Forest clearing operations were halted at Tesla’s Giga Berlin on Monday, after an environmentalist group claimed to a Frankfurt, Germany court that the tree removal would harm hibernating snakes. On Thursday, Reuters shared that environmentalists’ bid to stop the deforestation at Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory site had been rejected by a German court. As a […]
Real snakes have complicated the building process at Giga Berlin, and CEO Elon Musk is likely not as keen on the sound of snake jazz as he once thought. On Monday, a German court ordered Tesla it needed to suspend its deforestation process at Gigafactory Berlin, due to environmentalist claims that cutting down more trees […]
Progress on Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactories is coming quickly, and especially for the company’s Giga Berlin location, currently being built in Brandenburg, Germany, just outside of Berlin. In a new video uploaded Tuesday by YouTube channel Teslair, drone footage is shown breaking down new updates of Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction site, with a particular focus on […]
Tesla’s Giga Berlin site is well underway after a first round of deforestation, though new reports show that the company will now need to remove more trees to continue construction. On Monday, Teslarati reported that Tesla has gained approval from the State Office for the Environment to begin the second phase of deforestation needed to […]
As Tesla races towards 2021 factory completions in both Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Texas, its construction sites are actually coming together and starting to look like Tesla plants. A new video uploaded Saturday by YouTube channel Teslair shares an inside look at Tesla’s under-construction Giga Berlin site. The video shares drone footage from within and […]
With Tesla Giga Berlin’s battery cell production operations soon to be underway, the company has begun hiring for a Cell Manufacturing Operational Leader, a Cell Shop Senior Leader, and a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, as reported by Teslarati. Drew Baglino, VP of Technology and Senior Vice President of Power Train and Energy Engineering, posted the jobs […]
Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is well-known for tweeting thoughts, feelings, and important updates out into the internet. But a recent tweet, calling for job applications, feels like it might be a new one. Early Thursday morning, Musk tweeted that Tesla would be conducting on-site, in-person interviews for “ace engineers,” telling interested candidates […]
Construction for Tesla’s new factories is happening on three separate continents. As Gigafactories Berlin, Shanghai, and Terafactory Austin are in progress, the world awaits a major change to auto manufacturing processes and vehicle emissions. In a new video posted by Tobias Lindh on YouTube, drone footage shows progress on Tesla’s new Giga Berlin factory as […]
Tesla has been building chargers all over the world for its customers, but now it’ll do the same at one of its many homebases. According to a recent filing for Giga Berlin, as retrieved by Teslarati, Tesla has plans to build over 600 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations onsite. The charging spots, which are set […]
Recent updates at Gigafactory Berlin show significant improvement and expansion – but at what cost? New reports from Yahoo Finance state that Tesla’s executive manager overseeing the construction of Giga Berlin, Evan Horetsky, has now left the company. Tesla declined to comment on Horetsky’s departure, though recent criticism from local residents on Tesla’s construction practices […]
In a recently published YouTube video, @Gf4Tesla gives us another aerial view of the construction progress on Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory as of October 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuown0IMT2c&feature=youtu.be First of all, let’s talk about the elephant in the room — it would appear that news reports of construction at the site being stopped were absolutely false, as we […]
More progress is made on Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction site every week, and watching it all unfold has been exciting for enthusiasts of the electric vehicle (EV) brand. In a new video, YouTube host Tobias Lindh shares drone footage depicting progress from Thursday on Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. The update includes new columns […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided more details on the first vehicle to use the company’s new 4680 battery cells, revealed at its recent Battery Day event. Responding to @WholeMarsBlog, Musk said, “Berlin will use 4680 cell with structural battery pack [and] front [and] rear single piece castings. Also, a new paint system.” Essentially, new […]
On Battery Day, Tesla unveiled its new 4680 cell battery, which is set to cut costs significantly for the electric vehicle (EV) company. The day also included the announcement of a $25,000 vehicle to be announced in the next few years, as a result of the new cell technology. Now, in a Twitter response Monday, […]
Tesla is speeding through the construction of its Giga Berlin and Texas factories, and both are already planning on delivering vehicles in the summer of 2021. In a new video released by Tesla-news YouTube channel GF4Tesla, the host shares drone flyover footage of the in-progress Giga Berlin. The footage was shot on Friday, and includes […]
