nickel producer Société le Nickel is selling 30% shares to Tesla. Indonesia is a thousand miles away from New Caledonia. So the integration theory is not correct. Extract nickel in New Caledonia (France), manufacture battery and car in Indonesia, 4,000 miles away. Where is what: is it in Central Java, as reported by Maria Merano, or in North Kalimantan, as Simon Alvarez says?

[@jimanderson4444]

Surely an excellent move. The Indonesins will see their economy skyrocket soon !

[@ingridhohmann3523]

Another good move!!! To go where people actually need an want a job,....go Elon!!

[@thexsaltxandxpepper6001]

You mean where he can take advantage of cheap labor and less regulations. Hahaha

[@FlorinArjocu]

Any idea why the lower part of the thumbnail image is from Turda Salt Mine in Romania? 😀 PS: It is an amazing place to visit.

[@BrogeKilrain]

The great deception continues, they used to use photos of Solar experimental system in AZ USA and Spain to prove Germany was big Green success. But they big fail with highest energy costs in world. DECEPTION everywhere

[@GKHMERRYLEES]

Absolutely Indo-Pacific relations need to step up

[@altezzaandre9651]

I can't wait for Elon come to indonesia in November 2022 in G20 😇

[@fudianto506]

I thought Elon prever Thailand ??

[@paranoya733]

Still a rumor there the document says the amount of investment is Baht 3,000,000 which is $87,304.. Tesla factory worth $87,304??

[@walterrumohr7090]

Number one the government is cooperative, location is perfect for distribution of products produce and Indonesians had unlimited hard working force.

[@ricwilmot1654]

Good information, thanks

[@ykrtanumihardja7970]

Indonesia is defenitely a better choice for Tesla than India which fails to put their ACTs together.

[@siddhantk4985]

Best of luck my friend .. In india Elon was provided with everything free land , tax concession , electricity only condition of government was build giga factory in india.. Elon wanted to sell China made tesla ev in india .that's big no no Tesla is done in Asia it will not open more giga factories .

[@linmal2242]

I think Australia may have overtaken Indonesia in Nickel reserves if the USGS includes Chalice Mining's new deposit which is still being drill defined. Largest new discovery in 20 years!

[@abritabroadinthephilippines]

So the best option for you is not to set up shop in Indonesia where the Nickel is mined? So another country then, Australia I presume?

[@frankcoffey]

Every car on earth will need to be replaced so the EV business will support Indonesia well for decades to come. Competition is good and as we have seen geo political events can be a major disruption to industry. The more locations you have factories and resources the better.

[@otheremail123]

Could be a win, win, win!

[@arthurvandamme718]

They do not make their own glass and soundsystem tho.

[@bivens3ify]

I don't know I might be incorrect but I think from the past treatment from automakers and retailers and others crapped on Elon innovative electric cars so bad, Elon was forced to start from scratch on everything. And he don't need those guys. They need him. I use to be a fan boy of Tesla, but not anymore. But they have inspired me to fall in love with manufacturing. Manufacturing is cooler than everything.

[@fe6646]

Ummm, of course verticals integration works. Just not for investors and politicians..

[@denirobi1890]

and Elon Musk will build SpaceX in Biak, Indonesia

[@hoffbd1]

and they build their own charging network - that is huge...

[@seannym95]

Jesus lord Elon has a dump truck LOL 🍑 0:42

[@andrewremobs9854]

Just subbed on the strength of this vid.

[@WillR-Cincy]

Brilliant Review‼️

[@bobmorane4926]

All competitors except Byd which is even more vertically integrated than Tesla as they make their own chips.

[@frederickmfarias3109]

Indonesia has planned to allow proven cooler temp reactor thorium nuclear plants from American company. Solar panels are not efficient-sufficiently productive to power work in a factory.

[@allanchurm]

anythings better than that Berlin dead end they nearly ended up in...wow where not to build a factory GERMANY

[@justingrey6008]

Sub par workmanship and total disregard for design specifications is what comes to mind when Indonesia is mentioned. Epically Jakarta.

[@ornachia2489]

Good leader 👍

[@Desy.Ginting]

Thanks for the info. heads up! your channel gonna be full with Indonesian netizen comment in the next few days. LOL

[@paulleffers8217]

It works because Tesla is a new company that does not have the decades of business baggage that older companies have to deal with. I have watched business strategies bounce back and forth with these issues moving from supply management to JIT to do it all yourself and then to outsource everything. Soon it will all change to JIT industrial line manufacturing of one of a kind and we will all watch as 50% of all the resources available on the earth get wasted in trash dumps filled by amazon. What a wonder life you have all created, WOW.

[@barrygee561]

Good luck to Elon a man with great vision and strength

[@slaughterme1]

Aussie here , Dam our government, we have the skills , room, multiple raw materials and no Dam car plants ,