So based upon the timeframe it seems likely that he bought them independently versus manufacturing them at Tesla, but its at least a contribution to the crisis. I'd be impressed if Tesla was able to manufacture medically sound ventilators this quick.
Nah, I think these are resells. But I read a post earlier that claimed to be a machinist doing finishing work on parts for a Tesla ventilator, so I do think we'll see them soon.
Because the conflation of reselling ventilators with building ventilators allows him to keep Fremont open [1] even though its county "has seen some of the biggest increases of cases in the Bay Area." [2] All the while, the CEO is tweeting that a once in a century epidemic is no biggie. [3][[4] We live in strange times.
his is a personality i love to hate, but the man gets. shit. done.
re-tooling and knocking out these ventilators as quickly as that is nothing short of astounding.
yeah ok, should have read that article.. (i read one earlier that didnt mention this):
From TFA:
The billionaire said in a tweet he helped acquire 1,255 of the machines from China last week and arranged them to be air-shipped to Los Angeles. He thanked Tesla staff and customs officials in China and Los Angeles for assistance.
