Tesla isn’t even present at this year’s Detroit show—typical for a company that shuns the traditions of the hidebound auto industry. But it’s a topic of conversation nonetheless, as industry insiders speculate over whether the company can iron out manufacturing snafus that have marred the launch of its first mainstream vehicle, the Model 3 sedan. Tesla desperately needs the cash flow from vigorous Model 3 sales, yet production has stalled due to problems with the big batteries that power all Tesla electrics.
“As somebody said about health care, production is complicated,” Rebecca Lindland of Cox Automotive said during a presentation for journalists at the Detroit show. “Tesla has got to get Model 3 production figured out.” … More
Two weeks before the week of freeski madness of Nine Knights descended, a group of engineers created one of the coolest and most creative ski parks of all time. With snow reserves preserved from last year’s event, countless diggers, and endless man hours, the Nine Knights Castle was born. And holy sh*t is it awesome. Geek out on how this monster was made, and revel in the fact that you’ll probably never have to work as hard as these guys did.
Athletes: Paddy Graham, Bene Mayr, Fabio Studer, Luggi Brucic, David Wise, Laurent Favre, Roy Kittler, Elias Ambühl, Tobi Reindl, Oystein Braaten, Nicky Keefer, Kevin Rolland, Christoph Schenk, Jesper Tjaeder, Oscar Wester, Julien Eustache, Vincent Gagnier, Kai Mahler, Oscar Scherlin, Dennis Ranalte and Benoit Valentin