gigafactory

Berlin Mercedes-Benz Manager Joins Tesla Instead

Tesla’s overseeing manager from the Giga Berlin construction site recently left, though sources are not sure why. Now, however, Tesla will gain an employee from a competing automaker, a manufacturing executive with many years of experience that is sure to benefit the company’s goals. Tesla’s Giga Berlin will now gain the support of Rene Reif, […]

Tesla Filing Confirms Giga Texas to Build 4680 Battery Cells

As we reported earlier this month, Tesla plans to build battery packs on-site at its Texas factory, and new filings show that it will, in fact, still be pursuing these plans. According to new filings with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Tesla will have its own cell facility when it begins operations in […]

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Progress Update, Filmed Nov. 8 [VIDEO]

With recent predictions stating that Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory will almost double its previously-estimated amount of jobs, providing up to 15,000. In a new video uploaded by automotive YouTube channel host Joe Tegtmeyer, a number of exciting progress updates are shown off in a drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. The factory, set for completion in […]

Gigafactory Austin Construction Update for Oct. 10 [4K VIDEO]

On October 10, YouTuber Jeff Roberts brought us another construction update on Tesla’s Gigafactory 5 in Austin, Texas. October 10 marks day 80 of construction on the site, located in southeastern Travis County at Harold Green Road and Texas 130. The aerial video, shot in 4K using an iPhone 11 Pro Max and a DJI […]

First Glimpse Inside Gigafactory Berlin’s Drive Unit Building

Images shared by Twitter user @Gf4Tesla in a recent tweet seem to showcase the progress being made on Giga Berlin’s construction. However, this is more than your typical construction update, as images shared in a follow-up tweet give us our first look from inside a building on the premises. #GigaBerlin Photos leaked from inside the ' Drive […]

Tesla Malware Plotter Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiracy Charges

In August, a Tesla employee thwarted a Russian hacker’s attempts to install malware onto Tesla’s internal operating system. The hacker attempted to recruit the employee, only to be discreetly turned in to the FBI by Tesla. Now, as reported by CTV News, a 26-year-old Russian cyber-attacker, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, plead “not guilty” to courts on […]

Tesla Gigafactory Austin Construction Update Sept. 21 in 4K [VIDEO]

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 […]

Land Cleared for Transformer Substation Outside Giga Berlin

In a recent YouTube video documenting the progress made in the construction of Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, Giga Berlin revealed that contractors have now broken ground on an additional 5 hectares of land for a transformer substation. Construction on the Giga Berlin site, located some 20 miles south-east of central Berlin, is currently underway. Following in […]

Tesla Making Video Game, Software and UI Teams in Austin

Tesla is currently building a few new locations, including a Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, which are expected to bring new facets of the company forward to the public. In a new and surprising piece of information, Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory has already posted job listings for a handful of positions, including some that signal a new […]