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Battery Pack Assembly Advantage (From article in previous post).

This is the big one, and although the Gigafactory 1 was only operating at one third of its full capacity back in August 2017, it was already reportedly putting out more lithium ion batteries than any other factory on earth. Tesla's main point for building the enormous facility was to ensure that its automobiles receive the necessary amount of batteries, independent of external factors.

Having the ability to assemble what is essentially an unlimited number of battery packs for its vehicles represents a huge advantage for Tesla when compared with other auto makers. Tesla's adversaries will presumably have to rely on third parties for batteries and battery pack assembly, thus may face production constraints as well as other setbacks.