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Tesla Plans to Add Recycling Facility for EV Parts at Giga Shanghai

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 […]

Elon Musk Reportedly Says Tesla Has Chance of Delivering 1 Million Cars in 2021

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 […]

More Tesla Model Y Units Spotted Testing at Giga Shanghai [VIDEO]

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvLAbNwX1Mk&feature=youtu.be Giga Shanghai’s primary focus has always been manufacturing the Model Y, and […]

Tesla Giga Shanghai Begins Expanding to the East [VIDEO]

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 […]

Tesla Shanghai Hits Record 21,604 Deliveries in November

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 […]

Tesla Shanghai Produced 22,929 Model 3s in October

We knew Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory planned to increase to three shifts after the country’s national holiday, but the results are truly stunning. In October 2020, Tesla’s Giga Shanghai produced an amazing 22,929 Model 3 units, as reported by Tesmanian (save 10% off floor mats and more with coupon code TESLANORTH10). This equates to a weekly […]

Tesla Giga Shanghai to Increase Shifts After National Holiday: Report

Tesla’s Giga Shanghai factory will begin working three shifts after China’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Holiday, as reported by Tesmanian. The holiday runs from October 1st through the 7th, after which the change is expected. The increase in shifts and production were reported anonymously by a source who is familiar with the company and its […]