Tesla is set to lay off 2,688 employees at its Giga Texas factory as part of a broader effort to reduce its workforce due to falling sales and an ongoing price war in the industry. The company issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice on Monday, adhering to U.S. labor laws that mandate […]
Tesla has hit a production milestone at its Giga Texas factory. On Wednesday morning, the company said it produced over 1,000 Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 battery cells at the factory last week. The company then shared a photo with two Cybertrucks and the Giga Texas staff surrounding the vehicles, with a cool graphic on the […]
Tesla’s East Austin Gigafactory is on track to feature the world’s largest rooftop solar installation, according to company representatives. Logan Grant, Tesla’s senior manager of factory engineering, informed the Travis County Commissioners Court that the first phase, capable of generating 10 megawatts, is complete. Upon completion, the installation will produce 30 megawatts. Responding to Precinct […]
Tesla has filed a permit to construct a $10.5 million cafeteria at its Giga Texas facility, according to documents from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Named the “Cyber Cafeteria,” the project is slated to replace an existing facility within the complex. The cafeteria will span 22,639 square feet and is expected to commence […]
Elon Musk’s audacious vision for the future of cars — a fully autonomous “Robotaxi” — is exposed in Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography. Musk, never one to shy away from groundbreaking ideas, is quoted as saying, “The future would belong to the Robotaxi,” a revolutionary vehicle that could diminish the need for car ownership. As highlighted […]
Tesla’s Giga Texas looks to be churning out more Cybertrucks, according to the latest drone flyover of the site by Joe Tegtmeyer. According to Tegtmeyer, a flyover on Sunday morning revealed a fleet of 9 Cybertrucks in a parking lot, covered with tarps. It’s clear that these are Cybertrucks as the tarps are somewhat see-through. […]
According to drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer based in Austin, Tesla’s Giga Texas factory is preparing for significant changes in the coming weeks, including production line upgrades and shift alterations. The following info is “assembled from various channels [and] a few observations I’ve made,” said Tegtmeyer, who has tracked Giga Texas from start to finish. “Model […]
Update: here are fresh photos comparing hardware 4 versus hardware 3 on Model Y. Tesla appears to be expanding hardware 4 to Model Y, it seems. That’s according to Tesla’s site code spotted by TeslaInfo and shared with Tesla North. A 2023 Model Y AWD made at Gigafactory Texas is currently in transit to California […]
Tesla has just announced its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has reached a significant milestone: 5,000 Model Y compact crossovers built in one week. The automaker made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon, sharing a short video of staff outside surrounding three Model Y vehicles. Tesla will soon produce its Cybertruck at Giga Texas later this year. […]
Brad Sloan shared a new drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas on Thursday, including some shots of the Cybertruck as it was being tested near what Sloan calls a “wind tunnel.” The Cybertruck can be seen parked on a pedestal in front of the wind tunnel container, and it appears that its windshield wiper is […]
According to a 114-page annual compliance report filed with Travis County’s Economic Development Program, Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas in Austin more than tripled its employee ranks last year, reports Bloomberg. By the end of 2022, the electric vehicle manufacturer had invested $5.81 billion in the 2,500-acre site. Over half of Tesla’s workers resided in Travis County, […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas has achieved another milestone, producing 4,000 Model Y vehicles in a single week, according to a tweet by the company on Saturday, April 2. The Austin-made Model Y compact crossovers include the company’s latest 4680 structural battery packs, along with front and rear castings. This achievement is the latest in […]
A new story from the Austin TV news channel KVUE highlights how neighbors of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas are growing frustrated with bright lights coming from the plant at nighttime. The news, as shared in a short video segment from the channel, includes testimonies from a few nearby neighbors, including a local resident of the […]
Some of Tesla’s most recently released paint colors have been spotted at the automaker’s Austin, Texas factory, leading some to believe the Giga Berlin exclusive colors could be coming to the U.S. Tesla’s Midnight Cherry Red and Quicksilver Model Y paint jobs were spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of Investor Day, as seen in a […]
Tesla is nearing the completion of a new grand entryway into its Austin, Texas Gigafactory, as spotted by @Jeff Roberts over the weekend. The entry features a geometric concrete pour with multiple different ramps and walkways, all pointing toward the entrance in the center. The angular style of the entrance can be likened to that […]
