Earlier this month, Tesla filed for final approve of its new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, detailing $1.06 billion in spending for its first phase. Five filings were made detailing Tesla’s intended type of work, funds to be spent and scope of work at Gigafactory Texas, including reviews requested for: Body In White (Cost: $182 million […]
On Friday, Tesla filed for final approval of five of the production facilities at its under-development Gigafactory in Austin, TX, with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Appraisal Review Board (ARB) — via @SawyerMerritt. The filings disclose exact construction start and completion dates for each of the production sites, along with […]
In a recent tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at the possibility of a Giga Berlin County Fair-like event for the opening of Gigafactory Texas, complete with a public tour of the premises, local food vendors, and possibly the biggest meetup of Tesla owners ever. When Tesla investor and insider (@SawyerMerritt) said he thinks Giga […]
According to an image shared by @tslaqq2, Tesla has reportedly completed its first pre-production Model Y vehicle at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. It would seem as though the test Model Y's are in production at #GigaTexas! This photo was posted publicly, I won't link to it in case they weren't supposed to share. @JoeTegtmeyer […]
According to 3News, a currently under-construction steel plant in Sinton, Texas, will be providing most of the steel Tesla will use to produce its Cybertruck. Tesla plans on manufacturing the Cybertruck at its Texas Gigafactory located in Austin, which is also currently a work-in-progress. The plant, which will also manufacture 4680 battery cells, is on track […]
Tesla’s Terafactory Austin and Gigafactory Berlin are both well underway right now, and new progress updates come in on a pretty much week-to-week basis at this point. In a new video released by Jeff Roberts on YouTube, Terafactory Texas is shown under progress as of Wednesday, depicting a number of exciting new additions to the […]
Tesla has put its Gigafactories together at impressive speeds in the past, and with its Berlin and Austin Gigafactories on the way, these are expected to be no different. In a video released Monday, Tesla-coverage YouTube host Jeff Roberts, shows a progress update from the new Gigafactory in Austin. The construction update comes in the […]
