Tunnel, Cybertruck Emerges

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[@joseventura9685]

I like the office elevator music keep it going.

[@app3264]

I love the Cybertruck-like shape of the roof above the tunnel entrance 5:16

[@WarrenLacefield]

Really nice, Brad, to see people fishing quietly on the river!! I like Triny's Food Truck too. Bet that is popular!

[@DavinShe22]

great music!

[@texasblaze1016]

Wrong

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Thanks Brad! First use of tunnel seen on video: @ 3:28 Cybertruck entering the building from the wrong direction. @ 5:36 Cybertruck exiting the tunnel. Substation expansion project: @ 11:42 Medium voltage switches installed on their support structures. Trench to medium voltage circuit breaker set. Used for conduits and control cables. Substation expansion phase 2: @ 11:17 (Bottom left) Drill rig truck for soil core samples. It was taking core samples in the area yesterday on Joe's video. Likely in preparation for expanding the substation to add 2 more bays and 2 more transformers. New Megapack site: @ 12:04 to 12:39 They continue to drive screw piles down the middle. @ 12:13 (Towards the top) Crew pounding stakes into the ground. Possibly marking the positions for another row of screw piles. Vaults, northside of casting: @ 13:39 (Bottom right) No change, just a reminder of work completed so far.... Vault on the left... Cables pulled through into the building on 4 cable ducts. Existing Megapack site: @ 10:43 Switches to backup power are open. Not sure if those switches have ever been closed. If I remember correctly, the interconnection agreement does call for backup power to be operated in a normally open configuration, but... The one line diagram shows circuit breakers that are normally open. Having to manually close switches in a power outage will be a pain in the backside.

[@WarrenLacefield]

Cable ducts at 13:39. I was looking closely at that too. A reminder of significant completions, yes; but also it is evident that many conduits are still empty. And that there is not much hurry either. I think they will be happy to get just one MV line set running and powered from T3 to Cortex, maybe by the end of Q1 this year. As for the switches, you would know far better than me. But I assumed all that was controlled from the associated control room. Maybe not, but I sure wouldn't want to be running around inside the substation any time ...

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@@WarrenLacefield 13:39 yes, only 4 out of a total of 16 cable ducts are filled. And it is not clear if those cables are energized, due to the fact that there is no power from T3. Which is why I've been saying that it is highly unlikely that they have 150 MW available to the supercomputer as some have suggested. I agree, end of Q1 is a more reasonable timeline for 150 MW availability. Switches.... My understanding is that while all circuit breakers and some switches can be remotely operated.... Unfortunately, those open switches for backup power @10:43 are manually operated using a 'hot stick' (a telescoping insulated pole). Not something I would want to do either at night in bad weather, or anytime for that matter. Also, I think only authorized personal are allowed in substations. Its not like they can pull a guy off the assembly line and tell him to go out there and turn the power back on. 😊

[@WarrenLacefield]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Well, perhaps in case of maintenance or even power failure, the current megapack site can carry the load for an hour or so, while authorized personnel can manually operate those switches using "hot sticks."

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@@WarrenLacefield There in lies the problem. Backup power to the site from the Megapacks is fed through those switches. In the event of an outage, no backup power is available until those switches are closed. Technically there may be a workaround if LCRA cooperates. By opening certain circuit breakers in the LCRA substation.... T1, T2, and T3 can be isolated from the grid and fed power from the high voltage side of the BESS substation. But again, that is only in theory. No guaranty LCRA would be willing to do that. By the way, by any chance do you have a copy of the interconnection agreement? If you do, page 48 is a really good resource. It has a one line diagram that shows all the switches and circuit breakers in both substations.

[@WarrenLacefield]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn I have a 2021 copy of the interconnection agreement. But that is old news. Can't seem to quickly locate an updated version. In case of a major failure (brownout, blackout, etc.), like all power "customers," I'd just depend/assume the designers/experts know what they are doing and have proper plans. In that sort of chaos, things need to happen fast. Manually controlling HV switches in a chain of substations (especially with battery backups) (or even in home garages) seems ... problematic. Of course, maybe if there is no power, manual is the only way to get some things done.

[@benguthrie49]

Thanks Brad

[@Bill-y9r2v]

Nice job! Thanks!!

[@DessieDoolan]

Thanks Brad *Sort by Newest First or Top Comments if only the first few lines are visible* 0:09. River. Kayakers throwing a line in at the Sand Hill power plant cooling water outlet. I only say outlet because there’s a famous river fishing spot below a power station in Melbourne Australia known as ‘the warmies’. 0:26. Southend, east. Apron. Right. Telehandler shifting a couple of squares of demolished floor. 2:51. Southend, west diagonal. Inside. Crane hoisting concrete to Level 2. Kibble bucket comes into view at 2:57. 3:22. Southend, west. Cybertruck with a green label on the dash enters the east-west vehicle passageway. Cybertruck with a green label exits the tunnel on the westside at 5:39. Presumably the same vehicle doing test loops. 12:13. Temporary Switchyard site. Screw pile construction continues. Spacing looks appropriate for transformers be be mounted on. 12:28. Temporary Swithcyard site. Right. Surveyors marking additional locations. For the megapacks likely. Regularly spaced pegs are visible at a squint. 13:54. Casting, roof. Top right. Heat visibly rising out of the flue.

[@Bill_N_ATX]

00:09 Perhaps the most famous US warming stations are the powerhouses down in Florida that provide hot tub service for thousands of manatees during winter. These are endangered marine mammals that have altered their natural migrations and patterns in response to us dumping warm water during winter months. Some of these plants are getting old and need to be closed. What to do about the manatees is a huge deal at this point. Worse, is what do we do If they have to shut down suddenly during a severe cold snap? Gather up the manatee-cicles and call it a bad day? Yeah, not a pretty thought.

[@DessieDoolan]

@@Bill_N_ATX I gather they formerly would have travelled to South America. We have a similar related species here, the Dugong.

[@WarrenLacefield]

@@Bill_N_ATX Manatees are smart (more grey matter than humans). Maybe they would just keep going south until they found warmer water. (They breathe air, so O2 depletion would not be a problem.)

[@andreandre1051]

Merci👍👍👍

[@thewolfdoctor761]

That's one of the ugliest rivers I've ever seen.

[@elainebradley8213]

How can a river be ugly?

[@swparsons]

@@elainebradley8213water looks gross. full of algae.

[@thewolfdoctor761]

@@elainebradley8213 It looks like a swamp.

[@joelalexander928]

​@@thewolfdoctor761eye of the beholder i guess...lots of life in a swamp

[@user-yt7jb7kk1i]

goes with the factory building dumpsters

[@patrickspader4062]

It appears that Tesla can produce the CT at a much faster rate than what we have seen to date. Obviously a demand problem with it

[@FairlyOldGit]

-10:25 for the Cybertruck exiting the Tunnel

[@Frank-gt7me]

or about 5:36 if your viewer shows time from the beginning instead of time remaining

[@FairlyOldGit]

@@Frank-gt7me I was watching it 'live' (I think!) and it wouldn't give me a time from the start. . .

[@hardernl8893]

Brad, did you get the impression that this Saturday is different from previous ones in the sense that cars are being produced? Maybe extra shifts started in January. Joe already reported higher production activities but as yet no word from him on extra shifts. I would have been happy for you to have the scoop of the CT production line delivering into the tunnel, but to me it still looks a bit like final checks/inspections... And I fancied a driver sitting inside that CT as well! I guess we have to await a special announcement on X (hint, hint,... Please!) with a drone following the CT's from production line through the tunnel to EOL.

[@DessieDoolan]

Not seeing the groups of vehicles being driven across from the factory that we saw in Joe's video yesterday. Must be processing yesterday's production still.

[@AndyAndy-we9pe]

Lol, no I watch every video from Joe and Brad and can honestly say manufacturing is slowing. I suspect the weekend manufacturing is test runs. With 6000 less staff I really don't see a ramp up but a slow down of manufacturing. The parking lots are not as full as before, and why ramp up if sales are dropping? From reports I have read tesla has exhausted the reservation list for cybertruck obviously with most cancelling. And are struggling to find customers, I suspect due to the lack of promised features and not 40 000 price but 100 000 price tag. Just look at the castings stored outside, nowhere near as many as there once was. Musk did say cybertruck could destroy tesla, let's hope not.

[@BTSflyer]

Yes the best way to judge how many workers is looking at the parking lots.

[@bigtvjunky9119]

The question is why did the CT turn left after exiting the tunnel? Is it going to River Rd to loop around and use the same route that new cars usually use before queuing for the EOL building?

[@memrjohnno]

Going around in circles.

[@Frank-gt7me]

if so, then the tunnel doesn’t save them any driving time or distance. It may have headed back to the factory for another test run. 3:23 shows a CT driving into the exit on the factory.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Likely going back for another loop through the tunnel as part of a test.

[@bigtvjunky9119]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn I doubt it. They need to reconfigure everything to the right of the tunnel. There is just too much traffic going around between the chargers, outbound lots, test track, and EOL building. There is no good place for cars to line up before entering the EOL building except what they had been doing already. Which was around the outside of the outbound lots.

[@memrjohnno]

Additional footage for the forthcoming movie 'Giga Texas Drift'

[@memrjohnno]

Good to see them pushing cars and seriously hope it's not just a flash in the pan. Are the transporters all (or mostly all) operated by one company?

[@DessieDoolan]

Some transporters are or at least were operated directly by Tesla. Tesla Inc, visible in Joe's 26 January 2024 photo 118 for example. Occasionally other operators name can be seen on the trucks.

[@memrjohnno]

@@DessieDoolan Interesting mate. Tesla may do the rail head trips while other somewhat local deliveries are independent.

[@shahbazfawbush]

1:00 why is there a cooling tower in front of the entrance?

[@BTSflyer]

Nope, the front entrance is on the west side where the flags are at.

[@ddmitch1]

There is a man standing next to tunnel at 5:18-5:34 as Cybertruck emerges. He disappears; where did he go? Into the tunnel?

[@memrjohnno]

Abducted by the tunnel monster who inhabits Giga Underworld.

[@WarrenLacefield]

@@memrjohnno I suspect an autonomous troll.

[@sjvtesla]

😮

[@MartyJenkins]

It's 5:35 emerging on what I see

[@ourv9603]

SOON, they will begin to bore the tunnel for the model Y. I wouldnt be surprised if that big dirt lot next to the westside chargers were not fitted with charging stations too to handle the heavier traffic both tunnels will be feeding to the westside. !

[@memrjohnno]

The individual battery cells would have been charge tested before pack assembly so would have a certain small about of power at 'birth' but will need to be plugged in at some stage for sure. Might see a couple of Semi chargers also as I imagine they will give themselves a couple of yard trucks to do wow work.

[@BTSflyer]

I haven't any preps for a second tunnel.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

I assume you mean the dirt lot seen @ 4:48 Problem is there is no electrical infrastructure to support Superchargers there, at least not yet. Note the 3 vaults and 2 green pad-mount switchgear cabinets @ 5:04 (Upper right). Those supply power to the existing charging station. The next location of a group of 3 vaults is at 5:38 (Upper right).

[@aardque]

Pretty GD hilarious! Genuflect much? Oh no are those _real_ cars in that transporter? No sonny boy, those are *_Teslas!_*

[@rippedtopshelf6806]

Wild. You'd think Tesla would have organized a grand opening ceremony with Elon cutting a ribbon or whatever.

[@memrjohnno]

Just testing I'd say.

[@Frank-gt7me]

@@memrjohnno Yes, they’ll likely wait for portal to be completed so it looks nicer before doing any PR

[@memrjohnno]

@@Frank-gt7me The term often used over here in the UK would be to 'sex it up' first.

[@BTSflyer]

The are not finished yet for the cyberframe. More siding need to be put on the left side.

[@garyduscha2579]

Hi everyone, The Chinese would have completely this small small tunnel finished in a week 😆✌️🇨🇦😤

[@texasblaze1016]

How long until yall figure out English?

[@garyduscha2579]

@ sea my bad 2 fast note to self look before push Dee button 🤓✌️🫵🫏

[@JimmyOKennedy]

Why are the flags flying half-mast at Tesla? Did someone important die?

[@BTSflyer]

How old are you?

[@garyduscha2579]

@@JimmyOKennedy good question 🇨🇦

[@JimmyOKennedy]

@@BTSflyer Probably older than you :-). But I cannot see how age has got anything to do with this scenario?

[@pandora1360]

Music is terrible, thank goodness for the mute button.

[@BTSflyer]

I picked out the music just for you!

[@jbbuzzable]

I always like the music that Brad chooses, but I'm here mainly for the video.

[@joelalexander928]

Music is fine lol