Footage from Tesla’s American Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, captured on Friday, April 22, and shared by Jeff Roberts shows that the ‘E’ and ‘S’ from the planned ‘TESLA’ lettering on the building’s roof, outlined entirely by solar panels, are now complete. Tesla plans to cover the bulk of the Giga Texas roof with solar panels […]
A pair of recently published videos from Singapore YouTuber Daren Yoong give us an attendee’s perspective of Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event last week to celebrate the grand opening of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s $1.1 billion USD Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Yoong’s coverage comprises some of the best videos we’ve seen so far of the […]
To celebrate the grand opening of its $1.1 billion USD Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, Tesla held the ‘Cyber Rodeo’ event at the facility on Thursday. Check out a 3-minute-30-second “Gigacut” of the entire live event below, courtesy of Sam Alexander: After a mesmerizing drone light show, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the stage and […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is preparing for its Cyber Rodeo event set to begin on Thursday, with stages and finalized construction spotted in a nighttime drone flyover from @JoeTegtmeyer one day ahead of the event on Wednesday. Tegtmeyer points out that lots of stages have been set up on the factory’s western side and that transformations […]
A newly discovered permit application filing from March 25 indicates that Tesla is planning on building an up to 53-acre on-site battery energy storage system (BESS), along with a switchyard, at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas (via @SawyerMerritt). Tesla enthusiast and sleuth Sawyer Merritt, who uncovered the permit filing, wagers that Tesla would use its […]
Drone pilot @JoeTegtmeyer spotted 11 Model Y units parked in a lot outside of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas on Friday. The Model Y units were noticed as parked near a group of black Model Y units, amidst near completion for the factory. Tegtmeyer plans to release a YouTube channel later today depicting a drone […]
Tesla is preparing to open another U.S. factory in Austin, Texas in the coming weeks Travis County, Texas officials approved Tesla’s GigaFest Texas grand opening party at the new Gigafactory in Austin, just two weeks ahead of the event, as reported by @BlueSkyKites on Tuesday (via @Sawyer_Merritt). According to a note, the event includes a […]
Footage from Tesla’s American Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, captured on Thursday, March 10, and shared by Jeff Roberts shows hundreds of Model Y units manufactured at the facility parked in the lots outside as more roll off the production line. Thursday marked day 596 of construction at Giga Texas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Tesla will be clear to start delivering Model Y units produced at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with 4680 battery cells and the automaker’s new structural battery pack as soon as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves the vehicle for sale — reports Teslarati. Tesla previously confirmed that operations at Gigafactory Texas would begin with […]
With Tesla officially set to host a grand opening party at Gigafactory Texas on April 7, according to CEO Elon Musk, it should come as no surprise that some of the first Model Y units are ready to head out the door. Drone pilot and videographer Jeff Roberts shared new drone footage of Gigafactory Texas […]
After leaked videos showed Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas in full swing earlier this week, outdoor parking lots at the site appear to be gearing up for some deliveries. A number of Tesla Model Y Long Range compact crossover SUVs were spotted at Gigafactory Texas, shared in photos by drone videographer Jeff Roberts (@peterdog15) on Thursday. The […]
Tesla shared new photos from inside Gigafactory Texas last month, and a new series of videos has been shared showing Model Y units and more. One visitor shared public Snapchat footage of the inside of Gigafactory Texas, depicting over 20 Model Y units spotted inside the factory (via @Sawyer Merritt). The footage shows a long […]
Jeff Roberts shared a new construction update for Tesla’s American Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with drone footage captured on Saturday, January 22, which turned out to be quite the busy Saturday at the site. Saturday marked day 549 of construction at Giga Texas. The video showcases some excavation work taking place in the North “cyber […]
Joe Tegtmeyer has shared a new construction update for Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory Texas with drone footage from early in the morning on Friday. As he has done before, Tegtmeyer stitched together and compiled a visual flyover of the facility, along with a detailed explanation of the progress on the site. One of the biggest highlights […]
Joe Tegtmeyer shared a new construction update on Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas on Wednesday, featuring a variety of compiled drone footage pieces and a detailed explanation of what’s happening on the site. As the site nears completion, Tegtmeyer uses his drones to note a number of new additions, including the arrival of new parts for the […]
