Gigafactory

is it still planned for April?

Tesla gigafactory ahead of schedule, but off-track on job, investment projections

I was doing math on the Model 3 battery costs vs the S /X current pricing and it got me wondering what will happen when the cell cost drops from the current ~$150/kWh to ~$100/kWh that they're hoping to achieve with the gigafactory. The cost for the 85 battery pack will decrease from $12,750 for...

Just found a cool article that has a timeline of the Gigafactory construction up to this point. Tesla gigafactory ahead of schedule, but off-track on job, investment projections

Elon Musk And Tesla To Build For Powerwall Batteries In Cape Town, South Africa According to this article, Gigafactory #2 will be South Africa. It looks like emphasis on Powerwalls rather than cars... Interesting.

Not really sure on the source as the article references an announcement but apparently Gigafactory #2 might be in South Africa. Elon Musk And Tesla To Build For Powerwall Batteries In Cape Town, South Africa

From Panasonic Will Bet Big on Gigafactory - WSJ :

There is a picture in the article, This our first look inside the Tesla Gigafactory 1, which shows a “portable” supercharger with a car charging. Wonder if this is publicly accessible?

"Chevrolet has announced it will be holding a supplier relations meeting with LG Chem, where the two will discuss a new relationship regarding the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV." Chevrolet And LG Chem To Hold Briefing Over Chevrolet Bolt Supplier Relations

In JB Straubel's recent talk in Reno at 35:00 he starts talking about the workforce compliment on site in Reno. I've been extremely curious about the 6500 employee number that is mandated with the tax break Nevada gave Tesla....in one of JB's slides (around 35:00) he starts going into the...

Journalists Trespass, Assault Tesla employees at the Gigafactory | Tesla Motors

Just wishing to put my view forward that the Gigafactory should perhaps have its own subforum or may be just be moved. Currently it's a sticky thread in 'Tesla Motors'. I seem to ignore sticky threads especially when there's many piled up on top of each other. I think, with the new Tesla Energy...

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/17354117-113/tesla-still-may-double-plant-size-of-gigafactory According to Hill, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a conference call in May that the company is considering increasing the gigafactory’s size by 50 to 100 percent but there’s been no formal...

A buddy of mine just finished his MBA with a focus on "Sustainability", I get a kick out it because to me the term is just the current buzzword for good long-term business practices, same as they have always been. As a Tesla investor and general EV/solar/earth-loving sustainability fan I'm...

More, including list of positions at: http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2015/05/11/tesla-posts-gigafactory-jobs-positions-hiring/27122163/

Tesla Gigafactory In 4k - YouTube

December 27, 2010 http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1012/2702.html 10 gWh as used in Nissan and Mitsubishi plugin in automotive vehicles

Just got done a long drive from San Francisco -> Gigafactory -> Las Vegas (not in my Model S, unfortunately). Figured I'd post the pics I snapped of the Gigafactory up before I hit the hay. In good faith I did my best to keep my little drone out of what appeared to be the construction...

From Jurvetson's public Facebook album. All Images (c) 2015 Steve Jurvetson. UPDATE: Facebook photo album was deleted. It was getting hundreds of comments. The album mentioned the factory is in Phase 1, the building is 72 feet tall, and the group photo is of the Telsa Board. Kimbal Musk posted...

I'm always interested what straubel has to say about what battery changes will be made w/the gigafactory, the increased form factor size, changes in casing etc. Has there anything been written on how this would change a future version of the current MS battery pack? I'm sure the pack would have...

http://www.main.tv/mediathek/kategorie/main-tv-der-tag/wirtschaft/video/europas-groesste-batterieproduktion-bald-in-grosswelzheim German company builds Europes biggest battery plant. Operational in 2020 5GWh production capacity. No car manufacture mentioned. Hope other car manufactures get...

Hello everyone! First i wanna tell y'all I'm long in TSLA. Now to want i wanna discuss. Ppl talk a lot about the potential threat to TSLA in the EV market. As Gigafactory will dubble the battery build capacity, as for now there is a build maximum of half a million cars with a reasonable rage...

Tesla timeline: A list of construction projects at gigafactory site so far Structural steel is well underway. What a massive undertaking.

Kauai now generates 80% or more of its energy from solar panels, and they also use batteries to compensate for the drops in solar energy output at nighttime and when clouds are over the large arrays. This is exciting and a great opportunity for Tesla, especially once the new Tesla Gigafactory...

The December 19, 2014 IBD has a front page article and a corresponding page 4 article regarding a future look at Tesla battery technology, via an analysis of recent patents that Tesla has filed and applied for. The goal appears to put in a lot more range into the same volume and weight, with...

Tesla Vice President Jerome Guillen has confirmed in an interview that the battery cells that will produced in Gigafactory will be larger than usual. Rumored to be the typ 26650 format that let you use the same machinery as used for the type 18650 with minor changes. Article in German: Tesla...

I went to a local forum between two candidates for the open U.S. Congressional 33rd district seat (L.A. area - Elan Carr vs. Ted Lieu) and happened to be wearing a TesLA Club t-shirt when one of the candidates (Elan Carr) came up to me beforehand and struck up a conversation. The rest is...

Interesting article. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tesla purchase this mining company: http://etfdailynews.com/2014/09/24/what-impact-will-the-tesla-motors-inc-tsla-gigafactory-have-on-lithium/ "By 2020, the gigafactory will be producing 500,000 (500K) lithium-ion batteries a year. That is...

SolarCity breaks ground on huge solar factory in New York, strikes deal with state SolarCity broke ground on its massive solar panel manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York on Tuesday, according to a release from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The facility, when, and if, fully completed in...

The purpose of this thread is to form a working group to model economics and financial options for the Gigafactories. While there are other threads that discuss the Gigafactory more generally. I would like to focus this thread on getting the assumptions right and mathematically modeling the...

Nevada governor enacts tax break package to bring Tesla's $5 billion battery factory to state "This really is the definition of the rising tide lifting all boats," said Steve Hill, director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. "It wasn't that long ago we were suffering through one...

Elon Musk has just announced the official address for the Tesla Gigafactory: Electric Avenue, McCarran, Nevada.

The purpose of the Tesla gigafactory is to reduce the cost of the battery packs used by Telsa by at least 30% and I read recently that the 30% claim was probably a little too conservative. So my question... Will the Model S drop in price when the gigafactory comes into play or will Tesla...

Tesla Gigafactory Announcement - YouTube

Through recent articles I believe I have figured out the locations of Tesla's 3 current and future factory's & the route in-between them. Click here to view it. Information Sources: 1. Tesla Factory Source: A Simple Search on Google Maps 2. Skunk Works (My Guess: Indoor Model X & Model...

Does anyone know where they get the $100B of economic impact over 20 years = $5B/year number from? If they have 6,500 workers making $25/hr = $50k/year that equates to $325MM in salaries paid/year. How does that equate to $5B in economic impact?

"We find the Gigafactory will only reduce the Tesla Model 3’s cost by $2,800, not enough to truly influence whether this lower-cost EV will be a success or not." well, I don't have access to the report, but I'm very curious as to why they think that the gigafactory will only reduce the cost of...

Please post here if/when you find information on where the Gigafactory press conference can be watched. I think it's supposed to happen today (9/4/2014) at 4pm Nevada time. I advise keeping chat in the other forum post on this. But I think we should have a separate thread so people can easily...

Looks Like it is Nevada for Sure! Report: Tesla picks Nevada for gigafactoryLas Vegas Review-Journal-15 minutes ago CARSON CITY — The cable news program CNBC has sent a message by Twitter that the Tesla auto company has seleted Nevada for its gigafactory to produce ... REPORT: Tesla Chooses...

Since the Gigafactory will be responsible for the affordable batteries needed for the Model 3 - does anyone think the drastically reduced battery cost will result in price cuts to the S and X? Or will Tesla keep the price the same and pocket the extra profit? I know what most companies would...

Panasonic, Tesla agree to partnership for US car battery plant- Nikkei Asian Review Panasonic likely will invest 20 billion to 30 billion yen ($194-291 million) initially, taking responsibility for equipping the factory with the machinery to make the battery cells. An official announcement on...

As I understood it, a large part of the cost reductions for the Model 3 is in the battery. If the Model 3 comes out before the Gigafactory is operational, how does Tesla reach the price targets for the Model 3? Additionally, could prices drop even more once Gigafactory is operational. Thoughts?

I see there is another article possibly confirming that this site is the Gigafactory. Guest Post: Top-Secret Groundworks Outside Reno, NV Mark First Tesla Gigafactory Site Oh, and I quickly changed the title (and then changed it again today), but it seems that the original poster cannot change...

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Jobs at "Tiger Pizza" (Gigafactory) So my wife and I have been talking about making some changes. I'd like to get a new Job and working for Tesla would fit quite well with my history and skill set. I've been following several of the threads related to Tesla's new battery factory(s). The...

Gas 2 | Bridging the gap between green heads and gear heads. Tesla 'gigafactory' would fit fine by Salton Sea California (Innovation capital of the world)+Geothermal+Lithium production (from geothermal brines)+location/location/location=Gigafactory JMHO

Elon Musk has said that hundreds of gigafactories will be needed to replace ICE vehicles with EVs. I beg to differ and will propose a wild ass theory to prove that only 20 gigafactories or 1 Terrafactory will ever be needed for total world auto domination. Let's proceed. One gigafactory will...

Things are getting interesting here in the valley of the sun... Surprise could be in the running for $5B Tesla factory - Phoenix Business Journal

Seems pretty accurate as far as info we've gleaned here: SLATE.COM GIGAFACTORY ARTICLE

You might remember from the movie Contact when John Hurt, as billionaire businessman S.R. Hadden refers to the immense machine(s) in the movie, says: "Why build one when you can have two at twice the price?" Well it looks like Elon has the cojones to do it for real...