It was reported last night Tesla was set to reopen its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Monday, but now will no longer be happening, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. An internal Tesla notice seen by Reuters told workers and suppliers Giga Shanghai will not reopen on Monday as planned. The memo did […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is reportedly set to resume production as soon as Monday, April 4, according to unnamed sources speaking with Reuters. The factory in Shanghai has been shut down since March 28, due to COVID-19 surges in the city. The government locked down areas east of the Huangpu River, where Tesla’s Gigafactory […]
Tesla will suspend production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai for five days, from Monday, March 28, to Friday, April 1, due to a full COVID-19 lockdown being imposed by the local government to curb China’s largest COVID-19 outbreak in two years (via @JayinShanghai). BREAKING: TESLA TO PAUSE PRODUCTION AT GIGA SHANGHAI DUE TO FULL LOCKDOWN […]
YouTubers Giga Berlin / GF4Tesla (@Gf4Tesla) and Wu Wa (@bentv_sh) said on Thursday that Tesla had revoked their drone overflight permits for the company’s Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai. Hello Folks, I got a shocking message from @Tesla today, my drone overflight permit has been revoked. The reason was " breach of trust " it it […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is now back online making vehicles. That’s according to the latest report from Reuters, noting sources have indicated the factory resumed production on Friday. Earlier this week, the Gigafactory in Shanghai was suspended for two days, as part of local efforts to contain the latest COVID-19 case surges. As of […]
Tesla said on Thursday that the company is trying its best to keep production going at its Gigafactory in Shanghai as it complies with China’s COVID-19 prevention measures — reports Yahoo Finance. “We are actively cooperating with the government’s requirements for nucleic acid testing and other epidemic prevention requirements, and at the same time are […]
Tesla has suspended production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai for two days amid China’s largest COVID-19 outbreak in two years — reports Reuters. The news comes from a notice Tesla sent out to employees and suppliers, which was seen by the publication, informing them that production would be halted for Wednesday and Thursday. Gigafactory Shanghai produces […]
According to CNBC, Tesla continues to deal with the ongoing chip shortage, this time excluding a redundant part from the steering racks of select Model 3 and Model Y cars made at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. Unnamed sources claim Tesla shipped tens of thousands of cars in China, Australia and Europe with a […]
Wu Wa, a long-time follower of Tesla’s progress at Gigafactory Shanghai, recently shared a 4K drone flyover of the site from Friday, December 10, on YouTube. The video shows the factory operating like a well-oiled machine, piping out Model 3s and Model Ys by the boatload. It’s almost hard to believe Giga Shanghai was empty […]
In a recent progress update for Tesla’s Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai, JasonYang (@JasonYangSHA) reported that the facility is now capable of producing more than 1,600 Model Y units and more than 2,000 Model 3 units every day. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory has optimized its production line expansion project, and its capacity expansion this year has been […]
Alongside working to solve climate change through widespread zero-emission vehicle adoption, Tesla is now looking to recycle its EV hardware to reduce battery and motor waste. Tesla plans to add an electric vehicle (EV) component recycling facility at Gigafactory Shanghai, according to a document Tesla submitted in Shanghai (via Reuters). The facility would be particularly […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently held a company-wide call, according to recent information shared by @SawyerMerrit. Musk reportedly held a company-wide call on Friday to review 2020, and also discuss some of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s plans for the near future. https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1375303206662705155 According to the investor’s sources, Musk can be quoted as saying the […]
In a recent flyover of Gigafactory Shanghai posted to YouTube, long-time follower of the project’s progress Wu Wa showcased Tesla’s new in-house road testing site for for the Model Y which, in a very Tesla-esque Easter egg, is shaped like the alphabet Y. Giga Shanghai’s primary focus has always been manufacturing the Model Y, and after […]
Even as Tesla has factories under construction in the US and Germany, it’s continuing work on its Tesla Shanghai factory which was technically finished earlier this year. On Thursday, a new video was released on YouTube channel 特斯拉上海超級工廠, depicting the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory, which has begun expanding its operations eastward. While it’s not clear what […]
After Gigafactory Shanghai increased production shifts following the Chinese national holiday, Tesla was apparently really productive. Breaking record deliveries in the month directly following the move, the company has reached an impressive production turnout, just a half a year after the facility was completed. In November, Tesla Shanghai registered a record-breaking 21,604 vehicles to its […]