Tesla's Franz Von Holzhausen, Cybertruck's Lead Designer, Celebrates 16 Years: 'Amazing What The Team Has Accomplished'
Tesla's Franz Von Holzhausen, Cybertruck's Lead Designer, Celebrates 16 Years: 'Amazing What The Team Has Accomplished'
Tesla Inc.'s Senior Design Executive Franz von Holzhausen, most known for his work on the design of the company's unconventional Cybertruck, celebrated his 16th work anniversary with the EV giant on Thursday.
特斯拉公司的首席设计执行官弗朗茨·冯·霍尔茨豪森因其在公司非传统的赛博卡车设计方面的工作而著名，于周四庆祝了他在这家电动汽车巨头的第16个工作周年。
What Happened: "16 years ago today I joined Tesla, amazing what the team has accomplished! So many more exciting things to come!" Holzhausen wrote on X. Holzhausen is among the longest-serving executives at Tesla.
据称，霍尔茨豪森是特斯拉任职时间最长的高管之一。霍尔茨豪森写道:"16年前的今天我加入了特斯拉，真令人惊讶，车队已经取得了如此多的成就!还有更多令人兴奋的事情即将到来!"
According to the vehicle designer's LinkedIn profile, he has been at the company since August 2008, soon after the company started the production of its first EV – the first-generation Roadster. Before joining Tesla, Holzhausen also worked with Mazda, General Motors, and Volkswagen.
根据这位汽车设计师的领英档案，他自2008年8月以来一直在特斯拉任职，那时公司刚开始生产其第一款电动汽车——第一代路跑者。在加入特斯拉之前，霍尔茨豪森还曾与马自达、通用汽车和大众汽车合作。
Since joining Tesla, Holzhausen has led the design of almost all of Tesla's EV models including its latest Cybertruck.
自加入特斯拉以来，霍尔茨豪森领导了几乎所有特斯拉电动汽车的设计，包括最新的赛博卡车。
Cybertruck Design: According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's biography written by Walter Isaacson, Musk and Holzhausen had a product review session almost every Friday afternoon at the company's design studio since 2008. The two began contemplating ideas for a Tesla pickup truck in early 2017.
赛博卡车设计：根据沃尔特·艾萨克森写的埃隆·马斯克传记，马斯克和霍尔茨豪森从2008年起几乎每个星期五下午在公司的设计工作室举行产品评审会议。两人开始在2017年初构思特斯拉的皮卡车的想法。
The two brainstormed ideas, aiming for a truck different in form and manufacturing than others in the market.
两人共同探讨想法，旨在设计一款与市场上其他卡车在形态和制造方面不同的卡车。
The designer considered aluminum and even titanium before zeroing in on stainless steel for the vehicle's structure and built a full-size mock-up of the Cybertruck by July 2019, which won the approval of the CEO.
设计师在考虑了铝甚至钛之后，最终选择了不锈钢作为汽车结构材料，并在2019年7月建造了赛博卡车的全尺寸模型，获得了首席执行官的批准。
"A majority of people in this studio hated it," the designer told the biographer. "They were like, 'You can't be serious.' They didn't want to have anything to do with it. It was just too weird."
"这个工作室的大多数人都讨厌它，"设计师对传记作者说:"他们说，‘你不可能是认真的。’ 他们不想与它有任何关系。这太奇怪了。"
The company subsequently unveiled the Cybertruck to the public in November 2019 and started delivering it to customers in November 2023.
公司随后在2019年11月向公众展示了赛博卡车，并在同年11月开始向客户交付。
The vehicle has become a celebrity favorite since, likely due to the vehicle's unconventional design, high price point, and the few units available on the road.
自那时以来，由于车辆设计非传统、价格高和上路单位的数量较少，该车辆已成为名人的最爱。
Tesla is currently scaling the production of the Cybertruck and aims to make 250,000 annually by 2025. Musk has previously said that production, and not demand, is the biggest hurdle in ramping up Cybertruck deliveries.
特斯拉目前正在增加赛博卡车的生产规模，并计划在2025年将产量提高到25万辆。马斯克曾表示，推动赛博卡车的产量，而不是需求，是提高交付量的最大障碍。
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Photo courtesy: Franz von Holzhausen
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