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Turkish President Asks Elon Musk to Consider Tesla Factory in Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has formally requested Tesla CEO Elon Musk to consider building a Tesla manufacturing facility in Turkey, according to Turkey’s communications directorate. The request was made during a meeting at Turkish House, a skyscraper near the United Nations in New York. Erdogan is in the U.S. to attend the 78th session of […]

Tesla ‘Agreed’ to Build a Battery and EV Plant in Indonesia, Says Government

Tesla has “agreed” to install production capacity for electric vehicles (EVs) and the batteries they run on in Indonesia, the country’s head of investments, Bahlil Lahadalia, recently said, reports Benar News (via Electrek). The news comes a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Texas to reportedly discuss […]

Tesla’s California Factory: The Most Productive Auto Plant in North America

Tesla’s Fremont factory is officially the most productive auto factory in North America, as measured by average weekly output by year, according to Bloomberg. The Fremont Tesla factory outranked over 70 other North American car production facilities, producing an average of 8,550 cars per week throughout last year. The closest contenders to the figure include […]

Tesla Factories Can Now Produce Over 1 Million Cars Per Year

During Tesla’s record first quarter earnings, the company also provided an update for the “installed annual capacity” of its current factories in California and Shanghai, China. According to Tesla, its Fremont, California factory can currently produce 100,000 Model S and Model X vehicles, along with 500,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles per year. As […]