Tesla is considering developing small SUV with Toyota

特斯拉首席执行官埃隆•马斯克（elonmusk）去年9月在电池日表示，特斯拉"将在2023年推出一款价值2.5万美元的紧凑型经济型电动车"。不过，也有专家认为，特斯拉很难找到以如此低廉的价格销售电动车的方法。特别是考虑到特斯拉已经在2017年开发了model 3，在2020年开发了model y，并且正在开发cybertruck和semi-truck。目前还不清楚特斯拉的经济型紧凑型车。如果此报道属实，看来特斯拉可能会选择与丰田合作生产。

Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, said on battery day last September that Tesla "will launch a $25000 compact economy electric vehicle in 2023.". However, some experts believe that it is difficult for Tesla to find a way to sell electric vehicles at such a low price. Especially considering that Tesla has developed model 3 in 2017, model y in 2020, and is developing cybertruck and semi truck. It is not clear about Tesla's economy compact car. If this report is true, it seems that Tesla may choose to cooperate with Toyota in production.

业内人士指出，这对特斯拉和丰田都是明智之举。一些人可能对特斯拉和丰田的合作持怀疑态度，但应该注意的是，特斯拉在2012年帮助丰田制造了RAV4。

Industry insiders pointed out that this is a wise move for both Tesla and Toyota. Some people may be skeptical about the cooperation between Tesla and Toyota, but it should be noted that Tesla helped Toyota build the RAV4 in 2012.

丰田的优势是什么？

What are the advantages of Toyota?

通过与特斯拉的合作，丰田可以利用特斯拉的技术，大大减少在车辆集成电子控制平台（ECU）和操作系统创新上花费的资源和时间。丰田正在评估集成电子控制单元和操作系统技术，以通过空中下载（OTA）控制和改进车辆功能。也就是说，通过两家公司的合作，特斯拉可以降低开发小型电动SUV的成本和周期，丰田的优势是在开发集成电子控制平台和操作系统方面的收获。丰田的目标是通过缩短两家公司弥补彼此弱点所需的时间来实现双赢，以便它们能够更加专注于各自的优势。

Through cooperation with Tesla, Toyota can significantly reduce the resources and time spent on the innovation of its vehicle integrated electronic control platform (ECU) and operating system by using the latter's technology. Toyota is evaluating integrated electronic control unit and operating system technology to control and improve vehicle functions through over the air download (OTA). In other words, through the cooperation between the two companies, Tesla can reduce the cost and cycle of developing small electric SUVs, and the advantage of Toyota is the harvest in the development of integrated electronic control platform and operating system. Toyota aims to achieve a win-win situation by reducing the time it takes for the two companies to make up for each other's weaknesses so that they can focus more on their strengths.

特斯拉和丰田曾经合作过。两家公司同意在2010年联合开发电动汽车，并在2012年销售丰田RAV4电动车和特斯拉电池系统。然而，由于销量不佳等原因，丰田与特斯拉的联盟在2017年结束。不过，马斯克与丰田首席执行官丰田章男的密切关系一直维持，这为两家公司未来的重新合作留下了空间。

Tesla and Toyota have worked together before. The two companies agreed to jointly develop electric vehicles in 2010 and sold Toyota's RAV4 electric vehicle with Tesla battery system in 2012. However, due to poor sales and other reasons, the alliance between Toyota and Tesla ended in 2017. However, the close relationship between musk and Akio Toyoda, Toyota's chief executive, has been maintained, leaving room for the two companies to re cooperate in the future.

特斯拉的弗里蒙特工厂位于加利福尼亚州的弗里蒙特。但该工厂于1962年作为通用汽车的弗里蒙特装配厂开业，后来由通用汽车-丰田（GM-Toyota）前合资企业NUMMI运营。特斯拉在2010年获得了所有权。

Tesla's Fremont factory is located in Fremont, California. But the plant opened in 1962 as GM's Fremont assembly plant and was later operated by NUMMI, a former GM Toyota joint venture. Tesla acquired ownership in 2010.

丰田汽车去年的汽车总销量达到935万辆，超过大众汽车，5年后重返世界第一。丰田、五十铃及其卡车子公司日野计划加快商用车的电动和自动驾驶。在此之前，丰田还与清华大学、北汽、东风、广汽等5家中国汽车科技企业建立了氢燃料电池开发合资企业。联合开发的氢燃料电池系统将从2022年起安装在中国的卡车和公共汽车上。此外，丰田正在努力实现与电气化和自动驾驶相关的规模经济，包括与竞争对手马自达和铃木的连续资本联盟。

Toyota's total car sales reached 9.35 million last year, surpassing Volkswagen's and returning to the top in the world five years later. Toyota, Isuzu and its truck subsidiary Hino plan to speed up the electric and automatic driving of commercial vehicles. Prior to that, Toyota also established hydrogen fuel cell development joint ventures with five Chinese automotive technology companies, including Tsinghua University, BAIC, Dongfeng and GAC. The jointly developed hydrogen fuel cell system will be installed on trucks and buses in China from 2022. In addition, Toyota is striving to achieve economies of scale related to electrification and autonomous driving, including successive capital alliances with competitors Mazda and Suzuki.

"特斯拉很快成为全球最大公司的概率高于0%，"特斯拉CEO马斯克3月27日在推特上表示，尽管来龙去脉尚不明朗，但马斯克也指出"几个月内"。但他很快删除了这条微博。目前，特斯拉的市值约为5900亿美元，约为全球市值最大公司苹果市值的三分之一。

"The probability that Tesla will soon become the largest company in the world is higher than 0%," Tesla CEO musk tweeted on March 27 Although the context is not clear, musk also pointed out that "within a few months.". But he quickly deleted the tweet. At present, Tesla's market value is about $590 billion, about a third of that of apple, the world's largest company by market value.

去年7月，特斯拉在超过全球市值最大的汽车制造商丰田后，市值继续上升。相比之下，特斯拉去年仅售出50万辆电动车。如果与丰田建立联盟，可以获得更快、更低成本的本土制造能力。（腾讯科技编译/无极）

In July last year, Tesla's market value continued to rise after overtaking Toyota, the world's largest automaker by market value. By comparison, Tesla sold only 500000 electric vehicles last year. If the alliance with Toyota is established, it can obtain faster and lower cost local manufacturing capacity. (compiled by Tencent technology / Wuji)

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update time：2021-03-30 14:49:04